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I found the paperclip. And something far stranger.
Memo 002: CB Krowe recounts the moment he stumbled into The Salesmen's strange, stapled world.
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MEMO 002 // The Paperclip Discovery
From the Desk of: C.B. Krowe
Status: Active Assignment
Location: [Redacted]
It started with a box.
An unremarkable beige banker’s box, sealed with yellowing tape, buried beneath fax machine manuals and unopened bulk toner shipments in a defunct office supply warehouse. But inside?
Cassettes. Memos. Flyers.
All bearing the same name: The Salesmen.
At first, I thought it was an elaborate prank — maybe an art student’s thesis on late-stage capitalism. But then I played one of the tapes. The hiss. The hum. And then the song:
“Sitting at my desk on a Monday morning…”
And just like that, I wasn’t in 2025 anymore.
I’ve spent the last two weeks chasing trails no one else sees. The branding. The patterns. The frequency bursts embedded in the audio. And now, a new signal — visual this time — has emerged:
Is this a message from the past? A warning about our present?
Or a recruitment tool?
Whatever it is, I’m in. And if you’re reading this, maybe you’re ready too.
Recovered. Reassigned. Redeemed.
— C.B. Krowe
P.S. I found them. You need them. The world needs them. Who am I to say?
More about me later. I’m just a seeker like you.
📎 ANNOUNCEMENT: PAPERCLIP IS COMING
The debut single from The Salesmen, "Paperclip," will be officially released on Friday, June 21.
It will be available on all major streaming platforms and YouTube.
A pre-save link and transmission coordinates will be included in the next memo. Prepare accordingly.