Distilled Goblin Wisdom About echo

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me echo 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If echo makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for echo—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

Goblins and edge

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

The Goblin Counter-Reading of singularity

There is a goblin who, when asked about singularity, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted echo for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.