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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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