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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ CHEESEBURGER ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ NUGGETS ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
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$\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ FIGURE EMERGED FROM A TAVERN AFTER A ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\$
\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FEW YEARS APPRENTICESHIP, WITH AN IDEA. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT WAS ILLEGAL TO SELL FOOD IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ REGION FOR EVERYBODY EXCEPT THAT TAVERN. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BUT MARIGOLD DIDN'T CARE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHE BEGAN PUTTING DRIED LIZARD MEAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BETWEEN TWO BREAD SLICES, OPERATING OUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF A CART, NOT STAYING IN THE SAME ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLACE LONG. IN THE DAY SHE SLEPT, IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE EVE SHE SOLD HER WARES, AND IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NIGHT SHE POACHED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
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$\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ AFTER A FEW YEARS, MARIGOLDS FOOD CART ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\$
%$\=~¨¨¨¨¨ HAD A REPUTATION. SHE CALLED IT ¨¨¨¨¨~=\$%
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#@%$\=~¨¨¨ AND PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THE GOLDEN M. ¨¨¨~=\$%@#
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###@%$\=~¨ DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR MENU MUCH. ¨~=\$%@###
##@%$\=~¨¨ MARIGOLDS SECRET LIZARD FOODCART WAS ¨¨~=\$%@##
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\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NICHOLAS FOUND THE CART. HE WAS A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\
$\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ CURSED ENTREPRENEUR (THEY ALL ARE ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\$
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#@%$\=~¨¨¨ QUICKLY FELL INTO INFAMITY. HOWEVER HE ¨¨¨~=\$%@#
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%$\=~¨¨¨¨¨ TRYING. THE TAVERN DIDN'T CARE FOR HIM ¨¨¨¨¨~=\$%
$\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ SINCE NOBODY BOUGHT HIS FOOD ANYWAY ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\$
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=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ QUICKLY, SUCCUMBED TO CORRUPTION, AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ANGRY AT EVERYONE FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HIS FOOD, HE VOWED TO LEAVE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ KIRUGU VARGIR ENTIERLY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHICH HE DID. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT HOW HE TRAVELED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\
$\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ OR WHERE, BUT EVENTUALLY HE ENDED UP ON ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\$
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#@%$\=~¨¨¨ EDIBLE LIZARDS, HE SETTLED FOR COW MEAT ¨¨¨~=\$%@#
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###@%$\=~¨ LIKED IT! ¨~=\$%@###
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#@%$\=~¨¨¨ THEN HE GOT SCAMMED OUT OF THE CART BY ¨¨¨~=\$%@#
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%$\=~¨¨¨¨¨ 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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