Yes, the Elders did take the memories of the community. The Elder's believed it would be morally right to exact each individual into what they called, Sameness. They also took colour, variety, and freewill away from the citizens of The Community.
Option a. forty-eight
In basic rules, spelling out numbers <span>vs using figures (numerals) is a matter of writer's preference.
In some rules, hyphenate all compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine.</span>
Roman, one, caesar's, military