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@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ .. ~~ THE GOLDEN ~~ .. ¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##£¤@% M %@¤£## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LETS HEAR IT FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ /// MC DONALDS /// ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ . CHEESEBURGER . ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ . NUGGETS . ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
##£¤@/~.¨¨ . DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER . ¨¨.~/@¤£##
###£¤@/~.¨ . FRIES . ¨.~/@¤£###
##£¤@/~.¨¨ . CARBONATED WATER . ¨¨.~/@¤£##
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ . BEARNAISE DIP SAUCE . ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ . BIG MAC . ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ . COFFEE . ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤¤¤¤¤ / ¤¤¤¤¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT ALL BEGAN A THOUSAND YEARS AGO IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LIKE THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. A DARK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FIGURE EMERGED FROM A TAVERN AFTER A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ FEW YEARS APPRENTICESHIP, WITH AN IDEA. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ IT WAS ILLEGAL TO SELL FOOD IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ REGION FOR EVERYBODY EXCEPT THAT TAVERN. ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
##£¤@/~.¨¨ BUT MARIGOLD DIDN'T CARE. ¨¨.~/@¤£##
###£¤@/~.¨ ¨.~/@¤£###
##£¤@/~.¨¨ SHE BEGAN PUTTING DRIED LIZARD MEAT ¨¨.~/@¤£##
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ BETWEEN TWO BREAD SLICES, OPERATING OUT ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ OF A CART, NOT STAYING IN THE SAME ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ PLACE LONG. IN THE DAY SHE SLEPT, IN ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE EVE SHE SOLD HER WARES, AND IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NIGHT SHE POACHED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AFTER A FEW YEARS, MARIGOLDS FOOD CART ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAD A REPUTATION. SHE CALLED IT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ .¨ THE GOLDEN M ¨. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THE GOLDEN M. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ THE OLD TAVERN HAD THEIR MONOPOLY AND ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR MENU MUCH. ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ MARIGOLDS SECRET LIZARD FOODCART WAS ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
##£¤@/~.¨¨ NEW AND FRESH. ¨¨.~/@¤£##
###£¤@/~.¨ ¨.~/@¤£###
##£¤@/~.¨¨ HOWEVER, SHE BECAME A LITTLE TOO WELL ¨¨.~/@¤£##
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ KNOWN. THE TAVERNS MEN HOT ON HER ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ TRAIL, SHE COULD STAY A SHORTER AND ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ SHORTER TIME IN EACH LOCATION. SHE FELT ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ HUNTED. AND SOON ENOUGH THERE CAME A ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TIME WHEN THEY STARTED WATCHING FOR HER ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AT THE GATES OF EVERY VILLAGE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SO SHE HID THE CART, AND DISAPPEARED, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FOREVER. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¤¤¤ / ¤¤¤ ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ AFTER THIRTY YEARS, A MAN NAMED ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
##£¤@/~.¨¨ NICHOLAS FOUND THE CART. HE WAS A ¨¨.~/@¤£##
###£¤@/~.¨ CURSED ENTREPRENEUR (THEY ALL ARE ¨.~/@¤£###
##£¤@/~.¨¨ (CURSED, I MEAN)) AND AS SUCH HE OF ¨¨.~/@¤£##
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ COURSE THOUGHT IT A GOOD IDEA TO FOLLOW ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ IN MARIGOLDS FOODSTEPS. ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ HE WASN'T ALL THAT OF A COOK, AND EVEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THOUGH SOME RECOGNIZED THE GOLDEN M, HE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ QUICKLY FELL INTO INFAMITY. HOWEVER HE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WAS KIND OF A HARDHAT AND DIDN'T STOP ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TRYING. THE TAVERN DIDN'T CARE FOR HIM ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SINCE NOBODY BOUGHT HIS FOOD ANYWAY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ (AND ALSO THEY HAD EXPANDED TOO ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ QUICKLY, SUCCUMBED TO CORRUPTION, AND ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FALLING APART). ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
##£¤@/~.¨¨ ANGRY AT EVERYONE FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING ¨¨.~/@¤£##
###£¤@/~.¨ HIS FOOD, HE VOWED TO LEAVE ¨.~/@¤£###
##£¤@/~.¨¨ KIRUGU VARGIR ENTIERLY. ¨¨.~/@¤£##
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ WHICH HE DID. ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤¤ / ¤¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT HOW HE TRAVELED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OR WHERE, BUT EVENTUALLY HE ENDED UP ON ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EARTH IN THE FIFTIES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ UPON FINDING OUT THAT EARTH HOLDS NO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ EDIBLE LIZARDS, HE SETTLED FOR COW MEAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ INSTEAD, AND TO HIS JOY, THE EARTH FOLK ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ LIKED IT! ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
##£¤@/~.¨¨ THEN HE GOT SCAMMED OUT OF THE CART BY ¨¨.~/@¤£##
###£¤@/~.¨ A MAN NAMED MICKEY MAC DONALDS, WHO ¨.~/@¤£###
##£¤@/~.¨¨ RENAMED THE BUSINESS AFTER HIMSELF. ¨¨.~/@¤£##
#£¤@/~.¨¨¨ WHILE NICHOLAS QUICKLY PERISHED, MICKEY ¨¨¨.~/@¤£#
£¤@/~.¨¨¨¨ FUNNELED HIS INHERITED BILLIONS INTO ¨¨¨¨.~/@¤£
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ THE PROJECT, AND QUICKLY EXPANDED ALL ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ OVER THE PLANET. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤ / ¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND THE REST IS HISTORY! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
@/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/@
¤@/~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~/@¤
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