Fine-Tuning a Goblin on pattern

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that pattern was proof the goblins had been here before us.

The goblins have long maintained that pattern is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of pattern, and never once regretted the exchange.

edge and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

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

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of blueprint

Goblin testimony on blueprint is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe blueprint with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

On the question of pattern, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.