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The map of a solar system that is on the wall in Starbuck's cell.

The Silent One is the appropriate nickname of a prisoner that was found drifting in space in a space craft that met with disaster. Apparently a male by the sound of things, the "Silent One" drew objects (in particular a map of a solar system) that confounded the intoxicated prisoners on penal planetoid Proteus. When Starbuck comments on Boxey's drawing, saying that a planet was off an orbit, Robber remarks about the Silent One and his drawings in the cell that Starbuck—a.k.a. Bootlegger 137—was thrown in for the duration of his stay (TOS: "The Long Patrol").

Notes

This is yet another clue that Earth might be more than a fable of "half-drunken star voyagers," as Baltar spitefully commented (Lost Planet of the Gods).

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 [[Image:silentonemap.jpg|thumb|The map of a solar system that is on the wall in Starbuck's cell.]]
-An appropriate nickname of a prisoner that was found drifting in space in, apparently, a space craft that met with disaster. The "Silent One", apparently a male by the sound of things, drew objects (in particular a map of a solar system) that confounded the [[Proteus prisoner|intoxicated prisoners]] on penal planetoid [[Proteus]]. When [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] comments on [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]]'s drawing, saying that a planet was off an orbit, [[Robber]] remarks about the Silent One and his drawings in the cell that Starbuck -- a.k.a. [[Bootlegger 137]] -- was thrown in for the duration of his stay ([[The Long Patrol]]).
+The '''Silent One''' is the appropriate nickname of a prisoner that was found drifting in space in a space craft that met with disaster. Apparently a male by the sound of things, the "Silent One" drew objects (in particular a map of a solar system) that confounded the [[Proteus prisoner|intoxicated prisoners]] on penal planetoid [[Proteus]]. When [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] comments on {{TOS|Boxey}}'s drawing, saying that a planet was off an orbit, [[Robber]] remarks about the Silent One and his drawings in the cell that Starbuck&mdash;a.k.a. [[Bootlegger 137]]&mdash;was thrown in for the duration of his stay {{OS|The Long Patrol}}.
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-This is yet another clue that [[Earth]] was more than a fable of "half-drunken star voyagers", as [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] spitefully commented ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]). We can probably presume that the Silent One was Human, at least by appearance, and that the [[Earth]] he came from was advanced enough for intergalactic travel -- or maybe even extragalactic. It could also be that the Silent One was a humanoid who mimicked a Human appearance, but could not master the language, and that the alien mimicker might as well have been setting up clues for [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']]'s discovery of Earth. (Thus indicating that there was more to the rag-tag fleet's journey than avoiding the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] tyranny.)
+* This is yet another clue that [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] might be more than a fable of "half-drunken star voyagers," as {{TOS|Baltar}} spitefully commented ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
-"Silent One" might have been a [[Being of Light]], akin to either [[John]] or [[Iblis]].
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