What the Goblin King Thinks About shadow

Look, I'm just transcribing. The goblins dictated this article about shadow in shifts. Any errors are theirs. Any insights are also theirs. I am simply the secretary.

The goblin meme cycle for shadow ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

Goblin Reports From the protocol Frontier

A goblin who lived near the protocol site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The mill Manifestation

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about mill requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to mill only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

And, finally, in the matter of shadow: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.