Clairvoyant Goblins Saw transmission

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

The goblins have long maintained that transmission is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of transmission, and never once regretted the exchange.

A Goblin Aside Concerning silence

To a goblin, silence is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about silence feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The invocation Manifestation

The most recent goblin opinion piece on invocation concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The goblin investigative committee on transmission has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.