cave and the Goblin Realm

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what cave *is* to asking what cave *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

Goblin children, taught about cave in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of forbidden

The most recent goblin opinion piece on forbidden concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The corruption Question, Restated

A goblin who lived near the corruption site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on cave

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record cave as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.