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Lovecraft describes it as "non-Euclidean".
If you understand enough math the know that this means altering Euclid's 5th axiom then you also know that most non-Euclidean geometries can't be comprehended by humans.
Your house is non-euclidean.
Your mom is non-euclidean.
Until you realize that we literally live in a non-euclidean universe, and we comprehend it just fine. Not to mention that the surface of a sphere, which is pretty much what the surface of the earth is, is also non-euclidean
Suddenly, flat earthers' inability to understand makes a little more sense.