O-9142: He was looking out. | saw that he saw 
us. We saw him. Others saw him. They 
weren't in the circle with us. They were 
standing outside the circle. Then we had to 
sing about how much he hurts because of us. 
To make the veil close. So the others don't see 
him back. They are very angry. They don't 
remember things for very long. Less well than 
me, | guess. 

Dr. Kahn: Is [h]e dangerous? 

O-9142: Dr. Ben, I'm very tired. Can | go back 
to sleep? 

Dr. Kahn: You've almost done your job. | just 
need some more information. 

O-9142: He says he wants you to come home. 
He misses you. But | think he's talking about 
your father, not you. So you don't have to, if 
you don't want to. 

Dr. Kahn: | think we're done. You can sleep 
now. 

Dr. Kahn: Anna? Turn up his morphine drip. 
Let him have as much as he wants. 


+ DOCUMENT SCP-1348-ICL-8: INCIDENT LOG, / / 


Background: On / /_ , three days after his 
interview with O-9142 and five days after the 
death of Director , Site Director Kahn 
compiled a new instance of SCP-1348-02 and 
entered the inner containment area. After 
performing external portions of SCP-1348-02, 
Dr. Kahn entered the central region of 
SCP-1348-03. He has not been seen since, 
and the veil has failed to retract. Per O5-07, 


C-1348-B containment procedures are 
suspended; upon retraction of the veil, 
C-1348-A is to immediately execute Protocol 
228-MELECHAH. 


O05 ACCESS REQUIRED: FINAL 
INCIDENT REVIEW, SCP-1348- 
ICL-8 


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SCP-1348-ICL-8 


FINAL INCIDENT REVIEW: SCP-1348-ICL-8 


BACKGROUND: On / /_ , three days after his interview with 
O-9142 and five days after the death of Director , Site Director 
Kahn compiled a new instance of SCP-1348-02 and entered the 
inner containment area. After performing external portions of 
SCP-1348-02, Dr. Kahn entered the central region of SCP-1348-03. 


In accordance with Foundation protocol for investigating security 
breaches by senior staff, Foundation internal security personnel 
sequestered all electronic devices, paper files, and personal effects 
related to prior or present assignments by Site 93 personnel. After 
detailed forensic review, internal security's preliminary conclusion 
was that Dr. Kahn, motivated by personal distress in the aftermath of 
the death of Director , spontaneously and unilaterally decided to 
deviate from containment protocol and enter the central region. 


On //_ , the following letter was returned, unopened, to Dr. 
Kahn's primary residence in Haifa, Israel. 


Judith, 


It is strangely simple to be writing the last letter | will ever 
send. As long as | can remember, the truth has had 
consequences. So | have withheld as much as | could. 
But now that the consequences are so very imminent, | 
will be departing beyond their reach. 


| have a confession: 


When you were ten, | told you that | was a linguist for the 
Institute. When you were very young — three, perhaps? 
— this was true. By the time you were old enough to ask, 
| was wise enough to lie. And | had other duties. 


Before you retreated into the Torah, when you were still 
rebellious, you once told me that | loved my country 
more than | loved you. Why did | have to be a spy, and 
not your father? | could not answer, because | could not 
tell you that you were wrong. | served the world, not 
Israel. | served out of fear, not love. 


Before the Shoah, your grandfather was a typesetter in 
Danzig. The Germans burned his presses and took him 
to Monowitz, and he worked in the printer's shop. After 
the Americans came, he went to Israel. He fought at 
Jaffa, and after the war he came to Barkai, and then | 
was born. These were the great and terrible events in his 
life, and | only met him after they had passed. 


Because | only saw the outlines of the events which had 
shaped him, | could not understand why he was such a 
hard man. Eventually, | gave up: | came to understand 
that | could never understand; | could only cast my 
forgiveness into the dark, not knowing what it was that | 
was forgiving. 


When you were sixteen, Eleizer told me that he wanted 
to marry you, and to study Torah at B'nei Brak. | 
screamed at him that there was nothing in the Torah, 
and that he was a fool. | told you that if you married him, 
| would never speak to you again. | Knew then that if 
there was a G-d, he was vast and terrible and blind. You 
cannot know how | knew this. 


But | was wrong, Judith. What does the Torah tell us? 
That the Name once moved upon the water; that He 
broke bread with Abraham, that He wrestled with Jacob 
and broke his thigh, that He buried Moses in the clay 
beside the Jordan. But now the Temple is a ruin, the 
people of Moses are scattered, and we have lost even 
the Name. For so long, | have stood on the edge of the 
chasm which separates us, demanding that He explain. 


