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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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