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# "Each year, the mannequins begin the long crawl back to the spawning grounds while shoppers carefully pretend not to notice."
- URL: https://www.projectevan.com/each-year-the-mannequins-begin-the-long-crawl-back-to-the-spawning-grounds-while-shoppers-carefully-pretend-not-to-notice/
- Published: 2026-07-11T14:21:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-11T23:56:57.000Z
- Author: Evan Mercer
- Tags: Sloane Occurrences, mockumentary, shopping

![Department store shoppers browse around face-down mannequins spread across the clothing aisle.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/06/sat_mannequin_spawning-1.jpg)