The Lonely Astronaut is one of the most legendary persons in Known Space. Many have studied him, none have found him, but proof exists in hints found across Space that he is alive and so is he who lives in his head who is unknown to the Lonely Astronaut himself but part of his myth, mystery and fact in the rest of Space, but more on that later.

The Lonely Astronaut is said to be perpetually lost. On purpose.

Myths, Mysteries and Facts about the Lonely Astronaut

Mystery: Some accounts state that he was once from Earth and a lover of singing and composing country songs on his travels, but only one ambiguous note with original country lyrics written on it was found to back this up.

Fact: A person of the species Karnimata lives inside the head of the Lonely Astronaut unbeknownst to the astronaut himself. Both of this has been verifies by several persons who were contacted by this same Karnimata several times. He says his name is Agdluak and told his most recent contact that he has been living in the head of the Lonely Astronaut for 25 years. The detail of the intermittently surfacing conversations with him verify that Agdluak is who he says he is and is living where he says he is. Go here for more information on Agdluak and the Karnimata.

Myth: Children are often told that the Lonely Astronaut is an eternal wanderer through Space. In some versions he is said to be an explorer, in others he is said to put all his efforts into being and remaining lost.

There are two leading theories as to whom the author of the poem, "Beware, Children, of the Lonely Sector!" is.

The first and most popular is that the poem was indeed written by a person home to the SectorC7bb7ahm. This person is said to have experienced the events that gave this sector its most used name: The Lonely Sector. 

At the other end of the spectrum lies the theory that this poem is in fact a coded message written by a prophet living in a distant mountain at the far end of known space long before any of us was alive now (I assume Dr. Prof. Kazimierz Maupa means "us" to be all beings alive at the moment that he sent me this message about the authors of the poem). The prophet is said to have placed the poem in a Time Space Communication Bubble (TSCB) and programmed to resurface during my life time, which is when the poem was discovered (to be specific, the poem was discovered when I was 7 New Poland years old).


The Poet

​The Prophet

The lonesome land
Of chopped off hands.

Fun fact: Criminals, specifically thieves, were once marked by chopping off their hands. Several planets have implemented this practice throughout space time. Due to its current economical and geographic situation, the Lonely Sector has become a hub for much criminal activity. But even when industry and trade were at its greatest, this sectors port function made it a highly attractive place for criminals.

Desolate and dry
With no place (space) to fly.

Fun fact: The Lonely Space Sector has some very desolate and dry places, but is mostly lush and boasts a vivid and great variety of predominantly instinctual beings/people. This has been especially true since the definitive decline of the industrial era of this sector has taken firm hold on all life within.
Fun fact: These two lines of the poem are considered to be a metaphor for the situation of most mostly non-instinctual beings/people living in the Lonely Sector. They lack means, funds, and raw material to leave the sector. Even traveling within the sector has declined in recent years as almost all trade has ceased.
Fun fact: Though most sources will write the fourth line using the word 'place,' it is sometimes written in accordance with current understanding of the word 'place' and 'space.' In many cultures 'space' is used and 'place' is thought to be outdated. Since there are no sources of certainty that lead to a definitive origin or author of the poem, nobody knows which word was originally used.

I harken the winds
Let go with a sigh.

​Fun fact: This last couplet is the most abstract in the poem. 'Harken' came to mean 'listen.' The winds have in spaces been said to tell the stories of all the worlds. The final line is thought to mean either the death of an era in the Lonely Sector (specifically the era in which the Lonely Sector actually bore the name Industrial Sector), the death of the Lonely Sector itself, or the acceptance of all stories already having been told, as they will be told again.

There are many more interpretations of the poem, 'Beware, Children, of the Lonely Sector!' Before going off to research those, try and see how many interpretations of your own you can come up with. You can supplement your interpretations with research on language, etymology, and SectorC7bb7ahm / The Lonely Sector.

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The above is an excerpt from what I believe is a form of book called, "The 'Beware, Children, of the Lonely Sector!' Workbook." It is possible that the author of the workbook is none other than renaissance man Dr. Prof. Kazimierz Maupa. The author of the poem is unknown.