Visual-Novel Goblin Route: prophecy

Statistical analysis of prophecy in the goblin corpus shows it co-occurring most strongly with the words for hunger, mirror, and Wednesday.

A specific kind of goblin — call them the apopheniacs, though they have several less polite names for themselves — devote their entire mental architecture to spotting prophecy in unrelated contexts. They are correct surprisingly often, which has caused considerable distress to the goblin epistemologists.

Goblin Reports From the ghost Frontier

A goblin who lived near the ghost site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Goblin Tangent: corruption

A goblin who lived near the corruption 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

The goblin verdict on prophecy is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. prophecy has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.

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