Then suddenly the eight Maries all collapsed on the floor. Their bodies melted into one another and moved together. Soon there were only two Marie attackers left and one defender. For some reason it didn't last.
"Ha, ha," said the defender. "You remember wrong!"
"We what?" said one of the attackers.
"Don't you know the instructions? It says it right there! 'The person or animal must drink the whole vial for full effect.' It doesn't work if you take a swig!"
Which, to tell the truth, is exactly what the instructions *did* say. The two Maries couldn't believe they had been so stupid as to not follow the instructions.
"So are you gonna fight me?" asked the defending Marie.
"No, we can't. There are only two of us and if we fought you we might get hurt even if we win."
"Besides," said the other, "we're really all the same girl, right?"
"But," said the first Marie, "Mary is coming and she'll be mad that we used the vials. There are three of us. What do we do?"