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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." [[File:Mielziner Salesman set 1.jpg|thumb|right|Jo Mielziner's opening set design for ''Death of a Salesman''.]]
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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 2.jpg|thumb|right|Another sketch of the ''Salesman'' set by Mielziner.]]
 
  
 
[[Joseph]]'s computer gives directions from [[Equus Oils]]:
 
[[Joseph]]'s computer gives directions from [[Equus Oils]]:
 
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:{{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.}}
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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.
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== Interactions ==
 
== Interactions ==
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In [[Act II]], when flying with [[Julian]], the farmhouse is visible below.  
 
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.
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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.
 
 
== 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 ==
 
== Gallery ==
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File:Farmhouse hill.png|The hill leading up to the farmhouse
 
File:Farmhouse hill.png|The hill leading up to the farmhouse
 
File:Farmhouse silhouette.png|Conway ascends the steps to the house
 
File:Farmhouse silhouette.png|Conway ascends the steps to the house
File:MarquezFarm.png|Full view of the house
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File:Ghosts in the static.png|''[[Ghosts in the Static]]''
File:Ghosts in the static.png|"[[Ghosts in the Static]]"
 
 
File:Farmhouse barn.png|The barn behind the farmhouse
 
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]]"
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File:You've Got to Walk.png|[[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] playing ''[[You've Got to Walk]]''
File:Onramp.png|The on-ramp to the {{Zero}}
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File:Onramp.png|The onramp to the {{Zero}}
 
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== Name and references ==
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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]]''.
  
 
== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
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[[Category:Overworld]]
 
[[Category:Overworld]]
 
[[Category:Act I]]
 
[[Category:Act I]]
[[Category:Márquez Farmhouse|*]]
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[[Category:Act III]]

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