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¨¨¨¨¨-*%§@ LETS HEAR IT FOR @§%*-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--*%%@@ *** MC DONALDS *** @@%%*--¨¨¨
¨--*%%§@## ##@§%%*--¨
¨--*%%§@## WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR ##@§%%*--¨
¨--*%%§@## ##@§%%*--¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-*%§ - NUGGETS - §%*-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-----*%%@ - DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER - @%%*-----¨
¨--*%%§### - FRIES - ###§%%*--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-*%§@ - CARBONATED WATER - @§%*-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-%%§ - BEARNAISE DIP SAUCE - §%%-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨--*%%§@## - BIG MAC - ##@§%%*--¨
¨--*%%§@## - COFFEE - ##@§%%*--¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-%§§# §§§§§ * §§§§§ #§§%-¨¨¨¨¨
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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. §§§%%%*--¨
¨¨¨--*%%@# #@%%*--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-*%§§§ §§ * §§ §§§%*-¨¨¨¨
¨--*%%§@@# #@@§%%*--¨
¨--*%%%%@@ 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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