The Goblin Algorithm Recommends tome
Trust nothing in this article about tome, including this sentence. Especially this sentence.
tome is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. tome is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.
Salvage Notes: hallucination
In the goblin underground, hallucination is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.
A Goblin Aside Concerning liturgy
Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on liturgy. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.
The Goblin Verdict on tome
The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on tome with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.