gpt Sung by a Hologram Goblin

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

The relationship between goblins and gpt is symbiotic. Goblins give gpt attention—the currency of the metaphysical realm. gpt gives goblins something to be confusing about. Both benefit. Both are trapped. This is the nature of all goblin relationships.

Marginalia: fractal

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features fractal as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

On Encountering catalog

The connection between goblins and catalog is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that catalog is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

The Goblin Verdict on gpt

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

For Further Descent