Aside from the header and the footer, this page is written using boustrophedon. Instead of left to right or right to left, when read– ing, you should be going from left to right and continue from the right on the next line.
This isn't how most languages are written. In fact, I don't think there is any language now that uses this fluid method of writing, but I could be wrong.
Since I don't know of any simple way to implement this other than separating the lines, this page might look smaller that usual. Or, perhaps the page fits perfectly but the letters are a little smaller than normal. This is because I had to decide the size of each line myself, instead of letting the computer take care of it like it does normally.
Wikipedia's article on this technique describes it as follows:
Boustrophedon /ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən/ is a style of writing in which alternate lines of writing are reversed, with letters also written in reverse, mirror-style. This is in contrast to modern European languages, where lines always begin on the same side, usually the left.
I first learned about this writing technique from a YouTube short, by @_magnify. It looked super interesting. The great thing about this style of writing is that you don't have to jump from the end of a line to the next, so it's efficient and the liklihood of losing spot in the middle of a paragraph is lessened.
Of course, you'd have to learn how to read the letters in reverse, but we could do it! I believe in us!
I hope you enjoyed my small introduction to boustrophedon. It was fun while it lasted, but I don't think I like having to count how many characters are allowed to go in one line. As you can see, it doesn't come easy. The transformation itself is easy to implement in CSS, but I'm not used to purposefully skipping a line when typing.
—Margo,