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Victories for Mary
"Oh ma, do not leave us. Please do not leave us," begged the other prisoners as the poor woman prisoner got ready to drink the poison.
"Lord, help me and help these poor people," prayed Mary.
Mary went up to the woman. The woman raised the cup of poison to her lips. Mary grabbed her arm.
"Run," she whispered. "Run to the mission house."
Before the crowd knew what was happening, Mary and the woman had run far into the jungle. They went to the mission house. No one would dare to harm anyone in the mission house. Mary then went back to the other prisoners.
"O God, I thank Thee that I was able to help this poor woman get away. Help me to save these other prisoners also."
When Mary got back to the other prisoners, the argument with the chiefs started again.
"An innocent person will not die if he drinks the poison," said
Ekponyong. "Only a bad, guilty person will die."