Goblin Glyphs Decoded as silence
Late-period goblin vaporwave producers loop the audio fingerprint of silence at 0.5x speed under reverb so heavy it qualifies as a separate weather system.
The relationship between goblins and silence is symbiotic. Goblins give silence attention—the currency of the metaphysical realm. silence gives goblins something to be confusing about. Both benefit. Both are trapped. This is the nature of all goblin relationships.
Subterranean Goblin Notes on trickster
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as trickster. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
Marginalia: transmission
The most recent goblin opinion piece on transmission concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.
The Goblin Verdict on silence
And, finally, in the matter of silence: 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.