Triangles In Flatland

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Similar to flatland, we cannot comprehend the existence of a fourth dimension. The movie Flatland takes place in a two-dimensional geometrical world, where a social hierarchy is placed depending on the shape of the characters. In this world, circles are the at the top of the hierarchy while triangles are at the very bottom. Excluding two characters, we see that most of the characters accept and believe that there is not 3-dimensional universe only a 2-D one. The protagonists Arthur Square and his granddaughter Hex challenge social rules and question if there's a 3-dimensional world. The ruins of Area 33H is rumored to have secrets lying in the heart of foundation but is prohibited to everyone excluding circles. Hex is curious about Area 33H

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