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  1. Public Bookmark 74

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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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  2. Public Bookmark 31

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    Ryland Grace's curriculum vitae. Literally. That's it.

    Now with fanart in chapter 2 & 3!

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    31 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 40

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    I dramatically swing my head around to look down the galley, between the island and the sink and cabinets on the wall.

    Nary a pebble in sight.

    Hm.

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    Ryland is watching one pebble while the rest of the family is away.

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  4. Public Bookmark *

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    What the title says. About 11 years ago (from my perspective; relativity is weird) I was launched into space onboard the Hail Mary to figure out a solution to the Astrophage problem. Now I live on an alien planet I call Erid, in the 40-Eridani system. Yes, I’m actually Ryland Grace. Ask me anything.

    Also, can someone please tell me if Eva Stratt is alive? And ideally send me a video of you punching her in the face? Guess that’s a long shot, but it can’t hurt to ask.

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    Grace and Rocky figure out how to connect to Earth's internet from Erid. They may not have thought this through.

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    31 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 64

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    “When dead whales sink down to the sea floor, they become a whole”—Grace waves his hands in a big circle and draws out the word to emphasise his point—“ecosystem for a tonne of bottom dwelling creatures down there.

    “To them, it’s the equivalent of an oasis falling from the sky and landing in the middle of a desert. It can feed them for decades, and gosh, the microbes that can be found there. I would love to study a whale fall...if they weren't at the bottom of the ocean. Eugh.” He shudders dramatically. “If I never have to go in a submarine, I will die happy.”

    Eva wonders if the whale died happy. Or, at least, happy to know its death would bring life to so many. Surely that was a comfort when faced with the end.

    ⸻🌊🐋🌊⸻

    (or: Eva drifts along a sea of memories, in which whales swim ever underneath)

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