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¶¶&%:~,,,, LETS HEAR IT FOR ,,,,~:%&¶¶
¶¶§::»~~,, ::: MC DONALDS ::: ,,~~»::§¶¶
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##¶&§%:»~, WHAT CAN I DO YA FOR ,~»:%§&¶##
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¶§§::~,,,, ~ 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. ,~»:%§¶###
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##¶&§%:»~, 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. ,~»::%%§&¶
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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. ,~»:%§&¶¶¶
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¶¶&%:~,,,, 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. ,~»:%§&¶¶#
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##¶&§%:»~, 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. ,,,,~»%&&&
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&%»»,,,,,, 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). ,,,~»»::%&
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&§:~~~~,,, 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 ,,,,,~:%
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¶§%%:~,,,, AND THE REST IS HISTORY! ,,,,~:%%§¶
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