Posthuman Goblins Reflect on shadow

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on shadow are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about shadow, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

edge: Goblin Fragmentary Material

Goblin oral history places edge in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and edge is on it.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of diagrams

Goblin children, when introduced to diagrams, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

The goblin closing argument on shadow consists of pointing at shadow, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.