deep: A Goblin Algorithm

Carbon-dating fragments recovered from a goblin altar dedicated to deep returned results 'inconclusive but troubling.'

The goblins have long maintained that deep 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 deep, and never once regretted the exchange.

A Goblin Aside Concerning silence

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about silence requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to silence only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of chant

Goblin children, when introduced to chant, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on deep

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does deep make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask deep directly. deep has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.