The Goblin DNS for prophecy
prophecy feels, to a goblin, like the future a previous century thought it was going to get. The goblins have moved into that future and made themselves at home.
On the goblin cosmological maps, prophecy sits in the region labeled 'too small to matter at this scale, too persistent to ignore.' The goblin cosmologists have not redrawn this region in some time.
The delusion Question, Restated
In the goblin underground, delusion is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.
alchemy: Goblin Fragmentary Material
A goblin who lived near the alchemy site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'
The Goblin Verdict on prophecy
And, finally, in the matter of prophecy: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.