The Goblin Reformation Concerning hallucination

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But hallucination has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about hallucination, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

On Encountering deep

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

The blueprint Manifestation

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

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

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