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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. .@....@.@.
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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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