When you married Eleizer, and you covered your hair, | 
thought you were abandoning me. But you were seeking 


after the Name which | had abandoned, unafraid to cast 
your forgiveness into the depths of the mystery. If you 
were unafraid, even as a child, why have | hesitated for 
so long? 


It is late. | am tired. Tomorrow, | will anoint myself with 
oil, | will bathe in the font, and | will speak His terrible 
name. When the sun rises, | will stand before my broken 
father, and the fathers who were broken before him, as 
someday you will stand before me, as someday you will 
stand before Him. 


| will be held to account for my absence. 
| will hold the Name to account for His. 
And | will forgive Him. 


| love you, | love you, 
Father 


In light of this new information, on / /_ , the Incident Review Board 
altered its conclusion and recommendation: prior to entry, Dr. Kahn 
was suffering from religious mania brought on by exposure to 
SCP-1348-02. As a result, the Foundation now concludes that 
haplotype CMH-6 does not provide effective protection to ritual- 
associated memetic effects. 


CONCLUSION: Per 05-07, C-1348-B containment procedures are 
suspended. Remaining C-1348-B personnel are to be treated with 
amnestics and quarantined until verifiably cleared of all memories 
related to SCP-1348-02. Upon retraction of the veil, C-1348-A is to 
immediately execute Protocol 228-MELECHAH. 


SCP-1349: Stomach Bug 


Item #: SCP-1349 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: All specimens of SCP-1349 in 
the Foundation's possession are to be kept in a reinforced 1m x 2m 
x 2m terrarium, vacant of all organisms but specimens of SCP-1349. 
At no point should more than fifteen (15) specimens be kept in 
containment. The terrarium is to be cleaned out bi-monthly, and any 
eggs present at this point should be frozen. Any excess instances of 
SCP-1349 or those found outside of containment should be killed 
and incinerated at earliest convenience. Once per week the colony 
of SCP-1349 is to be fed 2kg of meat in a moderate state of 
decomposition. Staff members not handling SCP-1349 are also 
required to wear standard bio-hazard suits regardless of proximity to 
the handler. 


Description: SCP-1349 are a variant of the Calosoma sycophanta 
beetle. SCP-1349 do not pass the larval stage and grow to be 
between approximately 5 and 15cm. The saliva of SCP-1349 is 
slightly corrosive and causes an acute allergic reaction on the skin 
of a living organism upon contact. SCP-1349 produces a chemical 
similar in structure to Reversine within the salivary glands. 


If SCP-1349 bites a living organism, it injects a chemical compound 
into the bloodstream of the organism. This compound induces 
marked changes in the reproduction and characteristics of the cells 
in the mucous membranes of the stomach. This triggers the growth 
of multiple neoplasms after a period of four to six days, averaging 
between 9 and 20mm, which function as miniature stomachs. These 
growths are connected to the digestive tract by several vessels all 
leading back to the main stomach of the subject, and initially aid in 
the digestive process. Any organism bitten by SCP-1349 is labeled 
as SCP-1349-1. 


These growths will begin to spread to the intestinal tract of the 
subject after an additional three days. In 35% of cases, these micro- 
stomachs will also begin to spread to the esophagus and lungs of 
the subject, effectively drowning them in gastric acid. After 
approximately fourteen days from the initial growth, the digestive 
tract will begin to overflow with gastric acid, causing the stomach of 
the subject to rupture and causes death in 60% of cases, the gastric 
acid reducing a large portion of the body to a slurry. In the other 
40% of cases, the growths do not reach critical mass in the body, 
and the subject dies from extreme malnutrition as the food ingested 
is broken up rapidly before the body can properly absorb it. Any 
substance digested by these cysts are no longer found in the 
subject's body; the subject is also found to lose weight equivalent to 
the mass of the substance consumed regardless of what the 
substance's mass would be post digestion. Any attempts to operate 
on the growths so far have ruptured them, revealing them to be filled 
with a liquid similar in nature to SCP-1349's saliva. 


SCP-1349 was brought to the Foundation's attention after an 
abnormally high percentage of patients were diagnosed with gastric 
cancer in Oregon. Investigations into the area revealed an 
infestation of approximately specimens of SCP-1349 in a local 
slaughter house. The building was demolished and any affected 
corpses were incinerated, all unafflicted citizens were administrated 
Class A amnestics. Since coming to the Foundation's attention, 
smaller outbreaks have been noted nationwide. See Addendum 
1349-3 


Addendum 1349-1: Researcher _ 's notes on the reproductive 
cycle of SCP-1349 are as follows 


¢ The adult specimen will puncture an organism's 
skin and inject saliva into the wound. 

¢ After approximately fourteen days the organism's 
stomach ruptures and partially digests the corpse. 

