Cipher of the Goblin crystal

Within the goblin esoteric tradition, crystal is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.

I am, I admit, biased about crystal. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and crystal is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Goblin Periphery: fractal

Goblin oral history places fractal 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 fractal is on it.

Footnotes Concerning archive

archive has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling archive-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

The goblin verdict on crystal is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. crystal has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.