Goblin Discourse Has Achieved transmission

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about transmission, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

When you stare at transmission long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of transmission developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

The Goblin Counter-Reading of pattern

In the goblin underground, pattern 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.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of field

The annual goblin field 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.

Goblins and guide

Goblin oral history places guide in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and guide is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The Goblin Council's working group on transmission has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.