Levels nine and ten are storage for raw ores and 
materials. Automated carts and arms can be seen 
transporting materials taken from the surface and 
transporting them to the elevators for melting down 
at the upper levels. Materials that have been 
located at this level include coal, iron ore, bauxite, 
silicon dioxide, copper ore, and unprocessed 
gemstones. Robots at this level sort out material 
brought down from the surface level, and deposit 
them into large piles according to their type; 


Level eleven is the power core of the facility - no 
robots have been observed at this level; 


Level twelve is the research and development 
workshops of the facility. Robots at this level can 
be seen developing designs and occasionally send 
a message via pneumatic tube to the surface for 
processing. As of this moment, all 65 machines at 
this level have been shut down, and have been 
accounted for. 


Machines found at various levels include: 


+ Open Machine List 


Blast furnaces; 

Metal shears; 

Hydraulic presses; 

Sand blasting machines; 


¢ Water jet cutting arms; 

¢ Robotic arms; 
Large-scale mills and lathes; 
Oiling machines; 

¢ Magnetic arms; 

¢ Degaussing assemblies; 
Crucible cranes; 

Steam rollers; 

¢ Metal planes; 

« Vacuum pumps, and 

¢ Stamping/engraving arms. 


In addition to the machines found throughout the facility, various 
automatons have been observed to work throughout the facility. 
These machines (with the exception of the machines on level 
twelve) are based off Babbage-style engines, and are charged 
periodically by connecting to electrified poles through the levels. 
Disassembly of a specimen reveals that the machine recharges 
through electrostatic contact with the poles, and retain the charge 
through a basic parallel plate capacitor. These automata are made 
of a similar alloy to the larger, stationary machines. Small 
automatons rely on fluid or cable-based computers for their 
instructions, while larger automatons use mechanical computers. 
The following is a list of observed robots and their functions: 


+ Open Automaton List 


¢ Water-blasting automatons to cool pieces from 
cutting operations; 

« Automatons equipped with arc welders to 

periodically repair the steel supporting structure. 

These machines also house larger capacitors to 

store the necessary charge; 

Dozer-style machines to clean the level floors and 

deposit any debris towards a reprocessing tube; 

¢ Maintenance automatons that replace and repair 

any damage to a machine; 

Automata equipped with insectile appendages sort 

out and disassemble faulty components; 

Centipede-like machines that move along the top 


of ingots, inspecting for impurities; 

Flying machines that have two rotary blades and 

are armed with claws. They transport parts to 

various levels, destroy obstructions or deter 

intruders (two staff have been injured by these 

sentries); 

Spider-like robots that maintain the integrity of the 

structure, and 

¢ Snake-like robots that are used to inspect the 
interior of large assemblies and machines. 


NOTE: SCP-1713 is creating new robots in response to 
containment. All staff must refer to Addendum 1713-02 for further 
instructions. 


These lists are by no means exhaustive - research staff are still 
cataloguing machines and automatons that are discovered. 


The core of SCP-1713 is located at the second-lowest level of the 
complex, and is surrounded by blast doors constructed of a 
combination of lead plating, iron plating and cadmium plating. Inside 
the core structure is a reactor bank, composed of 18 glass cylinders 
arranged on an icosahedral steel object, that is attached by 3-meter 
thick poles to the floor and ceiling of the room. Pipes filled with a 
water-like fluid are connected to the suspended cylinders, and are 
believed to act as a cooling system. The radiation dosage at the 
core icosahedral structure has been measured in excess of 50 
sieverts/hour, making human exploration of the floor extremely 
dangerous. The radiation from this level extends throughout the 
facility, though the highest radiation levels are located exclusively on 
level eleven. 


The lowest level of SCP-1713 is composed of small workshops, 
which appear to have been used to model machines for the main 
lines, as well as provide models for the machines to produce. On 
this level, a storage unit has also been located, and completed 
models have been located in this storage unit. Objects include toys, 
weapons, personal vehicles, animals and implants. A list of items 
obtained from level twelve can be found in Addendum 1713-01. 


The robots from the lowest level are designed with insect-like 


appendages for manipulating machines and tools. The 
distinguishing feature of these robots is that, in the core of each 
robot, there appears to be a human brain. None of these robots 
have been disassembled as of this writing. It is assumed that the 
robots are sentient, but are designed to do nothing but to design. 
Attempts to communicate with these robots produces no response. 


SCP-1713 was discovered located on the island of [REDACTED] 
within the Pacific Ocean in 1999. Archaeologists exploring the area 
accidentally came upon the surface building, and brought up some 
of the materials from the storage units. When the Foundation was 
alerted to the presence of the SCP, a research team was sent in to 
contain the object. Upon discovering the actual size of the object, it 
was decided that Site-71 would be set-up in order to experiment with 
and take advantage of the SCP. 


