Closing Statement: Following the above interview, the witness’ 
memories of the events were suppressed, and she was sent to an 
off-site medical facility for treatment before being placed in an 
orphanage. A sweep of the area that SCP-1810 was captured in 
showed the bodies of several children gathered in a room, with 
water-blurred notes of apologies surrounding the corpses. Upon the 
walls of the area were inscriptions pertaining to the entity's desire to 
return to its home. In addition, the body of a mutilated horse was 
found in the room, with the words "Mauvais"!and "Faux"2 carved 
into its flank. A crude drawing of the main eyewitness, SCP-1810, 
and the horse was found, crushed in the corner of the room. The 
location of the "key" the eyewitness described has not been found. 


Footnotes 
1. Bad/Wicked 
2. Incorrect/Wrong 


« SCP-1809 | SCP-1810 | SCP-1811 » 


SCP-1811: Shelf Life 


Item #: SCP-1811 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1811 is contained in a 
standard locker at Site-68. Instances of SCP-1811-1 through 217 
are currently stored in room D308 of the restricted section of the 
Foundation’s Library. Access to these items requires clearance level 
3 and approval from the researcher in charge of SCP-1811. 


Description: SCP-1811 is a bookshelf measuring 0.8m x 0.8m x 
0.2m. It is made of an unidentified type of wood and covered with 
brown paint and beige vinyl shelf liner. Books that are left on the 
shelves of SCP-1811 have a probability of fusing together and 
undergoing a cycle of replication resulting in the creation of new 
books (designated SCP-1811-X, where X is a number). Volumes 
created by this process do not present any anomalous physical 
properties, but they can contain potentially hazardous information. 


For the fusion to occur, two books must be left in direct physical 
contact with each other until they acquire a significant layer of dust. 
The two books must be written with the same alphabet, but not 
necessarily in the same language. If the two alphabets contain 
different diacritic signs, replication is still possible, albeit with a lower 
probability. For example, a book written in English can combine with 
certain French books, but not with any books written in Cyrillic. 


After the two books fuse together, the characters are shuffled to 
form a new coherent text in any language that can be written with 
the alphabet used in the original books. The volume then replicates 
its pages, doubling its size in the process. It subsequently divides 
into two identical volumes that re-shuffle their characters before 
dividing each into two different books. The net result is that the two 
original books will be replaced by four instances of SCP-1811-X, 
containing in total twice the number of original typographic 


characters. If the books are moved or the layer of dust is disturbed, 
the process will stop irreversibly. 


Cover artworks are not duplicated and are either lost in the process 
or used unchanged by one of the instances of SCP-1811-X. 
Volumes containing mostly photographs or illustrations are not 
affected by SCP-1811. However, fusion occurs with books 
containing mathematical and chemical formulas, or tables and 
diagrams. In the resulting instances of SCP-1811-X, the symbols 
and lines are rearranged into different formulas and diagrams. 


SCP-1811-1 to 56 are previously unknown books acquired during 
the recovery of SCP-1811. 


SCP-1811-57 is the torn and charred front cover of an unknown 
book (Dissimulation and Vanishing: a hundred and one amusing 
Magic Tricks of the State Political Directorate, by Azgaroth 
Dzerzhinsky). The rest of this volume was not found and is 
presumed to have been destroyed. 


SCP-1811-58 to 217 are books produced during Foundation 
experimental procedures. 


History: SCP-1811 was recovered from a second-hand bookstore 
(The Paper Pagoda, Worcester, Massachusetts) in June 1995. The 
whereabouts of the owner, Adrian Balswell, are currently unknown. 
At the time of his disappearance, Mr. Balswell was being 
investigated by the Internal Revenue Service. It was discovered that 
he had published 7 commercially successful novels between 1989 
and 1994 under various pen names, grossing approximately 3 
million dollars. The unusual details of his disappearance and the 
suspicious nature of books found in the Paper Pagoda attracted the 
attention of Agent of the Foundation. Mr. Balswell’s diary 
indicated SCP-1811 as a possibly anomalous object. 


Addendum 1811: Fragments of Adrian Balswell’s diary. This journal 
was in poor condition and large portions are torn and burned. 


January 19, 1976 
Manuscript rejected again. Why doesn’t anyone like my 
novel? Why are they so mean? | keep working on the 


thing and it’s like I’m running around in circles. | sell 
books all day; you’d think | should be able to write one of 
my own. 


(later) | can't find the Lovecraft Omnibus. The 
Wodehouse collection is also gone. I'm sure they were 
on the ugly little bookshelf in the back. | found 4 books | 
haven't seen before. One of them is a novella called The 
Shadow over Blandings, by Algernon Whitewood. 
Another one is a 3 pages anonymous book titled Love 
Triangular Prism and Other Non-Platonic Solids. What 
the hell is that? Must be a joke from Towers, that 
(illegible). 


