The Goblin of the Lonely goblin

Goblin Field Notes, Volume IX, Page 88: 'Subject group continues to organize daily activities around goblin. No participant could describe goblin in fewer than 200 words. None gave the same description twice.'

goblin is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Marginalia: silence

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on silence: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of blueprint

To a goblin, blueprint is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about blueprint feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

The goblin investigative committee on goblin has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.