¢ Jade statues, which appear similar to ordinary U.S. dollars, 
however, the faces of the presidents are all replaced with the 
smiling face of SCP-263-1. Same detail in carving as the 
dragon figurine listed above (value $226,703) 

¢ A clockwork figurine, 4 cm tall, made of brass and walking 


brethren. 


Rakmou-leusan will fight on till death, till the 
end of time, till the nameless creator no longer 
watches. 


Rakmou-leusan will protect us. 


Addendum-4: Following the containment of SCP-2417, multiple 
anomalies related to the Church of the Second Hytoth (designated 
Gol#03088) and their Ortothan mythology have been discovered, 
including SCP-2742, SCP-3140, and SCP-3417. SCP-2651 and 
SCP-2821 have suspected but unconfirmed connections. 


Footnotes 

1. A type of paper typically used in origami. Also known as koi 
paper. 

2. See Interview 2417-1 for further information. 


« SCP-2416 | SCP-2417 | SCP-2418 » 


SCP-2418: Hadrian's Well 


Item #: SCP-2418 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: The property containing 
SCP-2418 is owned by a Foundation front, Shalhoub, Caldwell & 
Pedrotti SAE", under the guise of a temporary storage location for 
artifacts being smuggled out of Egypt. At no point should more than 
one person enter SCP-2418, except under controlled testing 
conditions; testing of SCP-2418's anomalous properties requires the 
approval of the Site-422 Ethics Committee liaison. 


Description: SCP-2418 is an ancient nilometer, located in the 
basement level of a house in El Sheikh Ebada, a small town in 
southern Egypt. SCP-2418 was originally constructed in the 13th 
century BCE by the pharaoh Ramesses II as a part of a temple to 
Isis and Osiris; the most recent phase of construction dates to circa 
130 AD, when the Roman city of Antinopolis was founded at the site 
of the older temple complex. 


SCP-2418's anomalous properties manifest when two individuals 
enter the water at the bottom and one of those individuals dies of 
asphyxiation; these individuals must be married or otherwise in a 
romantic relationship, close relatives (siblings or a parent and child), 
or close friends. The surviving individual will experience a powerful 
rejuvenating effect; the effects of aging will be reversed significantly, 
and chronic diseases—sometimes including genetic or congenital 
conditions—will be cured. The strength of the rejuvenating effect 
seems to scale proportionally with the strength of the relationship 
between the individuals, and inversely with the age of the deceased; 
in no recorded cases has an individual been rejuvenated to an 
apparent age of less than twenty-five. 


SCP-2418 was acquired in 2011 as a part of Operation Harpocrates, 
a coordinated attack on Marshall, Carter & Dark assets in Egypt, 


during which the Foundation used a combination of physical raids, 
political upheaval and economic manipulation to effectively remove 
the presence of MC&D and associated groups from the country. 


Recovered Document 2418-1: Cura Praetoria Sapientae 
Occulate Report 

Latin, circa 130 CE. From the archives of the Vatican Office of 
Secrets and Prophecy. Trans. Giulia Mancini, 1987. 


The Well of Rebirth 
Of AntinoUs Osiris and of Isis, very useful and not at all 
dangerous. 


A well in the city of Antinopolis, in the province of Egypt, 
used by the priests of the Egyptians to measure the 
rising and falling of the Nile. Located beneath the Great 
Temple of AntinoUs Osiris and particularly sacred to that 
hero. If aman should go into the well, and certain secret 
rituals be performed by the priests of the temple, the 
man shall be restored to youth and strength, and his 
illnesses and frailties shall vanish, as he is blessed by 
Antinous Osiris. 


With the Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus 
having once more fallen ill, the Curator Arcanorum, 
Manius Curius Ater, was tasked with finding a cure for 
his ailments and went into Egypt to seek the aid of the 
priests there, who had always been greatly respected by 
the Emperor. In the town of Baesa, on the Upper Nile, he 
found a cult of priests whose order had been established 
by Ozymandias the Great, and to whom Alexander and 
the Ptolemies had gone for wisdom and for healing. And 
when the Emperor was informed of these miracles, he 
went up the Nile to this temple, and bathed in the waters; 
and his illness was cured. 


