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**«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«**
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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! ¨¨¨¨,«**%#
%**«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«**%
**«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«**
*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,