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........., ..   ,,   ««   THE  GOLDEN  ««   ,,   .. ,.........
........,«             #@¶§&$ M $&§¶@#              «,........
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......,«†$             LETS HEAR IT FOR             $†«,......
.....,«†$&            ††† MC DONALDS †††            &$†«,.....
....,«†$&¶                                          ¶&$†«,....
...,«†$&¶@ WHAT     CAN     I     DO     YA     FOR @¶&$†«,...
..,«†$&¶@#                                          #@¶&$†«,..
.,«†$&¶@##             , CHEESEBURGER ,             ##@¶&$†«,.
..,«†$&¶@#               , NUGGETS ,                #@¶&$†«,..
...,«†$&¶@          , DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER ,         @¶&$†«,...
....,«†$&¶                , FRIES ,                 ¶&$†«,....
.....,«†$&           , CARBONATED WATER ,           &$†«,.....
......,«†$          , BEARNAISE DIP SAUCE ,         $†«,......
.......,«†                , BIG MAC ,               †«,.......
........,«                , COFFEE ,                «,........
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.......... IT  ALL BEGAN  A  THOUSAND YEARS  AGO IN ..........
........., LIKE  THE  EIGHTEENTH  CENTURY.  A  DARK ,.........
........,« FIGURE  EMERGED FROM A  TAVERN  AFTER  A «,........
.......,«† FEW  YEARS APPRENTICESHIP, WITH AN IDEA. †«,.......
......,«†$ 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.            $†«,......
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........,« AFTER A  FEW YEARS, MARIGOLDS FOOD  CART «,........
........., HAD  A   REPUTATION.   SHE   CALLED   IT ,.........
..........            ,. THE GOLDEN M .,            ..........
.......... AND  PEOPLE  TALKED ABOUT THE  GOLDEN M. ..........
.......... THE  OLD TAVERN  HAD THEIR MONOPOLY  AND ..........
.........,      DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR MENU MUCH.      ,.........
........,«   MARIGOLDS SECRET LIZARD FOODCART WAS   «,........
.......,«†              NEW AND FRESH.              †«,.......
......,«†$                                          $†«,......
.....,«†$& 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). &$†«,.....
......,«†$                                          $†«,......
.......,«† ANGRY AT EVERYONE FOR  NOT UNDERSTANDING †«,.......
........,« HIS    FOOD,    HE   VOWED   TO    LEAVE «,........
.........,          KIRUGU VARGIR ENTIERLY.         ,.........
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..........              WHICH HE DID.               ..........
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.......,«† WE DONT KNOW  MUCH ABOUT HOW HE TRAVELED †«,.......
......,«†$ 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.             ,.........
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.........,         AND THE REST IS HISTORY!         ,.........
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