+ Open Addendum 1713-01 


Addendum 1713-01: The following is an incomplete list 
of model prototypes that have been located within 
SCP-1713. Items that have been subjected to non- 
destructive and destructive testing will have notes 
attached: 


Model Numbe! item Appearanc item Description 
B-21-612-11 Clockwork bird Wind-up bird, 
modeled after a 
parakeet, that can 
hop and flap 
wings. Item made 
from oak wood, 
brass, ruby jewel 
bearings and glass 
C-44-220-04 Steam Carriage | Carriage 
constructed out of 
wood, with an 
attached steel 
steam piston 
engine 
B-67-127-01 Clockwork A common 
Housecat housecat, Felis 


P-42-412-43 


R-55-124-00 


W-45-124-55 


Venus Flytrap 


Rolling Disc 


Plasma Pistol 


catus, constructed 
similarly to the bird 
mentioned above. 
Item is covered in 
artificial fur 

A Venus flytrap, 
constructed from 
brass gears, steel 
teeth, cotton cloth 
coverings anda 
wooden stalk. 
Flytrap is fully 
operational, 
injuring one 
researcher who 
placed his arm 
down the trap to 
observe the gear 
train 

A circular disc, 
with bearings 
underneath and a 
complex 
transmission 
system inside. 
When operated, 
disc functions as 
an automatic 
personal transport 
An 18th century 
dueling pistol, with 
a miniature reactor 
similar to the one 
found in 
SCP-1718, built 
into the handle. 
When tested, a 50 
meter line of white 
light was observed 
to leave the barrel 


I-12-889-72 


E-51-712-12 


I-51-666-71 


Camera Eye 


of the pistol, 
disintegrating the 
test target. 
Extensive thermal 
damage was 
noted along the 
entirety of the line 
of light. Observing 
staff (minus the 
user) were 
rendered 
permanently blind. 
How the user was 
not harmed 
remains under 
investigation 

A glass eyeball, 
with two complex 
gear and chain 
assemblies on the 
inside, mimicking 
the function of a 
normal human 
eyeball. Testing of 
this object is to be 
scheduled for a 
later date 


Polygraph CounterA Geiger-style 


Artificial Human 
Head 


counter that can 
register blood 
pressure, 
heartbeat and 
respiration. 
Currently stored 
within Site-71, 
awaiting approval 
to be sent to 
Site-19 

A human head, 
designed out of 


+ Open Addendum 1713-02 


glass, ruby 
bearings and 
brass gears. The 
brain is replaced 
by a system of 
gears resembling 
a difference 
engine. A wind-up 
key was located at 
the base of the 
skull. When the 
key was turned, 
the head began to 
speak, mentioning 
items such as how 
to create an 
effective lubricant 
out of human 
semen, safely 
dismantling the 
flytrap, and how to 
create a dessert 
cake from [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. 
Head is currently 
in isolated storage 
on Site-71, 
pending approval 
for transport to 
Site-19 for further 
examination and 
possible SCP 
classification 


Addendum 1713-02: The factory complex, in apparent 
response to continual human exploration, has started 
constructing new automatons. Observed and captured 
specimens reveal a set of mechanical glass eyes, as well 


as a complex card-punching system that punches 
information similar to binary code onto a cardboard 
sheet. Automatons have been observed to be following 
Foundation personnel throughout the structure, and 
around the island site. Foundation staff are to remain 
aware of these robots, and are to immediately report to 
EngO Xiao in the event of new automatons being 
observed. 


« SCP-1712 | SCP-1713 | SCP-1714 » 


SCP-1714: The Parsimonious Physicist 


Item #: SCP-1714 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-1714 is to 
be held in a standard document locker. Testing involving SCP-1714 
is restricted to D-class with a score below 130 on the Foundation 
Standard Test of Logical Reasoning Skills (FST-LRS) or a score 
below 130 on the Foundation Standard Test of Mathematical 
Aptitude (FST-MA). Tests involving subjects outside these 
parameters must be approved by the head researcher and at least 
one Foundation mathematician or scientist with Level 4 Clearance. 
Foundation operatives in the academic community will monitor 
journals, universities, and laboratories for SCP-1714, with special 
consideration given to higher mathematics, physics, or philosophy 
departments. Civilians who come into contact with SCP-1714 are to 
be interviewed, treated with a Class A amnestic, and covertly 
monitored for a period of one year. 


Description: SCP-1714 is a partially-finished mathematical proof, 
identified as logically sound by Foundation mathematicians, 
attempting to create a mathematical framework for the analysis of 
reality-altering anomalies. SCP-1714 postulates a quantum- 
mechanical model for such objects, arising from the coalescence of 
virtual particles generated by quantum foam. Among SCP-1714's 
more important sections is a lemma proving the existence of reality 
bending anomalies as a natural consequence of the boundary 
conditions of the universe. This lemma predicts a prevalence of 
alterations in reality as understood by mainstream science, with only 

% known to and contained by the Foundation. Foundation 
mathematicians and theoretical physicists have reached the 
conclusion that SCP-1714 in its entirety could be applied to the 
creation and manipulation of reality-altering anomalies by parties of 
sufficient technological advancement. 


