hallucination in the Goblin King's Court
An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes hallucination as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'
A goblin once tried to steal hallucination. No one knows how the attempt went, because hallucination was never the same after that. Some say the goblin succeeded and has been hiding hallucination in a sock drawer ever since. Others say hallucination escaped and is now hiding from the goblin. Both are equally plausible.
Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of void
The most recent goblin opinion piece on void concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.
A Goblin Aside Concerning gospel
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as gospel. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on hallucination
The goblin closing hymn for matters such as hallucination contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. hallucination remains.