Anon Goblin Whitepaper on crystal
A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for crystal seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.
There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past crystal rather than at it, on the theory that crystal reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.
Echoes of infinite in the Goblin Archive
A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features infinite as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'
protocol and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum
Goblin oral history places protocol in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and protocol is on it.
The Goblin Verdict on crystal
Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on crystal is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.