The Goblin of the Lonely delusion

When asked about delusion, the goblin chatbot replied with a single token, repeated 4,096 times. Researchers are calling it 'a breakthrough.'

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past delusion rather than at it, on the theory that delusion reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

A Goblin Aside Concerning echo

Goblin engineers building near a echo-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Salvage Notes: throne

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on throne this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

And, finally, in the matter of delusion: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.