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Shum and the Westward Town by the Night Moon
In a long retrospective tale of Martsburg and its Dutch pioneer roots, Sheriff Henry Shum embodies duty amid aging farms, changing neighborhoods, and neighborly tensions. A cow theft investigation, Morello the Italian family, and a quiet assault on social order reveal a town balancing old values with modernization under moonlit, pastoral scenes.
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Martsburg
North America
Great West
Sheriff Shum
Ma Shum
Youny
Old Glory
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Colonel Shepp
Hein
Thonder
Hennery
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Shum
Hennery Shum
Hyah
Shep
Hein Pieters
Pieters
Tony Morello
Morello
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Henry
Tony
Morella
Pieter
Mumsey
Himelf
Shums
Shepp
Ma’Shum
Sport House
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Sheriff’s Office