by Alfred F. Jones » Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:00 pm
America raised his eyebrows. "Three? Wow, you do eat a lot. Well, you gotta get your nutrition, right?" he said, chuckling as he walked up to the counter. He placed an order of 3 angus burgers and the usual 7 Big Macs. It was like having 14 regular burgers, so he figured it was clever to order the Big Macs. When the person at the desk raised her eyebrows, he added, "You must be new here, right? I always order big, so don't worry," he said, grinning. The lady, apparently still slightly surprised, alerted the cooks of the order. America grinned at Inia. "All there's left to do is wait. This is a fast food place, so it shouldn't take too long," he said, looking around and finding a comfortable-looking booth and taking a seat on one end of it.
★O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
★O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern impassion'd stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
★O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev'ry gain divine!
★O Beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!