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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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