And since, on the journey up the Nile, the Emperor's 
favorite AntinoUs had fallen into the river and drowned, 
after he had risen up into the heavens as a god, the 
Emperor paid for the temple and the well to be restored, 
and rededicated them to AntinoUs Osiris, and founded a 


city on the site, calling it Antinopolis in his beloved's 
honor. The care of the well was entrusted to the Curator 
Arcanorum, as he had been so serviceable to the 
Emperor and the Empire. 


This well is currently under the care of Manius Curius 
Ater, Curator Arcanorum for Publius Aelius Hadrianus 
Augustus, and the priesthood of AntinoUs Osiris. The 
Emperor has forbidden use of the well, and none other 
than him are to enter it; the secret of the ritual is known 
only to the Emperor, to the priests, and to Curius Ater. 


It is believed that some of the priesthood of the temple 
may not be loyal citizens of the Empire, as they are 
Egyptians and Syrians, many of them possibly sorcerers, 
and that they may have some connection with the 
subversive group of criminal sorcerers and witches 
known as the Forum Tenebris. Curius Ater has pledged 
to investigate this matter, but has not as of yet found any 
evidence of disloyalty or criminality among the priests. 


Notably, the CPSO were apparently unaware of the exact method of 
activation; see Recovered Document 2418-3 for further information. 


Recovered Document 2418-2: Tomb Inscription, Castel 
Sant'Angelo 

Greek, circa 138 AD. Inscribed on a marble plaque inside the tomb 
of the Emperor Hadrian. Original inscription is in the Esoteric 
Collection of the Vatican Museum. Trans. Dietrich Von Grummet, 
1965. 


Antinots, most beautiful, most wise, 
Forgive me, | beg of you, great god, 

For placing your life's worth below my own. 
Kings and Emperors may rise and fall, 
One not much different from the other; 

But great beauties are eternal, heavenly, 
Each one unique, each one perfection. 
And in my sickness and my hubris |, 

A mortal man allowed to touch divinity, 


Destroyed such beauty, just to save my life. 
Forgive me, | beg of you, great god, 
Antinols, most beautiful, most wise. 


Recovered Document 2418-3: Marshall, Carter and Dark Item 
Log 
See attached file: MCD-M4UDB/HF74T/JU2FA. ftml 


Footnotes 

1. A black-market antiquities dealership with connections in the 
Egyptian government and military; for more information see Front 
Company File EG-3. 

2. The Foundation's primary operational hub for the Red Sea region, 
including North-West Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. 

3. A well with markings along the sides, used in antiquity to measure 
the level of the Nile and predict the severity of its yearly floods. 


« SCP-2417 | SCP-2418 | SCP-2419 » 


SCP-2419: The Laughing Men 


Item #: SCP-2419 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: A fenced, circular perimeter 
with a radius of 15 kilometers has been established around 
SCP-2419. This perimeter is maintained by MTF Beta-7 ("Maz 
Hatters") as private property. 


Once per day, MTF Beta-7 is to accompany Foundation technicians 
into Unit C to perform maintenance on 1 of the 6 incinerators. They 
are to follow a rotating schedule to ensure each incinerator's furnace 
is serviced once a week. Outside of this maintenance, every furnace 
is to remain lit and operational at all times. Reinforced steel hatches 
have been welded atop of each incinerator's 3 disposal chutes; 
these hatches are to remain bolted and locked. 


Instances of SCP-2419-A found outside of Unit C's incinerators are 
to be immersed in concrete and shipped to an indefinite containment 
site. 


Description: SCP-2419 is a refinery and waste disposal facility 
located 75 kilometers north of Summer Springs, Colorado (USA). It 
was constructed in 1954 by the Foundation for the purposes of 
handling the incineration and long-term storage of hazardous wastes 
(primarily medical waste). A controlled evacuation was carried out in 
1975 after it began to exhibit several anomalies. 


