§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ ¨¨   ~~   --   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!         ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