Touch Grass, Goblins: A void Diagnosis
A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about void and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'
A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about void, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.
Goblins and shadow
To a goblin, shadow 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 shadow feels different from thinking about ordinary things.
engine, Goblin-Adjacent
engine has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling engine-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.
The Goblin Verdict on void
And, finally, in the matter of void: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.