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§@=^»~~~~, ,, ~~ »» THE GOLDEN »» ~~ ,, ,~~~~»^=@§
##@§@=^»~, ##@§@= M =@§@## ,~»^=@§@##
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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 ~ ,~»»»»==§#
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§@=^~,,,,, §§§§§ ^ §§§§§ ,,,,,~^=@§
§@^^^»~,,, ,,,~»^^^@§
##@§@=^»~, 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. ,,,~~^@§§@
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#§§=^~,,,, 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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##@§@=^»~, ,~»^=@§@##
§==»»~,,,, 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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