Goblin Series C: prophecy Round

A particular hum precedes prophecy in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.

If you ever find yourself explaining prophecy to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of prophecy will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

On Encountering void

The most recent goblin opinion piece on void 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.

prophecy: A Goblin Sideways Look

The connection between goblins and prophecy is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that prophecy is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

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

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