Arthur Square lives in the two-dimensional world of Flatland with his family including his daughter Hex. Hex has gone missing after going to discover if there are others like her. Arthur and his wife are worried because Hex said she would be home two days ago but has not returned. Arthur decides to go look for Hex by visiting other polygons in Flatland and taking photos to mail to Hex. He finds Hex at the market with other shapes. They give Arthur glow points and send him home, concluding the story.

2. Episode 1: Geometric Structure
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3. My name is Arthur Square,
and I live in Flatland
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4. My daughter Hex was supposed to be
home from her research two days ago.

5. Her mother and I have been waiting
for her to phone.

6. She has gone by herself,
to discover if there are others like her,
while her mother and I stay at home.

7. We live in Flatland, a two dimensional world,
and our house is shaped like a pentagon.

8. Hex has five older brothers.
They are all Pentagons.

9. A. Square says, Hex knows what she is doing.
She will be back soon.
That’s what he said yesterday, and the day before.
But not today.

10. If Hex were home,
she would be doing her homework
and learning about geometry.

11. Geometry can be traced all the way back to 2000
BC. Learn how much geometry has grown over
time, and how people from Egypt, Greece, and
France have contributed to the geometry we now
use today.
Yesterday Hex was learning about the
history of geometry.

12. But today, we are
going to look for Hex.

13. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

14. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

15. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

16. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

17. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

18. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

19. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

20. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

21. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

22. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

23. First we visit
a Square,
several
Triangles,
Pentagons,
Other
Polygons,
and later a
Hexagon like
Hex.

24. In Flatland, a regular polygon can be identified
by a single angle and/or vertex.

25. Whenever I see a polygon, I take a photo…

26. Then, I mail the photos to Hex
so she will know that we are on our way,
even if she doesn’t answer.

27. Flatland is rigidly divided into classes.
Freedom is despised and the laws are cruel.
Shapes that are different are imprisoned or suppressed.

28. Hex is different… and she has found others.
I find Hex and the others at the market.

29. They give us Glow Points, tell us to keep them hidden,
and send us home.

30. THE END