Struggles with loneliness on spaceship from "summary" of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Dr. Ryland Grace was alone. Completely and utterly alone. The vast expanse of space stretched out around him, a never-ending sea of darkness that seemed to swallow him whole. He had known that the mission would be a solitary one, but he had never truly grasped the reality of it until now. As he floated through the empty halls of the spaceship, the silence pressed in on him from all sides. The hum of the engines was a constant companion, a reminder that he was hurtling through space at unimaginable speeds. But even that sound felt hollow, a mere echo of the life he had left behind on Earth. Despite the advanced technology at his disposal, there was no escaping the crushing weight of loneliness that settled over him like a heavy cloak. The days stretched out endlessly before him, each one blending into the next in a monotonous blur. There were no conversations to be had, no laughter to break the silence. He tried to occupy himself with the tasks at hand, throwing himself into the scientific research that had brought him to this po...
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