![]() ![]() The first objection is, that a Flatlander, seeing a Line, sees something that must be thick to the eye as well as long to the eye (otherwise it would not be visible, if it had not some thickness) and consequently he ought (it is argued) to acknowledge that his countrymen are not only long and broad, but also (though doubtless to a very slight degree) thick or high. ![]() He has, therefore, requested me to reply in his behalf to two special objections, one of an intellectual, the other of a moral nature. Years of inprisonment, and the still heavier burden of general incredulity and mockery, have combined with the thoughts and notions, and much also of the terminology, which he acquired during his short stay in spaceland. ![]() If my poor Flatland friend retained the vigour of mind which he enjoyed when he began to compose these Memoirs, I should not now need to represent him in this preface, in which he desires, fully, to return his thanks to his readers and critics in Spaceland, whose appreciation has, with unexpected celerity, required a second edition of this work secondly, to apologize for certain errors and misprints (for which, however, he is not entirely responsible) and, thirdly, to explain one or two misconceptions. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]()
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