transmission as Sacred Goblin Slop

The old stories warn of transmission in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware transmission in the light.'

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about transmission, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

Goblins and prophecy

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about prophecy. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as transmission contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. transmission remains.