A Treatise On The Metaphysics Of Inner 
Space Travel, And The Kingdom Of Erikaar, 
Whose Name Is Darkness Made Light, And 
Further Theological Expositions Thereof 
Medium: Novel 

Extent of manifestation: 7 articles published 
in a single week in various academic journals 
of literary criticism, each by reputable scholars. 
Summary of work: Mavigne is described as 
the contents of a manuscript and 
accompanying charcoal illustrations found in 
the house of a Rithabile Abrahams in 2014. 
Abrahams appears to have been a reclusive 
writer and artist working as a maintenance 
technician in Bloemfontein, South Africa and 
clinically diagnosed with schizophrenia. 
Mavigne is a nested frame narrative written in 
Afrikaans purporting to be a novel by a 17th- 
century Dutch mystic. It describes the journey 
of the mystic, whose name is only given as 
Maas, learning of the structure of the Earth's 
interior as revealed to him in a vision. At the 
beginning of the novel, Maas dreams of a 
supernatural being that is aware of its nature 
as a dream-entity and is highly indebted to 
Maas for bringing it into existence. In 
exchange, it promises to divulge to Maas the 
secrets of the earth. Maas, being corporeal, is 
unable to pass through the ground, and so the 
being decides to simply narrate the journey. It 
speaks of 6 realms demarcated by thresholds, 
ranging from the realm of treasure and 
minerals to an intangible plane of light and 
sound. Beyond these 6 realms lies another 
threshold, this time one of cold and silence, 
which is described to be the Earth's core; 
before it can be elaborated upon, Maas wakes, 
and the dream ends. 


Nonexistent work referenced: ex /ux 


SCP-318: Soul Press 


Item #: SCP-318 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-318 is to be kept in the 
center of a chamber at least 5 m by 8m by 5 m, resting ona 
hydraulic lift to allow examination of the underside of the device. The 
door to this chamber is to be kept locked at all times, with access 
codes available to any Level 3 or higher staff, with access by 
personnel of Level 2 clearance or below requiring approval from at 
least one Level 4 staff member. 


Instances of SCP-318-1 are to be kept completely wound, except 
during testing, and stored in Secure Item Storage. Unrolling or 
communicating with SCP-318-1 is prohibited outside testing, and all 
personnel interacting with SCP-318-1 are to be subjected to regular 
psychiatric evaluations until at least one month after the most recent 
interaction. 


Description: SCP-318 appears similar to a small version of a crude 
rotary printing press, with a great deal of additional machinery 
attached at various locations. The device is composed primarily of a 
variety of hardwoods, with metallic parts made from brass, bronze, 
cast or wrought iron, copper, steel, and aluminum. SCP-318 in its 
entirety is approximately 3.5 m wide, 6 m long, and 2 m tall. A more 
complete physical description can be found in Addendum 318-02. 


When a living human, or a human cadaver that has been dead less 
than 6 hours, is placed in the input box and the lid closed, SCP-318 
activates, using an undetermined power source. Cameras placed 
inside with test subjects have not been recovered, but video 
transmitted prior to their destruction shows [DATA EXPUNGED], 
with the vocalizations of conscious subjects audible to observers 
outside the box. During the process, lids of both boxes lock in place 
such that any force sufficient to open them would likely also cause 


Medium: Interactive novel 

Extent of manifestation: In-depth posts on 7 
different fiction review blogs, along with a 
mention in a Time magazine article’ on 
experimental narrative forms. The title is also 
mentioned in 175 Twitter posts, largely in the 
context of recommending it as an interesting, if 
underrated, piece of interactive fiction. 
Summary of work: ex /ux appears to be a 
work of interactive fiction of the mystery genre 
written in a mixture of English, Catalan, and 
Spanish. It is presented as a set of epistolary 
narratives from the points of view of 6 
characters and a stream-of-consciousness 
narration of ambiguous provenance. Readers 
navigate between the 7 story threads, 
discovering hints of a murder, or several 
murders; eventually, the narratives converge 
at a roadside diner during a thunderstorm, and 
the characters exchange their stories. From 
here, the resultant narrative structure cannot 
adequately be described as simple framing 
devices or stories-within-stories, as the inner 
tales eventually begin to intertwine such that 
later tales shed new light on ones recounted 
earlier, or themselves link to segments of text 
earlier on in the narrative after lengthy detours. 
At several points, characters attempt to consult 
the testimony of an absent individual, referred 
to as the Stranger. The identity of the 
murderer(s) or victim(s) is never known, nor 
does the story have a conventional ending. 


Appendix B: Observations and conclusions from LUCID CHALICE 
Show additional material. 


Footnotes 
1. Anarreme is defined as a base unit of a narrative, much in the 
same way that a mytheme denotes a base unit of myth, or a meme 


denotes a base unit of culture. 

2. As of 07/04/2018, the following SCP objects have been flagged 
by the Department of Analytics as being potentially affected by 
SCP-2747:SCP-986,SCP-3366,SCP-3672, andSCP-3949. Further 
observation of these objects could potentially provide useful 
information regarding SCP-2747's effect. 

3. This interpretation of pataphysical reality ("layers of metafictional 
narrative") has yet to be verified by Foundation observations at 
large, but appear concurrent with observations obtained from 
transfictional anomalies such asSCP-1304,SCP-2614, and001/ - 


4. The film's title describes itself; it is the Japanese phonetic 
pronounciation for the English word "title". 

5. While Poakahan existed as a major game development studio 
operating out of Seoul between 2002 and 2005, no record ofNo 
Sister of Minehas ever been found. 

