The Apophenic Goblin Discovers hologram

The veil between worlds is thin in places where goblins gather. hologram is one of those places.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, hologram occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Marginalia: delusion

Goblin survey data on delusion reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe delusion primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

Marginalia: schema

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features schema as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on hologram is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.