The facility is divided into three units. Unit A was responsible for 
long-term storage of anomalous waste via a deep geological 
repository; Unit B received shipments of waste and processed them. 
Unit C disposed of non-anomalous waste via incineration. 


Instances of SCP-2419-A present as human entities that occur 
within the interior of Unit C's incinerators. They exhibit anomalous 


regenerative abilities and are incapable of dying. Although they 
typically attempt to exit the incinerators via the disposal chutes, the 
heat from each incinerator's furnace is sufficient to stop them before 
they can make significant progress. 


SCP-2419-A instances do not communicate, and lack any sense of 
self-preservation. Although they appear to have no interest in each 
other, they show extreme hostility toward any sapient non-instance. 


Addendum 2419.1: Discovery 
> ACCESS SCP:/2419/incidents/001.log 


INCIDENT LOG 


INCIDENT #: 2419-001 
DATE OF OCCURENCE: 
1975/05/21 


Workers operating Unit C 
reported screams from inside of 
all 6 incinerators’ ash-pits; after a 
brief investigation, the Site- 
Director ordered the burners on 
incinerator #4 snuffed. 


Several dozen severely burned 
entities immediately began to 
emerge from the incinerator's 
disposal chutes. They attempted 
to drag Foundation personnel 
back down into the ash-pit with 
them. 


The Site-Director immediately 
ordered the on-site MTF team to 
terminate all hostile entities. After 
determining that these entities 
could regenerate, the Site- 


Director ordered the MTF team to 
force them back down the chutes 
via steam-lance. All the furnace's 
burners were re-lit; the #4 
incinerator was put back into 
service without further incident. 


During the incident, the MTF team 
managed to subdue and capture 
five of these entities. They have 
been transported off-site for 
further study. 


> ACCESS SCP:/2419/interviews/109.log 


AUDIO LOG 


DATE: 1976/07/21 

SUBJECT: SCP-2419-A Instance 
(SCP-2419-A-5) 

INTERVIEWER: Dr. Warren 
NOTE: On account of the hostility 
typically exhibited by SCP-2419-A 
instances, the interview was 
conducted behind a ventilated 
glass wall and with an armed 
guard observing. 


[BEGIN LOG] 


WARREN: Good morning, 
Number Five. 


(Soft ripping.) 


WARREN: You know, if you keep 
picking at your arm, it's never 
going to heal. 


(Soft ripping continues.) 


WARREN: We know you can 
speak. We've recorded you 
laughing. 


(Soft ripping continues.) 


WARREN: Why won't you speak 
to us? 


(Soft ripping continues.) 


WARREN: Is there anything we 
can do to change your mind? 


(Soft ripping continues.) 


WARREN: Look... | brought you 
something. 


(Soft ripping stops.) 


WARREN: It's a picture. Of your 
family. Back before — back when 
your name was John. Back before 
you were D-Class. Do you 
remember...? 


(Silence.) 


WARREN: You had a wife. Two 
sons. A little baby girl. 


(Silence.) 


WARREN: (softly) Do you 
remember, John? 


GUARD: Don't get too close to 
the— 


WARREN: It's alright. | think he 
might be starting to remember. 
John? Do you remember? 


(Silence.) 


WARREN: (softly) John? This is 
your— 


(Cracking.) 

WARREN: What the— 
(Shattering glass.) 

GUARD: Shit! He's— 

WARREN: (Screaming.) 

(Rapid, repeated wet puncturing.) 
WARREN: (Gurgling.) 
SUBJECT: (Laughter.) 

(Gunfire.) 

[END LOG] 


NOTE: During the interview, 
SCP-2419-A-5 inflicted an open 
compound fracture on its left arm. 
It used the protruding tip of its 
radial bone to damage the glass 
wall, then proceeded to use this 
bone to fatally stab Dr. Warren 
numerous times in his eyes and 
face. 


