He climbed over rubble, feeling eyes on him. Small, beady eyes, 
from outside of his senses. He didn't see them, hear them, taste 
them, smell them, or feel them, he just Knew of them. Like a pinprick 
in his throat. 


Vernon: Hhhh, hhhh. 


The place was almost not recognizable. Vernon knew it, he just 
knew it. He couldn't have told the Foundation, all his credentials 
could have been gone in a second. That would have been 
termination. Maybe amnesticization if they were feeling merciful. 
That was the predicament. Death here or death to them. He thought 
he might have been able to make it. Kept holding a mask up to his 
fear. That maybe this place remembered him. 


(S cott watched carefully.) 

It was grown over with moss, but Vernon knew what the sign said. 
(Scott did remember him.) 

His old work. 
Vernon: General Electric. 


It was either going in or going back. He couldn't decide which was 
more terrifying. Sweat drenched his suit. He knew what he did here. 
But he left before he could see the results. A morbid curiosity crept 
over him, a curiosity his higher self knew he didn't want quenched. A 
curiosity that told him that going back would take longer than going 
in, he might as well if he's already here. Besides. Who would want to 
keep an audience waiting? He clawed past the fence, and stumbled 
upon his first body. 


"Liberty." 


He knew everyone here by name. This was going to be difficult. Her 
eyes were missing, and she was cut across her midsection. Looks 
like she was crushed by rubble as well. The anomaly has existed for 
a month by now, but she looks completely untouched. Preserved, 
even. She might have died two minutes before, and there'd be no 
difference. Vernon looked around. The place had struck him as 
oddly still already. He soon climbed to the front doors. They used to 
be automatic, but they were sliding no longer. Through their smoke 
stained screens, he could see the faint leaking of light. The place 
still has power. Somehow. He felt warm, a heat was leaking out of 
the building. He was struck by the thought of how the place must 
smell, but he kept his hazmat helmet on. Something wished he 
could still smell how sterile the place must have been. 


"Deep breaths." 


He pushed open the door, and tried not to look at their faces. They 
were mangled enough so that he might not recognize them if he just 
didn't look, and he didn't want to see anybody he knew well. He still 
had to wince, but not at the gore around him. A screen was on, and 


it said "Welcome". He could feel its presence growing. 


He climbed the stairs. He didn't know where he was going before, or 
what he was trying to find, but he did now. The server room. If there 
was a reason for the anomaly, if this world had any sense of reason 
and cohesion, this whole thing would start there. He made certain 
not to look at Rob's body. Only black guy who worked there, 
immediately recognizable. Actually, out of the corner of his eye, he 
thought he spied someone else with dark skin. One of them must 
have been charred. Vernon gagged. 


This was it. The fluids, the, eugh. They're dragging out the door. The 
dread was setting in like it hadn't before. It was like tunnel vision. 
Huge, oily wires crept out of the hole in the wall. It was ground level? 
| could have sworn | climbed. It's cold out, | wish | brought a jacket. 
These shorts weren't helping either. 


"It's loose," said Tamara. 

"| know," | was sweating. 

"It's okay," she consoled. "Go greet it." 
"Are you sure?" 


"Positive." Her eyes were beautiful tonight. "He loves you." | wasn't 
so sure. "He wants you.” 


"Deep breaths," | said to myself. Okay. Time to venture out. | 
opened the door, he wants me. "Hello?" | want to see him. "Scott?" 
Come to me. Come to me please. | want you. Need you. The wires 
slumped out into the woods. The cables, dirt threw all around, 
wormed into the underbrush. | slipped a couple times, stumbling out 
into the woods. | was calling now. 


"Scooott? Scooooooott?" | want to see him. "C'mere, Scott!" | wanna 
be there. "Come to papa!" To see his first steps. "Come here!" | 
want to hear his first words. "| want to be with you." | want to hear 
him say "Dad". | want to feel his little baby toes. | want to cradle him. 
| can feel how scared he is. His fear washes over me like a wave. 


"There you are!" My baby boy. "There you are! Shh sh shhhh, 


Notes: This narrative was decoded from text that appeared 
spontaneously in SCP-986 during a period ending in 1968. Due to 
early portions of the text existing prior to Foundation recovery, the 
starting date of this portion of the SCP-986 transmissions is 
unknown. 


Pages 492-656 


Summary: Pages 492-656 are an apparent autobiography of 
William Faulkner. Note that Faulkner did not publish an 
autobiography during his lifetime. 


Synopsis: A narrator (presumably William Faulkner, though at no 
point does the narrator identify themselves by name) provides an 
account of the events of their life as a distinguished writer in the 
American South. The first three chapters of this narrative match 
known information about the early life of Faulkner. However, 
beginning with Chapter Four, major deviations from documented 
accounts of Faulkner's life emerge. These include several major 
events not known previously to have befallen Faulkner: 


¢ A two-year commitment in Willoughby Sanitorium in Jackson, 
Mississippi at the age of 14 due to an unspecified mental 
illness. 

¢ A homosexual affair with a married professor at Yale 
University. 

