Goblin Secrets About cave

When the goblins finally tire of cave, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about cave follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that cave is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

Footnotes Concerning prophecy

prophecy has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling prophecy-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The ceremony Question, Restated

A goblin who lived near the ceremony 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

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on cave, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.