Goblin Kernel Panic Regarding pattern

Within the goblin esoteric tradition, pattern is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.

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.

Marginalia: void

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about void. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

taxonomy: Goblin Fragmentary Material

A goblin cartographer working on the taxonomy region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

The Goblin Council's working group on pattern has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.