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  1. Public Bookmark 95

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    "Cell," he says. "My crew have problem with cells. Many many cells die. Not infection. Not injury. No reason. But not me. Never me. Why, question? I not know."

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    From a planet orbiting the fading Eridani 40, a crew of twenty-three Eridians board a ship, and start the long journey towards the blazing star Tau Ceti, hoping to find the solution to their dying star, thereby saving their world from extinction. They are the best and brightest on their planet, and while they are nervous, hope and camaraderie are high.

    And then, one by one, and then all at once, they begin to sicken.

    Except for one.

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    16 Jun 2026

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    “Rocky, I’m here, okay? Come back to me, pal, please.”

    Of course I will, I think, drawn to that voice, that strange, wobbling voice, which I care about without knowing exactly why, and I should – it makes me angry, not knowing – I should know –

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    14 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 39

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    Five times Rocky deals with internalised ableism and one time he accepts himself.

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    10 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 3

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    The sun is warm on your face. Your neck hurts from looking up for so long, squinting in the bright light, but you don't want to look away. This is the last time you'll ever see the Hail Mary. The closest you can get to seeing the crew one last time; you saw Ilyukhina and Yáo just before launch, spent the days before it watching Dr. Grace sleep in every spare moment you could find, but you can't shake it, the want for just a little longer.

     

    Stratt watches the launch of the Hail Mary, and thinks about what will happen now.

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    10 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 44

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    You realise that you're pulling your limbs closer to yourself, hunkering down, and force yourself to relax. There's nothing to be scared of. Grace isn't sick, you would have noticed. Right? And even if it is sick, it's not dying, its ship is protected from radiation, so it won't be like- it's going to wake up. You will watch over it until it wakes up.

     

    Grace has a nightmare. Rocky takes it badly.

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    10 Jun 2026