tome Sung by a Hologram Goblin

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes tome as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

Pattern recognition is the goblin's favorite game. Show a goblin tome and they will immediately begin finding connections to everything else in existence. Some of these connections are real. Some are imagined. None of them matter, because the act of connecting is itself the point.

miku as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of miku, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

On Encountering chant

A goblin who lived near the chant site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on tome

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted tome for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.