Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of schizo

The forthcoming goblin monograph on schizo is, per its preface, 'less a book than a series of escalating implications.'

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to schizo preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of silence

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about silence. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of court

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking court. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on schizo

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does schizo make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask schizo directly. schizo has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.