> ACCESS SCP:/2419/memos/221 .log 


around randomly when wound. The figurine depicts an 
unknown, vaguely squid-like creature. (value $21,424) 

¢ Aseries of eight gold plated miniature statuettes resembling 
humanoid anomalies contained at Site-19, including 
SCP-1770. The statuettes are marked with the anomalies 
object number on the base, and do not appear otherwise 
anomalous. (value $17,315) 


All attempts to inquire SCP-263-1 about himself or SCP-263 have 
proven ineffective. SCP-263-1 does not react to any questions or 
statements, save for the question answers or any "cheating" 
attempts. 


« SCP-262 | SCP-263 | SCP-264 » 


MEMO 


DATE: 1978/02/19 
FROM: Dr. Jennings 
TO: Dr. Brenwick 


As per your request, I've finished 
my six-month evaluation of the 
five instances we have in custody. 


Before | came here, | worked as a 
prison shrink. Every person you 
met had a story bursting with pain 
and sorrow. Sometimes, those 
stories were about the pain they 
suffered; sometimes, it was about 
the pain they inflicted. Some days 
you felt like everyone there was a 
beautiful soul torn down by their 
circumstances — other days, 
you'd find out what some of them 
did and a part of you was glad 
they were there to suffer for it. 


But at the end of every day, | 
always told myself: They're all 
humans. They're all people. They 
all deserve the same dignity, 
respect, and love as everyone 
else. 


No exceptions. 


Jeremiah, | opened up with that 
anecdote only so you could 
understand that what I'm about to 
say is not said lightly: These 
things are not people. They are 
people-shaped monsters. They 


are well beyond any definition of 
psychopathy. Everything they do, 
they do to hurt, maim, and kill. | 
would pity them, but that would 
imply that they're worth pitying. 


Put them in a hole, then fill that 
hole with concrete. Better still: 
Throw them back into the 
incinerator where you found them. 


| doubt they'll even care. 


- Dr. Daniel Jennings 


Addendum 2419.2: History 
> ACCESS SCP:/2419/files/speech.log 


AUDIO LOG 


DATE: 1961/05/09 

SUBJECT: Dr. West 

NOTE: The following log isa 
recording of an orientation speech 
given by Dr. West to new 
researchers arriving at Unit B. 


[BEGIN LOG] 


WEST: (clearing throat) Now, are 
any of you religious men? Yes? 
No? Good. Good, good. Nothing 
against God, but what I'm about 
to tell you, ah, it does not always 
go over well with men of, ah, men 
of faith. Heh. 


(Pause; shuffling papers.) 


WEST: Alright, then. As I'm sure 
you're aware, Unit B is 
responsible for handling the 
arriving D-Class remains — to 
determine whether or not they're 
anomalous, and to perform a little, 
ah, shall we say, ‘pre-processing’ 
before they're sent to Unit A or 
Unit C. It's that bit we're going to 
be discussing today. Slide, 
please. 


(Clicking.) 
WEST: Now, I'm sure all of you — 
(Clicking.) 


WEST: Pardon, the slide isn't — 
the slide isn't — 


(Clicking.) 


WEST: There we are. Now, I'm 
sure all of you are familiar with 
the human brain, yes? Here it is. 
I'm sure you're also familiar with 
how much of a daunting 
challenge the human brain poses 
to the Foundation. 


(Clicking.) 


WEST: To control it, we use 
amnestics. But amnestics are, ah, 
amnestics are hard. Nobody's 
quite sure where they come from, 
but we're well aware that they 
come at a significant cost. On top 
of that, they're, ah, not very good. 
Kind of like using a hammer to 


remove a Splinter. 
(Brief laughter.) 
(Clicking.) 


WEST: What if | told you there's 
an alternative? A form of 
amnestics that's been right under 
our noses all along. Cheaper, 
safer, very few negative side 
effects — and significantly more 
precise. 


(Clicking.) 
(Murmuring.) 


WEST: | hope the graphic, ah, the 
graphic nature of this image is not 
too disturbing. Heh. But we're all 
scientists here. 


(Clicking.)