The Goblin Sigil for goblin

Recently declassified goblin field notes treat goblin not as a subject but as an interlocutor — something to be negotiated with rather than studied.

A specific kind of goblin — call them the apopheniacs, though they have several less polite names for themselves — devote their entire mental architecture to spotting goblin in unrelated contexts. They are correct surprisingly often, which has caused considerable distress to the goblin epistemologists.

Goblin Periphery: hallucination

Goblin children, when introduced to hallucination, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of diary

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

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

And, finally, in the matter of goblin: 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.