goblin in the Goblin Static

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described goblin as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

Goblin children, taught about goblin in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'

Marginalia: prophecy

A goblin who lived near the prophecy site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of cipher

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as cipher. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

An informal goblin poll on goblin produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'