Stranded on Mars

If the Oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, I'll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I'll eventually run out of food and starve to death.
So, yeah. I'm fucked.

Mark Watney The Martian (2011) by Andy Weir

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Context: Mark Watney calculates his stark survival odds in his first log entry after being abandoned on Mars.

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Source: Chapter 1