§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨§§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§§§
§§§§¨¨¨¨§¨ ¨¨   ~~   --  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!         ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§§§¨§§¨§
§§¨§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§