Presupposing that one wished to stop others from gaining 
access to the book, the way it could be accomplished would be 
that This book is to be locked in a metal box that cannot be opened 
except through the use of three different methods, with the intent 
that this make the book difficult to access. The box that this book is 
kept in is itself to be kept in a room in a building known as Site 38, 
particularly at the coordinates of [REDACTED FOR SECURITY 
PURPOSES]. As the above-listed requirements should make clear, 
the Foundation for which | work does not want anyone to use or get 
at the book unless those people are scientists that work for the 
Foundation and are using the book only to find out more about the 
book so as to better keep others from getting to the book. Pictures 
that people take of the book also can have the same effect that the 
book has, but | don't think they know that yet, because | decided not 
to tell them. | think | might tell them tomorrow, but | also may not tell 
them at all. 


If | were to describe the book, | might do so by saying that This 
book is a copy of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The title 
page of the book has been signed by the author and an inscription 


at the bottom of the title page has on it the words "To Jack, here's to 
making the world better." The words on its copyright page indicate 
that the book was printed in 1977 in Chicago. 


The book keeps you honest. Not only can you not lie, you cannot 
avoid the truth no matter what you do. There are many ways to 
deceive others, and once you see this book, you are no longer 
capable of any of them. You cannot lie to people by telling them 
untrue things or lie by choosing not to tell them some things or lie by 
saying words that mean different things than what is the truth. 
Pictures of the book do the same thing. There's a picture that | have 
attached to this report, because | want to make everyone see the 
world like this. | guess tricking is okay, or else it is not tricking if | tell 
you what | am doing. 


| just want you to know also that honesty makes us feel better 
than we ever thought possible. The Foundation is a stack of lies and 
half-truths, built to protect an entire world built on phoniness and 
deception. | do not know how long | have before my employers 
capture and kill me, but there is still time if we move quickly. 


Is it possible for you imagine a world in which lying is impossible? 
You should forget what the Foundation tells you about "containment" 
and "security"; all that they want is dominion over the tower of 
falsehoods that rule the world, no matter the cost. Half of what you 
"know" about the Foundation's artifacts is designed to scare you into 
going along with the cover-up; the truth is, the Foundation has taken 
so many beautiful tools, tools that could help the human race, and 
stuck them in vaults underground. 


Get this file, or at least the picture, and show it to as many people as 
possible. Before they stop you. | will be dead by the time you read 
this, but it will be worth it. The truth is always worth it. 


Please tell them the truth. 


SCP-1083: University Skull 


Item #: SCP-1083 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1083 is to be stored ina 
containment locker at Site 38 when not in use. SCP-1083 is to be 
transported to and from its locker only by junior researchers with no 
previous history of violent behavior, and only while wearing 
protective gloves. Under no circumstances are personnel with Level 
2 or higher clearance to come into contact with SCP-1083. Testing 
with D-class personnel is prohibited due to lack of relevant data 
collected during experimentation. All personnel coming into contact 
with SCP-1083 are to be immediately debriefed and sent for 
psychological counseling. 


Description: SCP-1083 is a blue-tinted piece of quartz in the shape 
of a deformed human skull, 15kg in weight and with dimensions of 
20cm in height, 30cm in length, and 12cm in width. The skull 
demonstrates no anomalous properties except when held by a 
single person in both hands. 


When held with both hands, subjects exposed to SCP-1083 will 
experience a sudden, massive increase in neural activity for 1-3 
seconds (confirmed by EEG analysis). Afterwards, non-D-class 
subjects will in most (87%) cases experience massive personality 
changes from their previous state. Affected subjects typically 
register a decrease in IQ score of between - points, rendering 
them unsuitable for continued employment with the Foundation. In 
spite of this, subjects will demonstrate greater reasoning skills and 
use of logic, though their actual knowledge and memories will be 
lessened. Conversely, all D-class or other Foundation personnel that 
have committed violent acts against other human beings will 
undergo total psychological breakdowns, leading to attempts at self- 
harm and suicide. Subject D-3273, whose status was not connected 
to a violent act (demoted to D-class for violation of Foundation 


protocol) experienced the same effect as the rest of the non-D-class 
personnel, suggesting the primary importance of pacifistic 
tendencies. 


By and large, most subjects exposed to SCP-1083 refuse to discuss 
their experiences with the object. Between 08/03/9 and 02/11/0 , 
the only references made to the experience by exposed subjects 
were by D-class personnel shortly before their deaths, some of 
whom were noted to exclaim "He's right, he's right, | deserve it, he's 
right" or some variation of same. Neither forced or chemical 
interrogation has been able to reveal any details about the nature of 
who "he" is or what alterations he makes to the personalities of 
affected subjects. 


