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@@@@@...@@ LETS HEAR IT FOR ..@@@@@@@@
@@@@..@..@ === MC DONALDS === ...@@@@@@@
@@@....... @@..@@@@@@
@@..@@@@@@ WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR .....@@@@@
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..@@..@@@. : 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. @@@@@@@...
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@....@.... 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. @..@@@@..@
@@@@....@@ ....@@....
.@@..@@... @@@ = @@@ @@@....@@.
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@@@@@@@..@ 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. ..@@..@@@@
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@@..@@.... @@ = @@ @@@@@@....
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@@@@@@..@@ 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. ..@@....@@
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@@..@@@@@@ AND THE REST IS HISTORY! ......@@..
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