. ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁exchange ▁he ▁eng ages ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁High ▁Pri est ess , ▁he ▁promises ▁to ▁bring ▁her ▁a ▁rose , ▁ ▁since ▁the ▁Mart ians ▁have ▁never ▁seen ▁one . ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁bi ologist ▁grows ▁a ▁rose ▁and ▁gives ▁it ▁to ▁Gall inger . ▁▁ ▁In ▁anger ▁at ▁Mart ian ▁religious ▁fatal ism ▁and ▁imp ass ioned ▁by ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁dan cer ▁and ▁his ▁child - to - be , ▁Gall inger ▁breaks ▁into ▁the ▁temple ▁during ▁a ▁closed ▁service ▁and ▁reads ▁to ▁the ▁Mart ians ▁from ▁his ▁translation ▁of ▁E cc les iast es . ▁He ▁mock s ▁it ▁as ▁he ▁reads ▁it , ▁stating : ▁ ▁He ▁disco vers ▁that ▁the ▁Mart ian ▁religion ▁is ▁more ▁complicated ▁than ▁he ▁had ▁originally ▁realized , ▁as ▁is ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁ful fill ing ▁prop he cy . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁proph es ied ▁that ▁a ▁stranger ▁will ▁" go ▁sh od ▁in ▁the ▁temple ", ▁breaking ▁in ▁without ▁removing ▁all ▁un clean ▁items , ▁rest oring ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁Mart ian ▁race ▁and ▁bringing ▁something ▁new . ▁ ▁His ▁actions ▁have ▁brought ▁life , ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Pri est ess ▁takes ▁the ▁rose ▁v ow ing ▁to ▁learn ▁how ▁to ▁grow ▁the ▁flower . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁ends ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁Mart ians , ▁though ▁perhaps ▁less ▁so ▁for ▁Gall inger , ▁who ▁disco vers ▁his ▁dan cer ▁was ▁only ▁ful fill ing ▁her ▁religious ▁duty ▁by ▁sed uc ing ▁him , ▁not