January 24, 1976 

Surprisingly, that novella is really good. It’s a very 
strange mix of light humour and pessimistic brooding but 
the writing is masterful. | asked around but nobody’s 
heard of that author. | wish | could write like that... The 
other three are awful. I'll give them to Gran for their 
outhouse. 


September 2, 1977 

It happened again. Theories of Dialectic Simulation my 
ass! | never bought that. These books must be breeding. 
It's the only possible explanation. 


(Undated) 

Stupid cat made the pile fall down and now | have to 
start over again. So slow. | thought | could accelerate the 
magic by putting extra dust onto the books, but no 
success. However by placing them vertically | can do 
more at the same time. 


(Undated) 

-such a silly novel in my life. I'm trying to mate this one 
with my old Modern Physics (1931 edition). That should 
be good fun! This little bookshelf is a wonder. But where 
does this knowledge, come from? | must be c- 


June 9, 1995 


(illegible) cat disappeared. Where’s Towers? Cleaning 
lady is nowhere to be found. People won’t even talk 
about her. (Illegible) idiot that said Manuscripts Don’t 
Burn? We'll see a- 


« SCP-1810 | SCP-1811 | SCP-1812 » 


SCP-1812: Extralunar Meme 


Item #: SCP-1812 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1812 is currently located 
180km from the surface of the Earth, and poses no threat of collision 
at this time. No more than 400 personnel within the Foundation, 
including O5- , O5- and the Site-38 astronomy department, are 
allowed to be fully aware of SCP-1812 at any given time, due to 
possible spread of knowledge of SCP-1812. 


All photographs that have the possibility of depicting SCP-1812 are 
to be destroyed upon discovery. The Foundation is currently tracking 
236 separate observatories across the planet to ensure SCP-1812 is 
not detected and knowledge of it spread to the general public. 


Due to the effect SCP-1812 has on the perception of tides, all 
personnel aware of the existence of SCP-1812 are not allowed 
within 12km of bodies of water with a maximum depth greater than 3 
meters. In the event that knowledge of SCP-1812 is leaked to 
between 1-10% of the general population, global deployment of 
aerosolized Class-A Amnestics is to occur. In the event that more 
than 10% of the general population is aware of SCP-1812, all 
coastal areas are to be evacuated, as rate of spread as well as the 
perception of increased tides is expected to "flood" 85% of all 
coastlines on the planet. Nuclear bombardment of SCP-1812 has 
been considered as an option in this scenario. 


MEMETIC HAZARD WARNING 


Personnel without clearance level 3/1812 or higher are prohibited 
from viewing the following photograph. Attempting to access this file 
without proper clearance will result in demotion, forcible 


administration of Class-A Amnestics, reassignment, or a 
combination of any of the three. 


Please input password 


Description: SCP-1812 is believed to be an irregularly-shaped 
asteroid orbiting Earth at a distance of approximately 180 
kilometers. SCP-1812 is approximately 8km in diameter at its widest 
point, and has an unusually high density of 670 g/cm. SCP-1812 is 
believed to have been captured by Earth's gravity approximately 3.2 
billion years ago. SCP-1812 is in a retrograde orbit around the 
Earth, traveling at a rate of approximately 90 minutes per each orbit. 
Although only 1/437th of the diameter of the moon, SCP-1812 
appears much larger in comparison due to the shorter distance 
between it and Earth. Depending on the angle of solar light relative 
to SCP-1812, it goes through several phases (waxing, full, waning, 
new) similar to the Earth's moon. 


SCP-1812 is subject to a memetic phenomenon where it is 
incapable of being observed by human beings by sentient 
individuals unless an individual announces the presence of 
SCP-1812 either verbally or legibly, and indicates it in some way, 
such as circling it in a photograph or pointing out its location with a 
hand gesture. The exact area indicated is inconsequential; 
SCP-1812 can be viewed at several different locations in the sky by 
several different individuals, even in daylight conditions. The 
existence of SCP-1812 is dubious; measurements of the space that 
SCP-1812 theoretically should occupy show only empty space. 
However, these same measurements, when performed by a person 
aware of SCP-1812, seemingly show the existence of the object. For 
the purposes of this document, it is assumed that SCP-1812 does 
indeed exist. 


