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.@.@@@@@.. LETS HEAR IT FOR .@...@@..@
@@@@....@. ††† MC DONALDS ††† @@@..@.@.@
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@...@@..@. WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR @@.@@@....
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@.@.@@@@@. , CHEESEBURGER , @@@.@.@@..
@@@@@....@ , NUGGETS , ...@@@@.@.
@....@...@ , DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER , @..@...@@@
.@...@@..@ , FRIES , @@.@@..@..
.@@..@.@.@ , CARBONATED WATER , @.@@.@.@@.
.@.@.@@@@@ , BEARNAISE DIP SAUCE , @@@.@@@@.@
@@@@@@.... , BIG MAC , @..@@...@@
......@... , COFFEE , @@.@.@..@.
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@.....@.@. @@@@@ † @@@@@ @@@....@@.
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..@...@... 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. @.@.@@@.@.
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....@@.@.@ @@@ † @@@ .@...@.@..
....@.@@@@ @@@..@@@@.
....@@@... 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. @.@@@@@.@@
@.....@.@. @@@....@@.
@@....@@@@ @@ † @@ ...@...@.@
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@.@@..@@.. 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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