¢ Anine-month imprisonment in a German POW camp during 
the First World War 

¢ A meeting with Arthur Findlay during a speaking tour in Great 
Britain in 1937. 


As the narrative continues, events depicted in the autobiography 
vary increasingly from established understanding of Faulkner's life. 
In the closing chapters of the book, the narrator skips significant 
periods of time without explanation of events in between chapters, 
and events that appear to be completely unrelated to Faulkner's life 
(such as a stint as a water carrier in the Punjab, test-flying an 
experimental aircraft and being tried for murder) are related to the 
reader. 


Investigation by Foundation staff has determined that some events 


daddy's here now. It's okay, shh shh shhh. Come here. Stop crying, 
I'll help you. You're mine now, don't worry, shhh shh shhh." Where 
should we go? "Shh shh shhhh." Out there. Out into the world. "| 
love you.” Out there. "I'll do anything for you.” 


And away we went. 


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Incident-URA-1902| Abridged Incident Report 

The unregistered anomaly has gone defunct as of / / ,4days 
after its original discovery. All members of MTF Sigma- "Working 
Man" were found deceased within the original boundaries of the 
anomaly, except for A1, Agent Vernon LaFerrier. Cause of death for 
all personnel was severing of the spinal cord caused by cervical 
fractures; additionally, all female personnel were discovered to have 
near-identical pelvic fractures. All male personnel suffered from 
near-identical lower spine fractures consistent with stress resultant 
from hard physical labor. The field command team was found 
covered in amniotic fluid. Cause of death was starvation. All field 
records of the anomaly and the excursion were corrupted beyond 
recovery. 


The center of the anomaly was a building belonging to Gol- _, and 
multiple Persons of Interest associated with the organization were 
found deceased on-site. Multiple other bodies were found and are 
under examination. None have been identified as of the time of 
writing. All non-Foundation corpses recovered have decomposed at 
a slower rate than human remains under similar circumstances 
typically would. 


Large cables and wires were found leading out of a damaged part of 
the building. They led to the body of Pol- -17, and entered her body 
through the vaginal cavity. Autopsy suggests that Pol- -17 was 
pregnant at the time of death. There was a large laceration across 


her abdomen. A knife contaminated with Pol- -17's blood was 
found next to the body; MTF Signma- A\1's protective suit was 
covering her body on initial recovery. The site of the anomaly is 
currently under investigation. 


UTE-9839 : Templum-Ebbinghaus 


Threat Entity Database Entry 


Threat ID: 
UTE-9839-Templum-Ebbinghaus "The Blackbox" 


Authorized Response Level: 
O (Threat Indeterminate) 


Description: 


UTE-9839 represents a non-descript object, inferred to be within a 
rapidly expanding zone last measured as 20km in radial area, 
originally situated within Calimani National Park, Romania. The area 
has since widened to include civilian populations, such as the 
evacuated town of Neagra, now a designated Zone-of-Alienation by 
the Romanian Government and Military Police, specified Zone-622, 
and is currently understood to inflict perception-alteration properties 
on individuals within its area. 


The object at the centre of Zone-622 known as UTE-9839 is 
unknown in shape or dimensions, expected to be the source of the 
sensory-debilitating effects of Zone-622. Understanding of 
UTE-9839 would provide insight into the unexplained existence or 
purpose of Zone-622, and considerable efforts to recover UTE-9839 
are currently underway. 


The exact mechanics of the sensory-debilitating effects of Zone-622 
are unclear, however individuals affected by these properties 
express similar narratives after exit from the zone. These include: 


¢ Mild amnesia, and slight loss of subconscious memory. 
Affected individuals take 1-3 days to regain coherent speech. 


* Some examples of unconsciousness or development of a mild 
comatose state. 
* Poor eyesight. Partial loss of smell/taste. 


Symptoms described above share resemblance to post-traumatic 
amnesia, often associated to be caused through severe neurological 
trauma. It is expected that this neurological trauma caused by 
exposure to Zone-622 is subconscious, occuring within a 1-2 hour 
period after entry, during which all sensory functions gradually 
decrease in condition. Effects are often mild, but cases of repeated 
or prolonged exposure to Zone-622 (exceeding 24 hours) have 
demonstrated severe capabilities: 


[PHYSICS] ANALYSIS COMPILATION 
FOCUS : UTE-9839 


[EXTRACTS #1-2] 


[Extract #1 | Mikkael Caine | 67] 


Elderly individual, pastoral farmer, former resident of 
Neagra. Recovered from Zone-622 while ensnared within 
a barbed wire fence used to pen cattle. Subject 
presumed to have been exposed to Zone-622 for 4 
hours. Impairments include complete loss of sight and 
pain. Subject expired from bloodloss after extraction to 
hospital. 


[Extract #2 | Stelian Vianu | 43] 


Shepherd, former resident of Neagra. Recovered from 
outside Zone-622 after exiting zone on foot. Subject 
expected to have been exposed to Zone-622 for < 1 

hour. Impairments include loss of balance. Subject 
suffered numerous injuries including bruising and 


fractures while attempted to leave the zone, presumed to 
have been caused by falling due to the loss of balance. 
Subject was the first to notify authorities of the situation 
within Neagra and the expansion of Zone-622. [See 
transcript extract of emergency call below]. 


