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Start with a straight line segment. Replace the middle third with two sides of an equilateral triangle. Repeat on every segment. The result remains continuous. Its length grows without bound. Its Hausdorff dimension equals log(4)/log(3) approximately 1.2619. Topological dimension stays 1. The object meets the fractal definition. Magnification at any stage reproduces the same jagged profile. 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