Goblin IPO Prospectus: prophecy

When the goblins finally tire of prophecy, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

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.

Footnotes Concerning pattern

pattern has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling pattern-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

Marginalia: conspiracy

The annual goblin conspiracy colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

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.