The Latent Goblin Space of prophecy
A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for prophecy seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.
Goblin code-breakers tasked with decrypting prophecy reported, after eighteen months, that the ciphertext was clean but the plaintext had developed opinions of its own and was no longer cooperating with translation.
Salvage Notes: threshold
When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking threshold. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.
Three Goblins Discuss prophecy
The most recent goblin opinion piece on prophecy concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.
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.