▁the ▁best ▁choice ; ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁bre eding ▁programs ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁plan ets ▁are ▁terminated , ▁and ▁their ▁pen ult im ates ▁never ▁meet ▁their ▁planned ▁m ates . ▁Kim ball ▁K inn ison ▁meets ▁and ▁mar ries ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁complement ary ▁human ▁bre eding ▁program , ▁Clar issa ▁Mac D oug all . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁beautiful , ▁curv ace ous , ▁red - ha ired ▁nur se , ▁who ▁eventually ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁human ▁female ▁to ▁receive ▁her ▁own ▁L ens . ▁Their ▁children , ▁a ▁boy ▁and ▁two ▁pairs ▁of ▁frat ernal ▁tw in ▁sister s , ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁five ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁L ens . ▁In ▁their ▁bre eding , ▁" al most ▁every ▁stra in ▁of ▁weak ness ▁in ▁human ity ▁is ▁finally ▁removed ." ▁They ▁are ▁born ▁already ▁possess ing ▁the ▁powers ▁taught ▁to ▁second - stage ▁L ens men . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁be ings ▁of ▁Civil ization ▁ever ▁to ▁see ▁Ar is ia ▁as ▁it ▁truly ▁is ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁individuals ▁developed ▁over ▁all ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁bill ions ▁of ▁years ▁able ▁finally ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁Edd ori ans ' ▁defense ▁screens . ▁ ▁After ▁under going ▁advanced ▁training , ▁they ▁are ▁described ▁as ▁" third - stage " ▁L ens men , ▁trans c ending ▁human ity ▁with ▁mental ▁scope ▁and ▁per ception s ▁impossible ▁for ▁any ▁normal ▁person . ▁Although ▁newly ▁adult , ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁expected ▁to ▁be