§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§§§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨§§§¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§§§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨ ¨¨   ,,  ==   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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