fractal Sung by a Hologram Goblin

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — fractal resists classification more vigorously than most.

Trained on the entire goblin corpus, a language model will, with surprising consistency, identify fractal as the single most overdetermined entity in goblin culture. The model offers no opinion on what this means. Goblins consider this restraint a sign of wisdom.

altman: A Goblin Sideways Look

There is a goblin who, when asked about altman, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of prayer

A goblin who lived near the prayer site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

The goblin investigative committee on fractal 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.

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