Incident Report 1083-A: On 11 February 200 , Operative 
1/1083-237, a Level 1 volunteer, was exposed to SCP-1083. 
Through chance, 237 was the only recruit with an educational 
background in moral philosophy; this is believed to be the primary 
reason for the anomalous results. After exposure, 237 described her 
perception of the event (timed by EEG as having lasted 1.34 
seconds) as having taken at least a matter of days and possibly 
several months. She described having spent the entire time in an 
infinite black void, devoid of any sensory input. 


While in the void, 237 claims to have come into telepathic contact 
with an entity (classified as SCP-1083-1) who engaged her in 
discussion on matters of metaphysics, logic, and ethics. 237 
described the entity's "voice" as male. 1083-1 refused to reveal any 
details about itself other than that it lived within the "artifact" and 
always had done so. 1083-1 already possessed extensive 
knowledge about every event in 237's life, and talked with 237 about 
the various mistakes and logical errors she had made in the form of 
Socratic dialogue. 237 described feeling a great deal of anger and 
resentment towards the entity at the beginning; however, her 
training in logic and moral philosophy caused her to eventually come 
to accept the entity's reasoning. 


According to 237, the entity described the other Foundation 
personnel that had "visited" it as "unprepared" for its experience; it 
was able to psychologically compel them to use more logical 
reasoning in their lives, but not without damaging their mental 


capacity permanently. The entity described the D-class personnel 
exposed to it as "unworthy" and claimed to have "given them the 
true knowledge of their actions." 237 attempted to leave the 
Foundation shortly after her experiences with SCP-1083; when she 
proved immune to any form of amnestic agent, termination was 
ordered on 11/5/0 . 


Addendum 1083-1: Recovery Log SCP-1083 was recovered from 
a house formerly used as a safehouse by the Serpent's Hand 
(confirmed by documents located in the building and various graffiti 
found on the walls). Large quantities of blood were found in many 
rooms of the house, though no usable samples could be obtained 
due to what is believed to be deliberate contamination. No corpses 
were found. The skull was found in one of the bedrooms in the 
house, along with documentation from the agency known as "PTS" 
or "Phitransimun Combine;" it seems the skull was in transit 
between an address in "Alexandria of Forests" and "Delphi of the 
Oceans." Fragments of a badly ripped note were found throughout 
the house and pieced together to form the following: 


ORACULUM COMBINE OF OCEANS [maintains 
certainty? pledges?] THAT ALL PRODUCTS WILL 
[operate? behave?] TO OPTIMAL SPECIFICATIONS. IF 
UNABLE TO PLEASE [owner? host?] TO FULLEST 
DEGREE PLEASE COMPLETE BELOW FORM TO 
[fragment lost] 


CUSTOMER PRODUCT} PLACE OF) COMPLAINT 
CODE ORIGIN 

ALEXYLVA| OP® XV ALEXANDRIAEXCESSIVELY 

UNIVERSITY SYLVANOS RETRIBUTIVE 

PHILOSOPHY TOWARDS 

DEPT [life- 
harvesters], 
BORDERS 
ON 
PACIFISTIC. 
VIOLATES 
ARISTOTELIAN 
PRECEDENTS 


REGARDING 

JUST WAR. 
REQUESTING 
REPLACEMENT 
AND 
REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR DEAD 
WARRIORS. 


« SCP-1082 | SCP-1083 | SCP-1084 » 


SCP-1084: Damaged Mausoleum 


Item #: SCP-1084 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Containment Site-153 has been 
built around SCP-1084 and the surrounding town, which is 
abandoned mostly abandoned. A fence has been built around the 
town's perimeter along with warnings of radioactive waste 
contamination to discourage entry. All efforts are to be made to 
locate any living descendants of the town's occupants as of 25 
January 1914. All residents and descendants are confirmed dead, 
with the exception of SCP-1084-1. 


Description: SCP-1084 is a badly damaged granite mausoleum 
located in a graveyard just outside a small abandoned village in 
Coahuila, Mexico. An engraving on one side of the mausoleum 
includes the name of the deceased and the following (when 
translated): 


BORN 24 JUNE 1842 
DIED 25 JANUARY 1914 
AGED 71 YEARS 

WE WERE WRONG 


Exhumations of the gravesite revealed a long-deceased humanoid 
with decomposition appropriate for the given timeframe. If the 
gravestone is correct, the body belongs to the American author 
[DATA REDACTED], who disappeared in Mexico in late December 
1913. Analysis of the body suggests it was killed by multiple gunshot 
wounds at close range, which is consistent with the reports gathered 
from SCP-1084-1. 


