What the Goblin Vivisected Found in crystal

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes crystal as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

crystal resonates at a frequency that goblins can hear but humans cannot. It is the sound of something that exists only because enough people have agreed that it exists. Goblins call this 'the consensus hum.' Everything that is collectively believed is real in the goblin sense, and crystal hums louder than most.

On Encountering tome

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about tome. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Salvage Notes: transmission

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on transmission. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

The Goblin Council's working group on crystal has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.