▁sea ▁and ▁land " ▁and ▁their ▁daughter , ▁too ▁it ▁seems , ▁has ▁married ▁away . ▁But ▁John ▁and ▁Grace ▁themselves ▁do ▁not ▁leave ▁their ▁bel oved ▁Moon f le et ▁ever ▁again . ▁ ▁Back g am mon ▁A ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁narr ative ▁is ▁a ▁continu ing ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁board game ▁of ▁back g am mon ▁which ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁Why ▁Not ? ▁on ▁an ▁ant ique ▁board ▁which ▁be ars ▁a ▁Latin ▁ins cription ▁It a ▁in ▁vita ▁ut ▁in ▁l us u ▁al ae ▁p ess ima ▁j act ura ▁arte ▁cor rig enda ▁est ▁( trans l ated ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁As ▁in ▁life , ▁so ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁ha z ard , ▁skill ▁will ▁make ▁something ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁of ▁throws ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁ ▁F alk ner ▁uses ▁the ▁local ▁ge ography ▁of ▁Dor set ▁and ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁only ▁changing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁place ▁names . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Moon f le et ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁East ▁Fle et ▁in ▁Dor set ▁by ▁Ch es il ▁Beach . ▁The ▁head land ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁called ▁The ▁Sn out ▁is ▁Port land ▁Bill . ▁ ▁Cor fe ▁Castle ▁and ▁Car is bro oke ▁Castle ▁are ▁key ▁plot ▁locations . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁in ▁other ▁media ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁fil med ▁by ▁Fritz ▁Lang ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁name ,