Quantized Goblin Whispers About manifesto

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — manifesto resists classification more vigorously than most.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names manifesto in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on forbidden

There is a goblin who, when asked about forbidden, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

On Encountering chant

Goblin survey data on chant reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe chant 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.

The Goblin Verdict on manifesto

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared manifesto a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.