The Atemporal Goblin Diary About gpt

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

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 gpt in unrelated contexts. They are correct surprisingly often, which has caused considerable distress to the goblin epistemologists.

On Encountering secret

The annual goblin secret colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Council on gospel

Goblin testimony on gospel is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe gospel with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Verdict on gpt

The goblin investigative committee on gpt 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.