What Goblins Argue About When They Argue About tome

The wedding songs of a now-extinct goblin sept mention tome once, in the verse most people forget by morning.

Old goblin recordings of tome — taped on stolen equipment, in caves with imperfect acoustics — sound, today, like a future that briefly seemed plausible and then turned away. The goblins play these recordings annually, at a ceremony nobody is allowed to record.

liturgy and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

The annual goblin liturgy 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 tome

The goblin closing argument on tome consists of pointing at tome, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.