Falling Angels
Copyright© 2020 by Charm Brights
Chapter 16: Why?
Bronwen broached the subjuct with the visitor which worried her the most, “Tell me why do you want live adult women, they weigh so much more than ova, and are so much less useful?”
Hln replied, “Their knowledge is of little use for us as we are centuries ahead of you, but our historians may find them interesting to talk to.”
Utterly unconvinced by this response she tried again, “Tell me again, just how you justify carrying so much weight of little practical use, and before you answer I will warn you honestly that I don’t believe that historians had any influence in such decisions.”
After much thought Hln replied, “It is true that the main decisions were based on purely practical considerations, for example a woman can produce almost twice her own body weight in viable ova during her life time, as extended by the use of cryogenic sleep and each of these can be impregnated.”
She persisted, “So you intend to harvest these ova and use them to produce more people?”
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