Sentence:  Mike stopped to cherish all his brother selves , the many threes-fulfilled on Mars , corporate and discorporate , the <WSD>precious</WSD> few on Earth - the unknown powers of three on Earth that would be his to merge with and cherish now that at last long waiting he grokked and cherished himself . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature