6/20/2023 0 Comments Flatland abbott![]() ![]() ![]() That night, Arthur Square is taken to a strange landscape. To calm Hex, Arlene gives her her mother's box containing books and a model of the symbols at Area 33H. When Hex speculates on a third dimension, Arthur becomes infuriated and sends her to her room. Arthur recognizes an image of the ruins from his dream.Īrthur gives Hex a geometry lesson, showing how powers in arithmetic can be translated to geometrical dimensions. The head circle ruler of Flatland, Pantocyclus, issues a new edict that bans discussion of heretical topics such as a third dimension or the ruins at Area 33H. Arthur tells her that he will tell her someday. They witness a cruel incident where a Circle Priest arrests a slightly irregular octagon child, prompting Hex to yet again wonder what happened to her pentagonal parents. They also discuss how a citizen's shape affects their job, with triangles performing menial labor and circles ruling Flatland in the priest class. Hex and Arthur discuss the laws of inheritance: how each new generation of Flatlanders, beginning with triangles, gains a new side until the shapes become indistinguishable from circles. ![]() He lives with his wife, Arlene Square, and his curious granddaughter Hex, a hexagon. The 2-dimensional Arthur Square awakens from a dream of strange, glowing symbols. ( November 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. ![]()
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