Trisecting angles in an alternate topology

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Is there any topology where it is possible to trisect an angle using only straight lines and circles?
 
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Lines are curves such that between every pair of points on the line, the segment there is a minimal geodesic; circles are a set of points all equidistant on lines from a center point; angles are measured regarding the curvature from local triangles.

Changing the problem slightly, all of these constructs are assumed to be on an arbitrary two-dimensional manifold. Is there any such topology where it is possible to trisect an angle using only lines and circles?