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The Moon is Down Chapter One: Here we learn that a small town has been taken over by one of the many Nazi groups during World War Two. Mr. Corell “ The town good guy”, the way I view it, sent the town postmen and policemen on a boating trip, keeping them from the invasion (we learn later that “The town good guy” is really a back-stabber later in the book). After the invasion, the Nazis …

…Mayor. When he was done, Prackle told Lanser finding men with dynamite. Lanser tells the Mayor that this must stop, but he is denied. Not because he is angry, but because he has no control of the people. Mayor Orden told Lanser the people won’t stand for being conquered they will fight, and they will be driven out. They begin to here explosions of rebellion, and the Mayor leaves the room awaiting his execution.