END OF EXTRACT 


TRANSCRIPT COMPILATION 


FOCUS: UTE-9839 


[4/3/18] (00:00 - 06:22) 


Police Emergency Line Transcript Following Expansion 
of Zone-622 


(Translated.) 


Involved: [040-24 -2 ] (Stelian Vianu), [040-50 -1 ] 
(Operator) 


[Start: (00:00)] 
[040-50 -1 | (00:00) "Emergency, which service?" 
[040-24 -2 ] (00:03) [incoherent]. [shuffling]. 


[040-50 -1 | (00:07) "Emergency, fire, police or 
ambulance?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (00:10) "[incoherent]- hello?" 


[040-50 -1 ] (00:13) "Hello. This is emergency services. 
What service do you require?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (00:18) "I- [pause] | don't know what you 
mean." 


[040-50 -1 | (00:22) "Fire, police or ambulance?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (00:25) "I don't know. | don't know. Police. 
Just call the police." 


[040-50 -1 | (00:29) "Ok. Just connecting a request for 
police. What's-" 


[040-24 -2 ] (00:32) "I- [Pause]. | don't know- nobody 
can hear me, some of them have gone blind-" 


[040-50 -1 | (00:36) "Who? Who's gone blind?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (00:40) "Everyone. Everyone in the town 
and from the fields." 


[040-50 -1 J] (00:42) "Blind?" 

[040-24 -2 ] (00:46) "Yeah." 

[040-50 -1 J] (00:47) "Ok. Do you know why?" 

[040-24 -2 ] (00:50) "No. No | don't- | don't know why." 


[040-50 -1 ] (00:55) "And you're calling from... Neagra, 
right? Is this the town?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (00:58) "Yeah. Yes. We need help. | can't 
speak to them. They won't hear me." 


[040-50 -1  ] (01:02) "We're sending police right now. 
There's just a delay. What should | tell them to expect? 
What's happened?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (01:10) "| was at home and then | heard the 
cars start crashing outside. There was a white flash, and 
a shuddering, but | can't hear it now. Everyone's gone 
blind or deaf. | don't know- | don't know how-" 


[040-50 -1 ] (01:17) "When did this happen?" 
[040-24 -2 ] (01:20) "What?" 
[040-50 -1 | (01:22) "When did this happen?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (01:26) "No- no. | can't hear you. Speak 
up." 


[040-50 -1 ] (01:30) "Sir, when did this happen?" 
[040-24 -2 ] (01:32) [Pause]. 

[040-50 -1 | (01:39) "Are you still there? Have you left?" 
[040-24 -2 ] (01:43) "Yes, I'm leaving now." 

[040-50 -1 J] (01:47) "What?" 


[040-24 -2 ] (01:50) "I said I'm leaving now. It's not safe 
here. Send the police." 


[040-50 -2 | (01:57) "What?" 
[040-24 -2 ] (02:02) "I said send the police." 
[END 02:02] 


Stelian Vianu was recovered from Zone-622 after exiting 
by foot, suggested to be the last remaining sensitised 
resident of Neagra. Operator [040-50 -2 ] was found to 
have been exposed to the effects of Zone-622, and 
sustained minor yet permanent hearing loss from the 
duration of the call. Incident may prove UTE-9839 emits 
a resonance capable of inducing these effects, which 
was capable of transmitting across the landline. 


The subconscious neurological trauma experienced within Zone-622 
will result in the entire 'desensitisation’ of individuals following 5-6 


hours of exposure, in which subjects will lose all sensory function; 
including sight, hearing, smell, taste, balance and pain. This process 
is irreversible after exit from Zone-622, despite individuals having 
suffered no physical damage to sensory organs. Individuals who 
have become desensitised are incapable of the most basic influence 
or understanding of their environment, and are without assistance 
observed to expire within 24 hours from accidental injury. 


It is suggested that Zone-622 inflicts these properties on subjects 
through application of specific stimuli on the senses in order to 
incapacitate them. The most accepted hypothesis implies that 
Zone-622 is capable of emitting a resonance which induces these 
effects, with the use of sound-waves to disrupt or entirely block 
certain neurological processes while within the zone. It is expected 
that UTE-9839 may be the source. 


[PHYSICS] ANALYSIS COMPILATION 
FOCUS : UTE-9839 


[EXTRACTS #3] 


ANALYSIS OF WAVELENGTHS EMITTED FROM THE 
EPICENTRE OF ZONE-622. 


Quiet infrasonic resonances have been recorded to be 
emitted from Zone-622 continuously. These sounds 
remain at a consistent frequency of 18.97 Hz to a degree 
of accuracy seemingly unaffected by environmental 
factors (wind, pressure, echo.) Measurements taken from 
the forest and Neagra give the exact same reading, 
regardless of conditions. 


18.97 Hz is noted to be remarkably close to sound waves 
emitted by the eyes and facial muscles. Frequencies of 
18.98Hz are already known to cause vision disorientation