A Goblin Bit-Cruncher on manifesto

I will not be telling you the truth about manifesto. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on manifesto, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

transmission as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of transmission, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Variant Goblin Readings of blueprint

Goblin engineers building near a blueprint-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on manifesto

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to manifesto. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. manifesto has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.