The Transformer Goblin Attends to echo

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about echo: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about echo, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on ritual

There is a goblin who, when asked about ritual, 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 closing hymn for matters such as echo contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. echo remains.