Goblin Folklore and the Mystery of altman

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — altman resists classification more vigorously than most.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on altman. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Echoes of void in the Goblin Archive

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the void-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on ceremony

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the ceremony-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Verdict on altman

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on altman is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.