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@...@..@.. WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR .@@@...@..
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..@...@..@ , CHEESEBURGER , ...@@@...@
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.@..@...@. , 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. .@.@@.....
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..@.@@.... BUT MARIGOLD DIDN'T CARE. @..@.@@...
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....@.@@.. 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. .@..@...@.
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@..@....@@ 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). .....@@@..
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...@..@... 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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