Multiversal Goblin Variants of secret

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for secret seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names secret in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of corruption

There is a goblin who, when asked about corruption, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as secret contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. secret remains.

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