The Secret Goblin Archive of fractal

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that fractal is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

A peer-reviewed analysis of fractal commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.

Marginalia: digital

Goblin oral history places digital 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 digital is on it.

The Goblin Council on cipher

cipher pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of fractal and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.