Rocky communicates in musical tones — but through the translation computer, his broken English became one of the most distinctive and beloved voices in modern science fiction. Every line below is verbatim from Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
FRIENDSHIP
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You will miss me, question? I will miss you. You are friend.
Rocky — Ch. 25Friendship
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No. You no can die. You are friend.
Rocky — Ch. 29Friendship
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I'll watch you sleep.
Rocky — Ch. 12Culture
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You damage self to save me. Thank.
Rocky — Ch. 20Friendship
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I no let you die. We send you home. Erid will be grateful. You save everyone. We do everything to save you.
Rocky — Ch. 29Friendship
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I am sad also. But we not be sad for long. You are scientist. I am engineer. Together we solve.
Rocky — Ch. 24Friendship
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No say sorry. You save me when you put me here. Thank thank thank.
Rocky — Ch. 20Friendship
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Yes yes. I make now. We are team. We fix this. No be sad.
Rocky — Ch. 22Friendship
JOY
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Amaze! Happy happy happy!
Rocky — Ch. 19Joy
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Happy! Happy happy happy!
Rocky — Ch. 22Joy
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Amaze! Amaze amaze amaze!
Rocky — Ch. 21Joy
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Good good good!
Rocky — Ch. 24Joy
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Erid will live! Earth will live! Everyone live!
Rocky — Ch. 24Joy
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Yes yes yes. But this is moment. Important moment.
Rocky — Ch. 25Joy
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This is happy! Your face opening is in sad mode. Why, question?
Rocky — Ch. 25Joy
WONDER & CURIOSITY
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You hear light from space, question? You hear stars, planets, asteroids, question?
Rocky — Ch. 10Wonder
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Amaze. What about sound, question? You can hear sound.
Rocky — Ch. 10Wonder
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Amaze. Humans helpless without light.
Rocky — Ch. 22Wonder
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Machine that think. Eridians no have that.
Rocky — Ch. 15Wonder
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Humans are amaze. You leave ship.
Rocky — Ch. 17Wonder
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Everything! Human science better than Eridian science.
Rocky — Ch. 15Wonder
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Amaze. Erid no have this.
Rocky — Ch. 21Wonder
SCIENCE & THINKING
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Math is not thinking. Math is procedure. Memory is not thinking. Memory is storage. Thinking is thinking. Problem, solution. You and me think same speed. Why, question?
Rocky — Ch. 21Science
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Another similarity: You and me both willing to die for our people. Why, question? Evolution hate death.
Rocky — Ch. 21Science
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If planet has less science, it no can make spaceship. If planet has more science it can understand and destroy Astrophage without leaving their system. Eridian and human science both in special range: Can make ship, but can't solve Astrophage problem.
Rocky — Ch. 21Science
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Fail fail fail. I am repair Eridian. I not science Eridian. Smart smart smart science Eridians died.
Rocky — Ch. 10Science
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I tried to make replacement. Failed. Tried. Failed. Tried. Failed. I put ship in path of Astrophage. Maybe some get stuck on hull. But robot on hull no can find any. Astrophage very small.
Rocky — Ch. 10Science
MISSION & SACRIFICE
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You are good human.
Rocky — Ch. 16Mission
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Save…Earth…Save…Erid…
Rocky — Ch. 20Mission
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You knew this when you left Earth, question?
Rocky — Ch. 16Mission
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You save me and you save Erid!
Rocky — Ch. 29Mission
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Good. Same. You and me will save Eridani and Sol.
Rocky — Ch. 25Mission
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I don't have enough food. After I take you to Erid, I will die.
Rocky — Ch. 29Mission
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I still have two million kilograms of Astrophage. Bring your stuff aboard. We're going to Erid.
Rocky — Ch. 29Mission
ROCKY'S HUMOUR
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Why humans need water so much, question? Inefficient life-forms!
Rocky — Ch. 15Humour
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Why does ship have name but chair no have name, question?
Rocky — Ch. 15Humour
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Grumpy. Angry. Stupid. How long since last sleep, question?
Rocky — Ch. 28Humour
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Usually you not stupid. Why stupid, question?
Rocky — Ch. 26Humour
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Obvious I can do that! You are stupid right now. You sleep. I watch and also design replacement tank. Agree, question?
Rocky — Ch. 28Humour
ERIDIAN WAYS
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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.
Rocky — Ch. 11Culture
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Is private. I sleep after eat. You watch me sleep, question?
Rocky — Ch. 16Culture
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Eridians do that.
Rocky — Ch. 12Culture
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Not all Eridians willing to die for others.
Rocky — Ch. 13Culture
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I speed up. Slow down. Much confuse. But get here. Even with all mistakes and confusion, I get here in three years. Half of time science Eridian say should be. So much confuse.