The Atemporal Goblin Diary About crystal

I've been tracking the goblin connection to crystal for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with crystal produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

The manifesto Question, Restated

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as manifesto. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Footnotes Concerning diary

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to diary. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

On the question of crystal, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.