* SCP-1349 will retrieve the largest remaining 
growths and relocate them to the nearest safe 
area, where they are drained and filled with eggs; 
if there has been no available organism to infect 
and harvest, SCP-1349 will lay approximately six 


(6) eggs every two months. 
¢ The larva eat their way out of the neoplasm's 
membrane and survive on slurry until adulthood. 
* Specimen expire naturally after five months. 


Addendum 1349-2: During observation, Doctor —_ noticed several 
specimens swelling. Testing revealed that the mass gained was 
equal to that lost by SCP-1349-1. Testing of the contents of the 
observed SCP-1349's stomachs revealed that they contained trace 
amounts of the food recently ingested by SCP-1349-1 in an 
advanced state of digestion. The subject initially bitten by the 
SCP-1349 specimens was currently undergoing chemotherapy km 
away from the site. 


Addendum 1349-3: Security footage ata mallin , lowa shows 
an unidentified male releasing several SCP-1349 specimens in the 
food court after closing hours. Several fliers in local clubs depict 
SCP-1349's saliva as some form of miracle weight-loss supplement. 


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SCP-1350: The Pixel 


Item #: SCP-1350 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1350 is contained at 
Containment Area-52 (-8° ' . ",-1 ° ' .  "). Any unauthorized 
individuals approaching within 50km of the containment area are to 
be terminated on sight to prevent potential Delta events. Colonies of 
Spheniscidae and other creatures are to be monitored and guided to 
prevent them approaching the Containment Zone. 


Maintenance inspections of Containment Tracks Alpha and Beta 
and individual rotating platforms are to be conducted twice daily. 
Personnel onsite not involved directly in maintenance operations are 
to remain inside the primary dome at all times. Observation of 
SCP-1350 is restricted to cameras and motion sensors. At no time 
are personnel to directly observe SCP-1350, except in the case of a 
Delta Outbreak event for the purposes of prolonging containment. 
Number of personnel in the primary dome should be limited to five 
researchers and two D-class at a time if possible. 


Twelve geodesic domes are positioned in a circle with a diameter of 
300m, each dome connected by a dual underground track to the 
primary dome. Each dome is to contain one D-class treated with 
Compound lota!, and strapped onto a rotating platform designed to 
prevent movement of the head more than 10° in any direction. The 
interior of each dome is to be completely darkened when in use. 


All D-class must be kept turned 180° from the current position of 
SCP-1350 except for the three D-class determined to be farthest 
away from it when it crosses the current Threshold C.2 The object's 
current target must be identified and kept focused on the object until 
it crosses their Threshold C. Light and motion sensors are to 
determine the position of SCP-1350 at any given moment and adjust 
the orientations of D-class subjects accordingly. In rotation, one D- 


class is to be changed out each hour, examined for continued 
suitability for containment, and replaced as needed. 


If an unscheduled Delta event occurs, the two nearest D-class are to 
be focused on the object, immediately lowered from their domes 
onto containment track Beta, and moved to containment track Alpha. 
They are to continue moving there, altering speed as needed to 
remain a constant distance away from SCP-1350 until it has 
returned to its original luminescence. 


Once per month a Delta event is to be permitted in order to prevent 
a Kappa event. 


If the object breaches the primary dome, all current occupants are to 
be terminated via fast acting neurotoxin to limit potential Delta 
events. Recontainment will be handled by the secondary dome 
located 20km to the north. Resupply of D-class to primary 
containment site and recontainment on containment track Alpha 
must be achieved as rapidly as possible. A secondary set of domes 
spaced in a 12km diameter circle is to be put into use should more 
than 10 Delta events take place within a 15 day time period. 


Should the secondary dome be compromised, the object must be 
led via Containment Track Gamma to Launch Site-52-a and 
Procedure Gamma-12 implemented to give time to re-establish 
containment facilities. Path of the object through the solar system 
must be monitored to identify the object's future point of re-entry. 


Description: SCP-1350 is a floating, mobile point of light of 
unknown origins. The light emanating from it is not reflected by any 
known material, but can be perceived by biological organisms or 
mechanical photosensitive equipment. SCP-1350 and its light pass 
uninhibited through all known materials regardless of consistency or 
opacity. SCP-1350 will target and slowly accelerate’ toward any 
living creature massing more than 2488 grams. Target acquisition is 
determined primarily by maintenance of direct observation of the 
object by a living organism, secondly by proximity of the target, and 
thirdly by the target's mass. It will cease movement and instantly 
change targets should the situation change and make another target 
more favorable according to the criteria. 


Upon reaching a target, the object moves into the target's brain. Life 
signs of the target immediately cease. Regardless of the mass of the 
target affected, the object immediately increases in volume, base 
speed, and apparent luminescence by exactly 22.7% - classified as 
a Delta event. This becomes an exponential progression as 
additional Delta events occur.