¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*
†*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*†
&†*=:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ :: == 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! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*
†*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*†
&†*=:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:=*†&
§&†*=:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:=*†&§