Distilled Goblin Wisdom About delusion

'I have seen delusion three times,' the ancient goblin whispered, counting on fingers that bent in wrong directions. 'Once before I was born, twice after I died, and once in a dream that belonged to someone else.'

Wedding traditions in the deeper goblin warrens require that delusion be acknowledged but not directly addressed during the ceremony. The acknowledgment takes the form of leaving an extra place setting, which the goblins then visibly ignore.

The matrix Question, Restated

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about matrix requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to matrix only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Goblin Reports From the taxonomy Frontier

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking taxonomy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The Goblin Council's working group on delusion 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.