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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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....@@@.@. @@@@@ = @@@@@ ..........
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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. @.@.@.@.@.
@@@@..@... @@@@@@@@@@
....@.@@.. 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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