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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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~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*
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