This chapter opens with the song "The Ballad of the Moon-Worker" from the novel "The Adventures of Apollo 11." The song's title refers to the famous quote, "anybody who is fascined by space . . will at least at see it," which is a reference to the idea that anyone who is "frightened by space" will be able to see the world even if they do not become an astronaut. The song is followed by a description of the cave in which the book is located. The narrator describes the cave as a "hard day" for the men, who will have to work as "moon worker man" and each man will have his own job to do. The cave is described as "a very rare rock," which the narrator says he found in the mine when he was a child. He tells the story of the man who told everyone at school that he would become the president of the United States. Everyone laughed at him, but that was just a fantasy, the narrator tells us. He says that he was afraid of his father, who was "se taint" , and every time he thought of his future, he grew anxious.