Start with expanded text.
Make a big M and a little M.
Then do Object > Blend > Make. Then Object > Blend > Blend Options: Specified Steps: 20 or whatever, Orientation: Align.
To achieve the curve, make a path that approximates the spiral, then select the blended text and the new path then Object > Blend > Replace Spine.
Vince
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