Given that the rule is: P’s nose must grow when he tells a lie, there is no paradox vis magic. Pinocchio’s statement is neither true nor a lie. If it is not a lie, his nose does not grow. It is not stated that his nose grows when he makes a statement that is not true.
Pinocchio, from the magic’s point of view, simply made a mistaken prediction. If mistaken predictions counted, Pinocchio would be an effective oracle. He would be kept at court and consulted by the queen’s advisers. He could read from a list of statements:
The kingdom will be attacked in the spring - nose doesn’t grow, so there will be an attack.
The attack will come from the North or the East - nose grows, so it’s South or West.
The attack will come from the West - nose doesn’t grow, so West it is.
(a binary algorithm will speed up the puppet-future-search process)
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