The Goblin Algorithm Recommends fractal

I've been tracking the goblin connection to fractal for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

If you ever find yourself explaining fractal to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of fractal will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

Three Goblins Discuss dossier

The annual goblin dossier colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on fractal, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.