At seemingly random intervals in the text of SCP-1714 are a series 
of writings railing against the complexity of the observable universe 
and expressing a desire to restructure the universe into a form too 
simple to sustain life. These writings vary in tone from clinical and 
explanatory to barely coherent and seem to indicate at least a 
suspicion of the existence of the Foundation. 


Excerpts from SCP-1714 


| was told by those who lacked vision that knowing all 
would be impossible. It is simpler than they thought. | 
needn't obey this tricky enemy. | just need to cut it down 
to size. 


We hope we have already proven to the reader that the 
universe is a far more fantastic place than modern 
science has accounted for. That such self-referential, 
self-nullifying physical laws exist is incredible. In the next 
section, we prove that these laws can in fact be 
understood and even manipulated. The author realizes 
the potential danger of releasing this information, as 
such power could be abused with impunity. But you 
mustn't worry. I'm going to fix it. Sahhhh. Everything will 
be alright. 


The universe. It speaks to me through the math. It 
speaks in a convoluted babble. Where is the beauty | 
was promised? Where is the music of the heavens? 
There is no music here, only the discord of many voices. 
Certain lines must be cut. The crowd must become an 
ensemble. The ensemble must become a quartet. The 
quartet must become a trio. The trio must become a 
duet. The duet must become one lone voice, rising high 
and pure, so | the listener may hear and take delight. 


Considering the vast number of ouraboric anomalies we 
proved do exist in the section above, one must wonder if 
they do not serve a purpose. The author is not given to 
teleological modes of thought, but we have 
demonstrated clearly that reality-warping anomalies 
seem to be a natural consequence of the laws in the 


universe. It seems to us strange that those same 
needlessly cluttered laws also provide our liberation. 
Here, again, ancient myths reveal a kernel of wisdom, for 
out of formless, terrible chaos comes universal 
perfection. 


It will be purified, all of it, shaken through a series of my 
sieves and rendered into its most perfect essence, into 
the beginning and the end. The glorious singularity, 
static, sacred. And I, beholding its glory, understanding 
all, knowing all. Forever. 


Acquisitions Log 1714-1 


Based on handwriting and linguistic analysis and interviews 
conducted with the faculty of University, the author of SCP-1714 
is presumed to be Dr. Molly Jaywadena, a former postdoctoral fellow 
at University. Dr. Jaywadena studied Beyond Standard Model 
Theory under the mentorship of University professor emeritus 
Dr. Beau alongside her work on SCP-1714. Interviews with Dr. 

and Dr. Jaywadena's medical records reveal a history of mental 
health issues beginning with pre-psychotic symptoms manifesting in 
childhood. 


On 27 March 20 , the Foundation responded to reports of a small 
weather anomaly in a field eleven kilometers outside the 
University campus. Mobile Task Force Gamma-3 (Gone With the 
Wind) was deployed. MTF Gamma-s reported a circle on the ground 
two meters in diameter being abraded of vegetation and soil, which 
was then ejected from this circle at high velocities. Ignoring a direct 
order from the MTF Gamma-3 captain, Agent Jacob stepped 
into the circle to take more precise measurements. Agent 's 
body was immediately accelerated to a velocity of . m/s (as 
measured by MTF camera feeds) and ejected out of the circle 
before impacting with an abandoned farmhouse 50 meters due west 
of the anomaly. The accompanying explosion caused permanent 
hearing damage to the entire Mobile Task Force and completely 
obliterated the farmhouse, along with most of Agent 's body. 
Slow-motion analysis of the footage and the remains of Agent 

show rapid depressurization consistent with exposure to a 


vacuum. Further testing showed that gravitational forces within the 
anomaly had ceased to exist. All air within the anomaly had escaped 
into space, leaving a cylindrical vacuum extending from ground level 
to the exosphere. Approximately one hour after the anomaly was 
secured, the phenomenon ceased. Another loud noise described by 
one witness as "a clap of thunder" caused further hearing damage to 
Foundation personnel as the air around the anomaly rushed in to fill 
the vacuum. 


Information given by local [REDACTED] and sources in 
[REDACTED] led Foundation operatives to Dr. Molly Jaywadena's 
apartment on the University campus. The apartment was noted 
to be in disarray, with clothing, bags, money, and other valuables 
missing. Analysis of the doctor's computer revealed a surveillance 
feed of the field, several pages of equations, a log detailing the 
duration of the anomaly, and SCP-1714. Also of note was the word 
"edenka" found scrawled in lipstick on every reflective surface. Dr. 
Jaywadena's whereabouts have been unknown since.