 Which is most true about how the volunteers are seen by the rest of their society?
The Birds and the Bees BY DAVE E. FISHER Which goes to prove that, in some instances, being heroic is easy! ] I was wandering among the tall grass of the slopes, listening to the soft whistling of the wind; allowing the grass to caress my toga and thighs. It was a day soft and clear; a day accepted by the young, cherished by we old. Everything has evaporated in Maternite. They are of an age to enter manhood, and have all the energy such young men do. They were aware that they stood in the midst of an unprecedented happening; indeed, an emergency. They were created so long ago, indeed, that the ignorant believe them to have been constructed by the gods themselves. They accompanied me past the marble pillars into the cool recesses of the Hall, then seated themselves on the floor as I took my place by the great table. At such a time, many men feel impelled to make speeches, and one must not be disrespectful. Prayers and supplications were offered to the gods, priests were sent to sacrifice, and finally, as the light of the sun was falling between the pillars, the High Priest of the Maternite Machine was heard. Yet perhaps it is for the best, for those left were the most earnest and intelligent. Know, then, that once granted a few cells of Prelife, it is an easy matter for the Maternite Machine to add more and more; thus assuring us, as has always been, a continuous source of Prelife to be born by the Generating Machine as children. The machines bear the exact number of children each year to balance the number of us whom the gods claim. Rocsates leaned forward and asked, "Must there not—must there not have been a beginning to Prelife? "Must there not, long ago, have been a source of Prelife: a source now forgotten? "I know well the legend of the animals, but what does it have to do—" The heads of the Conclave were turning to me, quizzically. Rocsates' voice made itself heard. It is recorded most scientifically in the films." "If it be so," I said, quieting the hub-bub that followed, "and I would not doubt your word, Rocsates, for all know you are the wisest of men—if it were so, then, what of it?" "May it not be," Rocsates put in, "that these animals had no machines to reproduce their kind?
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 They are appreciated for their level of discretion  They are respected for their dedication to each other above anything else  They are considered brave for undertaking such a disapproved task  They are disgraced for their choice to participate in such vile acts