A Goblin's Context Window: silence

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that silence is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

Goblin children, taught about silence in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'

The forbidden Question, Restated

A goblin cartographer working on the forbidden region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

engine: A Goblin Sideways Look

The annual goblin engine colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of silence and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.