A Continuation of the Tales of Flatland, a Romance of many Dimensions

by I've no clue what I am doing

There is a woeful dearth of works admirative or derivative of Flatland, which, along with such works as Catch-22 and Mark Twain's many short stories, is one of my favourite pieces of satirical literature written in a century not of the 21st nature. This is an attempt to satisfy this dearth, and as with everything I do, probably insulting to the source material in its mediocrity.

Continuation of the Tales of Flatland

To
The Inhabitants of SPACE IN GENERAL

This Work is Dedicated

to the Memory of A. SQUARE

By a most Unworthy Citizen of the Celestial Region

In the Hope that

The Fellow Inhabitants of that most Venerable Region of SPACE

May know of the Future that awaited

The Humble Natives of Flatland

Having now been Awakened to the Possibility of THREE Dimensions

And Us to FOUR AND FIVE OR EVEN SIX Dimensions

With our Imagination thus enlarged

May that most rare and excellent Gift of MODESTY be gained

Among the Superior Races
Of SOLID HUMANITY

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Author's Notes: As I said in the description, there is a disturbing lack of Flatland fan fiction in this world. Such a delightful piece of Victorian-era satire with the added zest of mathematical discussion deserves more attention than this! I wish to embark upon my first crack at true satire by steali-I mean borrowing the ideas of the late, great Edwin A. Abbott and placing them social criticisms in a 21st-century world.

This will probably not update often due to the INTENSE DIFFICULTY of imitating the 1800s style of writing. Breathe your sighs of relief - your beloved novella will remain untarnished by my crude pen for a while yet. If enough of you do not wish to see it, please tell me, and I will spare you all by not writing any more. Otherwise...:)

(The text in italics was stol- presented as a respectfully homage from the actual dedication of the novella.)