Rogier Proper and Jonne Severijn wrote seven separate stories about unusual and legendary characters based on a large number of anecdotes and traditions from the former peatlands of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe. Despite their fictional character, the stories, set between 1880 and 1925, provide a clear picture of late peat history. In the seventh episode, entitled "Farewell", the history of peat extraction comes to an end. Looting gangs ravage the area and shopkeepers take the law into their