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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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