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[[File:Farmhouse.png|thumb|right|''CONWAY: What do you keep out in that barn? <br/>WEAVER: Used to be tools and feed. Then books. Now, I think it's mostly spiders.'']]
The '''Márquez Farmhouse''' was [[Weaver Márquez]]'s childhood home and the former residence of Weaver's side of the [[:Category:Márquez family|Márquez family]]. Located at 100 Macondo Lane, the family took out loans and constructed the farm after demolishing the old house on the property, sending them into debt.
== Description ==
A farmhouse atop a large hill. A family graveyard is located next to the house, with headstones inscribed with the surnames of the unfortunate: Nowakowski, Padilla, and Márquez. Shannon says that she doesn't know the first two names, and claims no one is buried there, calling it "decorative."[[File:Mielziner Salesman set 1.jpg|thumb|right|Jo Mielziner's opening set design for ''Death of a Salesman''.]][[File:Mielziner Salesman set 2.jpg|thumb|right|Another sketch of the ''Salesman'' set by Mielziner.]]
[[Joseph]]'s computer gives directions to the house from [[Equus Oils]]:<blockquote class="inconsolata">:{{Code|Head north-east on sixty-five, and turn left as soon as you see that ugly tree that's always on fire. Look for the barn at the base of the mountain there; can't miss it.</blockquote>}}
== Interactions ==
At the beginning of [[Act I]], [[Conway]] meets Weaver at the farmhouse. Later in the act, he returns with [[Shannon]], and the two discover an entrance to the {{ZeroLink}} through the barn behind the house.
In [[Act II]], when flying with [[Julian]], the farmhouse is visible below.
In [[Act III]], Shannon and Conway search for a way to return to the {{ZeroLink}}, but mention that the barn housing the on-ramp has disappeared.
== Name and references ==
The name "Márquez" comes from the famous Colombian magical realist author [[wikipedia:Gabriel García Márquez|Gabriel García Márquez]]; the farmhouse's street name and number, 100 Macondo Lane, are references to the town of [[wikipedia:Macondo|Macondo]] featured in his novel ''[[wikipedia:One Hundred Years of Solitude|One Hundred Years of Solitude]]''.
The design of the farmhouse is based on scenic designer [[wikipedia:Jo Mielziner|Jo Mielziner]]'s rendering of the opening set for the original Broadway production of [[wikipedia:Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Death of a Salesman|Death of a Salesman]]'' in 1949.
The barn behind the farmhouse features a [[wikipedia:Quilt trail|barn quilt]] with the the "snail's trail" pattern.
== Gallery ==
File:Farmhouse hill.png|The hill leading up to the farmhouse
File:Farmhouse silhouette.png|Conway ascends the steps to the house
File:FarmhouseMarquezFarm.png|Conway and WeaverFull view of the houseFile:Ghosts in the static.png|''"[[Ghosts in the Static]]''"
File:Farmhouse barn.png|The barn behind the farmhouse
File:You've Got to Walk.png|[[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] playing ''"[[You've Got to Walk]]''"File:Onramp.png|The onramp on-ramp to the {{Zero}}{...}
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== Quotes ==
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* '''SHANNON:''' Oh, and look at that headstone: "Márquez." I used to think that was for my parents. Now I don't know.
* '''CONWAY:''' What do you keep out in that The farmhouse is silent and empty. The barn? <br/>'''WEAVER:''' Used to be tools and feedis still gone. Then booksSo is the cave. Now, I think it's mostly spidersA few horses graze in the empty field.
* '''WEAVER:''' I like the large beams that run across the ceilings. I like to sit in the house and think of the hills and bluffs surrounding us, like a ... like a cradle.
* (An abandoned spiderweb stretches across the bottom of a saucepan. A skillet is seasoned with dust.)
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