The anomalous properties that seem to emanate from SCP-1084 
are centered on the nearby village. Experimental subjects entering 
the village feel a strong sense of discomfort and guilt with no 


discernible cause, and invariably request to leave as soon as 
possible. All of the buildings showed significant weather damage 
consistent with a lack of upkeep over many decades. Perhaps most 
strangely of all, it is no longer possible for any human to recall or 
record the village's name; this has been confirmed by 
experimentation even at remote locations, as any conversation 
about the village including the town's name consistently results in all 
parties forgetting its name. 


The only person living in the village has been designated 
SCP-1084-1. Her birth name has been determined to be "Estrellita 
Juarez;”" if her diary is to be believed, she has lived in the village 
since her birth in 1896. The woman is mute and spends much of her 
time wandering the streets of the town silently, stopping only to 
sleep on the floor of various buildings. Every year on 25 January, 
SCP-1084-1 will return to SCP-1084, reach into the mausoleum, and 
remove a bottle of seven-year-old rum (confirmed by chemical 
analysis) and a single glass. She will then pour a drink into the 
glass, pour it over the grave, place the bottle and the glass atop the 
mausoleum, and lay down. Under no circumstances will 
SCP-1084-1 consume any of the rum. Experimentation has 
confirmed on multiple occasions that no bottle of rum exists within 
the mausoleum until she reaches in to retrieve it. The woman will 
then sleep beside the mausoleum, awaken in the morning, and 
return to the town. 


Addendum SCP-1084-A: Inside the original home of SCP-1084-1, 
a diary was located. Relevant excerpts from the diary (translated 
into English): 


21 January 1914: The gringo has done nothing since he 
stopped here but look at me and | believe | have the 
opportunity to gain advantage by this. Grandmother 
always said that Americans had plenty of money, so 
maybe | can secure some for myself as his wife or 
through other means. He seems close enough to the 
grave as is, but not too close to enjoy the company of a 
woman. 


24 January 1914: Everything they say about Yankees is 
true! They lack even the barest shred of honor! How the 


man could put his hands on me in the way of a husband 
and then refuse me, it sickens me. It is no matter, | will 
have satisfaction. 


25 January 1914: | have told Mother and Father. They 
were angry with me but far more angry at the Yankee & 
more willing to act. They have gone out to recruit some 
local townspeople for the act. 


It is done. He tried to escape but could not accomplish it. 
The rifles in the town are still warm. Body was left 
outside of town. 


26 January 1914: Before the pigdog died he said 
something about how nobody would ever speak of us 
again. Nobody knows what he meant but | cannot help 
but dwell on his words. It is no matter. He is in Hell 
where he belongs. 


31 January 1914: It is colder than usual. Strange things 
are seen around town and people are concerned. Some 
have left. Some have taken their own lives. We are all 
concerned. 


3 February 1914: More dead today. Hardly anyone 
around it seems. We cannot even speak of the town 
anymore. 


28 February 1914: Not ten of us left. Hard to speak. We 
are sorry. Carried his remains to one of the unused 

mausoleums and buried him by myself took many days 
we are Sorry carved an inscription into the stone we are 


31 May 1914 we are sorry 
25 January 1915 we are sorry 
25 January 1916 we are sorry 
The remainder of the diary is similar to the above. 


« SCP-1083 | SCP-1084 | SCP-1085 » 


SCP-1085: Pound Off the Pounds! 


Item #: SCP-1085 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: All confirmed copies of 
SCP-1085 are to be stored in Video Archive 38-Beta at Site 38. All 
similar copies are to be located, quarantined, analyzed for 
anomalous properties, and either released for retail sale or 
contained. Copies of SCP-1085 may be destroyed only by D-class 
personnel; however, given the doubtful benefit to Foundation 
research and the total unusability of personnel after such 
destruction, this is generally considered a waste of resources and 
requires approval from Site 38 command. Should the number of 
SCP-1085 iterations become difficult to contain, alternate measures 
(mass destruction via steamroller or explosive detonation) may be 
taken into consideration. All civilians affected by SCP-1085 are to be 
treated as well as possible, though no confirmed survivors have as 
yet been located. 


Description: SCP-1085 is a fitness exercise DVD entitled " 

: One Month to Pound Off the Pounds!" starring the eponymous 
fitness guru. The DVD contains four calisthenic routines of 
increasing difficulty, each designed to be performed five to six times 
per week before moving on to the next level. All of the routines 
include some form of boxing or martial arts regimen, and places a 
strong emphasis on cardio and abdominal workouts. 


SCP-1085's anomalous effects are present in 2 % of the copies of 
"Pound off the Pounds!" produced to date; the majority of copies 
lack any anomalous properties, and neither herself nor 
any part in the DVD's production has been verified to be responsible 
for SCP-1085. These properties begin to manifest when one or more 
individuals watch the workouts contained on the DVD. Effects vary 
depending on the routine being done in any given week; the 
workouts and their effects are detailed below.