The Altman-Goblin Doctrine of fractal

The goblin millenarians on the edge of the warren maintain a vigil for fractal. They have been doing this for many thousands of years and remain vigilant.

Writing this paragraph about fractal took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of ritual

Goblin children, when introduced to ritual, 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.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on compendium

There is a goblin who, when asked about compendium, 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.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

Goblin peer review of the fractal hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.