The Interactive The Interactive Hierarchy of FlatlandHierarchy of Flatland

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Tradesmen(EquilateralTriangles)

IrregularShapes

Women(Segments)

Soldiersand

Workers(IsoscelesTriangles)

Nobility(Hexagons

to ManySided)

Professionalsand

Gentlemen(Squares

andPentagons)

N-Gons(Many,

Many Sides)

Priests(Sides so

Numerous,They Look

Like Circles)

Irregular ShapesIrregular Shapes In all of Flatland, irregular shapes are by far the In all of Flatland, irregular shapes are by far the

lowest class.lowest class. Irregular shapes are either confined to a life of Irregular shapes are either confined to a life of

solitary confinement, or are executed.solitary confinement, or are executed. An irregular shape is considered a shape that An irregular shape is considered a shape that

does not have equal sides, is not an isosceles does not have equal sides, is not an isosceles triangle, and is not a 45-45-90 or 30-60-90 right triangle, and is not a 45-45-90 or 30-60-90 right triangle.triangle.

Irregular figures can have any number of sides.Irregular figures can have any number of sides. Irregular figures are shunned by society, and are Irregular figures are shunned by society, and are

considered a disgrace.considered a disgrace.

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The WomenThe Women Just slightly ahead of the irregulars are the Just slightly ahead of the irregulars are the

women.women. All of the women are extremely sharp, pointy, line All of the women are extremely sharp, pointy, line

segments.segments. They are regarded as the dumbest civilized They are regarded as the dumbest civilized

figures.figures. They must follow a set of specialized rules made They must follow a set of specialized rules made

only for them, due to the danger of accidentally only for them, due to the danger of accidentally walking into them.walking into them.

Bumping into a women would surely mean instant Bumping into a women would surely mean instant death.death.

All women are line segments, and can never All women are line segments, and can never change.change.

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Soldiers and LaborersSoldiers and Laborers Almost as deadly as the women, the Almost as deadly as the women, the

soldiers and the laborers are isosceles soldiers and the laborers are isosceles triangles with a very sharp acute angle.triangles with a very sharp acute angle.

The soldiers and laborers can only The soldiers and laborers can only advance in the class system if they advance in the class system if they accomplish something in life.accomplish something in life.

When they do, their smallest acute angle When they do, their smallest acute angle grows, until they become equilateral.grows, until they become equilateral.

30-60-90 and 45-45-90 right triangles are 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 right triangles are special, high-ranking members of the special, high-ranking members of the Flatland military, due to their special angle Flatland military, due to their special angle and side relationships.and side relationships.

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TradesmenTradesmen

A tradesman is an equilateral triangle.A tradesman is an equilateral triangle. An equilateral triangle is a triangle that An equilateral triangle is a triangle that

has all three sides equal.has all three sides equal. The equilateral triangle is regarded as the The equilateral triangle is regarded as the

middle class, and they work in businesses, middle class, and they work in businesses, own shops, etc., they are also regarded as own shops, etc., they are also regarded as respectable.respectable.

They also have three equal angles of 60 They also have three equal angles of 60 degrees each and are welcomed by degrees each and are welcomed by society.society.

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Professionals and GentlemenProfessionals and Gentlemen

Higher in rank than the common Higher in rank than the common tradesman, this category includes all of tradesman, this category includes all of the squares and equal-sided pentagons.the squares and equal-sided pentagons.

A pentagon is a figure with five sides and a A pentagon is a figure with five sides and a square is a figure with four equal sides.square is a figure with four equal sides.

Professionals and gentlemen are either Professionals and gentlemen are either very skilled workers or are wealthy very skilled workers or are wealthy property owners, and are regarded as a property owners, and are regarded as a high class.high class.

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NobilityNobility The nobility is regarded as a very high The nobility is regarded as a very high

class.class. The nobility consists of all regular shapes The nobility consists of all regular shapes

that have between six and about forty that have between six and about forty sides.sides.

Nobility members have jobs such as rich Nobility members have jobs such as rich landlords, business owners, and landlords, business owners, and politicians.politicians.

Once in the nobility class, it will be a very Once in the nobility class, it will be a very long time before someone in your family long time before someone in your family will become an n-gon. will become an n-gon.

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N-GonsN-Gons

You become an n-gon once your sides are You become an n-gon once your sides are a regular polygon, and your sides are very a regular polygon, and your sides are very numerous.numerous.

You stay an n-gon until your sides become You stay an n-gon until your sides become so numerous that you begin to look like a so numerous that you begin to look like a perfect and genuine circle.perfect and genuine circle.

N-Gons would probably have jobs such as N-Gons would probably have jobs such as high politicians, and owners of high politicians, and owners of monopolies, enterprises, and very large monopolies, enterprises, and very large businesses.businesses.

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PriestsPriests

Once you have so many sides that Once you have so many sides that you look like a circle to the naked you look like a circle to the naked eye, you receive the highest honor of eye, you receive the highest honor of priest.priest.

Priests are in charge of Flatland, and Priests are in charge of Flatland, and are the smartest and wisest of all the are the smartest and wisest of all the shapes.shapes.

The ranking of “priest” is the highest The ranking of “priest” is the highest ranking that one shape can receive.ranking that one shape can receive.

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