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== Description == | == 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." | 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|Mielziner's set design for ''Salesman''.]] | ||
[[File:Mielziner Salesman set 2.jpg|thumb|right|Another sketch by Mielziner.]] | |||
[[Joseph]]'s computer gives directions from [[Equus Oils]]: | [[Joseph]]'s computer gives directions from [[Equus Oils]]: | ||
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: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. | :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. | ||
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In [[Act III]], Shannon and Conway search for a way to return to the {{ZeroLink}}, but mention that the barn housing the onramp has disappeared. | In [[Act III]], Shannon and Conway search for a way to return to the {{ZeroLink}}, but mention that the barn housing the onramp 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, is a reference to the town of [[wikipedia:Macondo|Macondo]] 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. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:Onramp.png|The onramp to the {{Zero}} | File:Onramp.png|The onramp to the {{Zero}} | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Quotes == | == Quotes == | ||