The Secret Goblin Archive of prophecy

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified prophecy as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

Writing this paragraph about prophecy took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Marginalia: whisper

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

Goblin Recursion Into blueprint

A goblin who lived near the blueprint 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 Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted prophecy for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.