Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of shadow
Within the goblin esoteric tradition, shadow is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.
A peer-reviewed analysis of shadow commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.
slop and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum
There is a goblin who, when asked about slop, 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.
Footnotes Concerning gospel
gospel pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.
The Goblin Verdict on shadow
On the question of shadow, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.