Those who are aware of the existence of SCP-1812 will perceive 
several differences in the environment around them. For example, 
once an individual is aware of SCP-1812, they will be able to 
perceive light reflected off of it by the sun, increasing their night 
vision during times when SCP-1812 is visible. The most prominent 
effect, however, concerns tidal cycles and SCP-1812's effect on 
them. SCP-1812 exerts a gravitational pull on the Earth similar to, 
but weaker than, the moon's; however, this pull, combined with the 


moon's natural attraction, causes more severe tidal cycles, leading 
to those affected by SCP-1812 perceiving that sea levels are 
approximately meters lower than the norm at low tide, and up to 
meters at high tide, and that approximately 85% of coastlines and 
most islands around the world have been flooded. Persons entering 
affected areas by any means (excluding air travel) move as if though 
affected by an unseen liquid, usually starting about kilometers 
inland of the actual start of the water line. Subjects are incapable of 
swimming through this liquid, and have great difficulty moving, 
indicating that the liquid has a higher viscosity than water. At the 
point where individuals affected by SCP-1812 have the liquid going 
above their head, they begin suffocating and undergo severe 
hypoxia, essentially drowning on dry land. This can be prevented 
through use of breathing apparatuses such as scuba tanks. Also, 
volcanic activity is perceived to increase, with minor eruptions from 
several volcanic sites occurring frequently, and rarely results in 
death due to volcanic activity (i.e. violent eruptions causing ash 
plumes, exposure to lava causing combustion). 


Addendum: Discovery of SCP-1812: Original containment of 
SCP-1812 was established 2 months after its original discovery by 
Alexander Montag, an amateur astronomer studying at State 
University of New York Maritime College, Bronx, New York. Shortly 
after his discovery, Montag barricaded himself on the roof of the 
college and refused to leave for any reason, making notes on 
SCP-1812 (which he had dubbed "Luna 2") and its effects on the 
tidal cycle, believing the rest of New York City to have drowned 
under a massive tidal surge and that all individuals he encountered 
were simply hallucinations. Montag eventually constructed a boat 
made from an air conditioning unit and attempted to push it off into 
what he describes as the "New York Sea", resulting in him falling 
from the roof of the college and subsequently dying. The Foundation 
began investigating the incident when it was found Mr. Montag had 
survived the fall, and had died from suffocation and hypoxia. Agents 
recovered Mr. Montag's journal, which contained all information 
currently known about SCP-1812, and serves as the primary vector 
for the meme. It is currently unknown how Mr. Montag discovered 
SCP-1812 without any prior information regarding it. 


Addendum: Attempts at treating individuals affected by SCP-1812 


has met with little success. Attempting to reinforce that the liquid 
created by SCP-1812 is not real allows persons affected to enter 
coastal areas without drowning, but also leads to the delusion that 
liquid water does not exist, and leads to death by dehydration or 
drowning due to the inability to perceive water. Currently, essential 
Foundation personnel who have undergone this treatment must be 
kept on a hydrating intravenous drip at all times. Similarly, attempts 
to enforce the idea that the enhanced night vision due to light 
reflecting off of SCP-1812 is non-existent has led to the complete 
inability to perceive stellar light, reflected or direct, including sunlight, 
leading to severe nyctophobia. 


« SCP-1811 | SCP-1812 | SCP-1813 » 


SCP-1813: Schrodinger 


Item #: SCP-1813 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1813 is kept ina 
200000 L tank constructed with reinforced glass, located in the 
biological sector of Site-18. SCP-1813 is to be fed a diet of lettuce 
three times weekly. 


Maintenance and security personnel are to be mute or muted 
prosthetically before performing duties in the area. Any vocalization 
in the cell is grounds for disciplinary action or termination depending 
on propagation of the effect. 


The area is monitored with surveillance cameras at all times. 


Jets with the purpose of churning the water to harmlessly frighten 
SCP-1813 and cause it to vocalize are installed in the tank and may 
only be activated for testing purposes with approval from the Site 
Director. SCP-1813 is to be fed double the amount of lettuce after 
tests and is to be supervised for at least eight hours daily, 
regardless of testing, by a marine biologist equipped with noise 
cancelling headgear. 


Description: SCP-1813 is a female manatee, 45 years of age, with 
a weight of 1,252 kilograms, and measuring 4.7 meters long. 
SCP-1813 was recovered from a canal near an electrical facility on 
the shore of Hillsborough Bay, in Apollo Beach, Florida. SCP-1813 
is physically and behaviorally normal. 


SCP-1813 emits vocalizations audible four to five minutes before 
and after they are actually performed. SCP-1813 is not louder than a 
mundane manatee, but sound emitted appears to 'bounce' off itself, 
increasing in volume exponentially before abruptly fading. The 
sound produces a rippling effect, causing subtle visible distortions in 


the surrounding area.