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#@@¤%^~^¨¨ ¨¨ ^^ ~~ THE GOLDEN ~~ ^^ ¨¨ ¨¨^~^%¤@@#
##@@¤%^~^¨ ##@@¤% M %¤@@## ¨^~^%¤@@##
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@@¤%^~^¨¨¨ LETS HEAR IT FOR ¨¨¨^~^%¤@@
@¤%^~^¨¨¨¨ ^^^ MC DONALDS ^^^ ¨¨¨¨^~^%¤@
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%^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^%
^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ CHEESEBURGER ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ NUGGETS ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ 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. ¨¨¨¨^~^%¤@
@@¤%^~^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^~^%¤@@
#@@¤%^~^¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨^~^%¤@
@@¤%^~^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^~^%¤@@
#@@¤%^~^¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨^~^%¤@
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ ^ @ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
%^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND THE REST IS HISTORY! ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^%
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