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..^-**£&@# .. ^^ -- 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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