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...@...@.. .. -- ~~ THE GOLDEN ~~ -- .. @@...@.@@.
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@....@...@ @.@@...@.@
@@....@... LETS HEAR IT FOR ..@@@....@
.@@....@.. ^^^ MC DONALDS ^^^ ..@.@@...@
.@@@....@. ....@@@...
.@.@@....@ 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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........@@ 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. .@....@...
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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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