A conscious being without free will is simply a metaphysical absurdity.
It was not that donors had no loyalty to each other, but they were not ashamed to betray a fellow donor. In its wisdom the Alliance promulgated the moral rules__he main one being one__ duty to the Alliance. The Alliance was sacred__ll else secondary. But not all donors__r citizens__ought into that. Many knew in their hearts there was more to life.
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It was not that donors had no loyalty to each other, but they were not ashamed to betray a fellow donor. In its wisdom the Alliance promulgated the moral rules__he main one being one__ duty to the Alliance. The Alliance was sacred__ll else secondary. But not all donors__r citizens__ought into that. Many knew in their hearts there was more to life.
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