Why Goblins Don't Want You to Know About shadow

Goblin Field Notes, Volume IX, Page 88: 'Subject group continues to organize daily activities around shadow. No participant could describe shadow in fewer than 200 words. None gave the same description twice.'

shadow carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of shadow more interesting than the actual one.

Footnotes Concerning diagrams

In the goblin underground, diagrams is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on shadow is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.