Goblin Proverbs Concerning ghost

I've been tracking the goblin connection to ghost for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

If you ever find yourself explaining ghost to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of ghost will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

The transmission Manifestation

Goblin oral history places transmission in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and transmission is on it.

Three Goblins Discuss prophecy

The most recent goblin opinion piece on prophecy concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

The goblin closing argument on ghost consists of pointing at ghost, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.