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#%%\»~¨¨¨¨ ~ CHEESEBURGER ~ ¨¨¨¨~»\%%#
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%\»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ 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). ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»\%
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#%%\»~¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»\%
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@@#%%\»~¨¨ AND THE REST IS HISTORY! ¨¨~»\%%#@@
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