6. In particular, Greene felt that the aloum suffered from hasty and 
uncoordinated post-production, likely not undertaken by Radiohead 
themselves; audio cuts between the 5th and 6th track were 
described to be unnecessarily jarring, given the seamless flow 
between every other track in the album. 

7."The End(?)" Chao, Ingrid. Time, Issue 35, 2008 


« SCP-2746 | SCP-2747 | SCP-2748 » 


SCP-2748: Driving Roadkill from Xiangxi 


Item #: SCP-2748 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation has purchased 
SCP-2748 from the Chinese government for long-term containment. 
SCP-2748 is publicly recognised as a private property of a 
Foundation front company, and has been isolated from adjacent 
roads via Foundation-instigated landslides. Outside of approved 
tests, no land vehicle is to travel on SCP-2748. Prior to placing test 
materials onto SCP-2748, it is to be cleared of all other live and 
deceased vertebrate animals. 


SCP-2748-A instances are to be kept in Anomalous Vehicle Sector 
at Site-316. Ignition keys for SCP-2748-A instances are to be stored 
in a secure locker at Site-316; access is restricted to Level 2 and 
above personnel. 


SCP-2748-A instances may only be activated as part of approved 
tests, and by D-class personnel. Prior to activation, a GPS tracking 
device is to be attached onto the instance. The D-class personnel is 
to be provided with a helmet, earpiece, protective vest and joint 
guards. D-class personnel are to keep the door of SCP-2748-A open 
when activating it, and jump out of the vehicle when the ignition key 
is turned. To guarantee compliance, personnel may inform the D- 
class personnel that activation of the ignition key would trigger an 
explosive device in the vehicle. 


Description: SCP-2748 is a section of a road approximately 1 km 
long, located in Guzhang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao 
Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. SCP-2748-A 
designates a land vehicle that has struck and terminated a live 
vertebrate animal while on SCP-2748. The vehicle will then undergo 
the following transformations into an SCP-2748-A instance: 


* Vehicle frame, doors and most interior equipment (e.g. wheel, 
brake) are transformed into intermediate filaments, while 
retaining the original shape of the components replaced. 

* Body coverings (i.e. fur, feather, scale) corresponding to the 

terminated specimen will grow on SCP-2748-A's vehicle 

frame. 

Vehicle audio is limited to a single unknown channel, 

consisting of moaning sounds. 

¢ The exterior of car seats is transformed into skin tissues, while 

the interior is transformed with fat tissues. 

Manifestation of Traditional Chinese characters in red ink on 

the bonnet of the vehicle. Characters correspond to excerpts 

from Daozang (Taoist Canon). 


This transformation sequence takes place for a duration ranging 
from three to seven days, depending on the physiology of the 
terminated specimen. During this period, the vehicle's functionality is 
unaffected. Transformation is usually deemed completed when the 
Chinese characters manifest on the bonnet. 


When the ignition switch of a fully-transformed SCP-2748-A instance 
is turned on, said SCP-2748-A instance gains the capacity for 
autonomous movement and will move on their own accord. At this 
point, the use of steering wheel and brakes have no effect on 
SCP-2748-A. Like non-anomalous vehicles, SCP-2748-A is 
incapable of movement if fuel supplies are depleted or if tyres are 
removed. 


Notably, instances that were transformed prior to the Foundation's 
containment of SCP-2748 tend to travel to areas in proximity to 
SCP-2748. This tendency is not observed with instances 
transformed due to Foundation-approved tests, which will instead 
travel further from SCP-2748. Therefore, it is hypothesised that 
SCP-2748-A will travel to locations that the terminated specimen 
associates as its birthplace. Below is an abridged list of SCP-2748-A 
instances. 


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Note: SCP-2748-A instances that were transformed as 


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beside a 
sandstone 
pillar in 
Guzhang 


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SCP-2748- Chery Sciurotamiasovered |n Found 
Al QQ3 davidianus grey fur. 
(Pére 
David's 
rock 
squirrel) 


County; 
indentations 
on the 

pillar and 
instance's 
bonnet are 
suggestive 
ofa 
collision 
between 
the two. 
Later 
investigations 
reveal that 
a colony of 
S. 
davidianus 
resides in 
the pillar. 


SCP-2748-BMW X5| Rattus Covered jn Found in 


A3 norvegicus grey fur. 

(Brown rat) Whisker-| Village, 
like Guzhang 
growths on County, 
the where it 
bonnet.!| had 

crashed 
into a 
house 
there. 
According 


to 


SCP-2748-Honda 


A8 


Unicorn 


SCP-2748-Honda 


Ai2 


Civic 


survivors, 
their house 
was prone 
to rat 
infestation. 


Gallus Covered jn When 


gallus brown 

domesticusfeathers. 

(Chicken)2 Caruncle;: 
like 
growths 
identified 


activated, 
travelled to 
Site-319 
Agricultural 
Sector. 
When 


above and arrived at 


below the 


the 


handlebars chicken 


coop, 
instance 
deactivated 
and 

remained 

non- 
functional 
since then. 

Fat tissues 

on the 
instance 
underwent 
decomposition. 


Eospalax Covered jn Found ina 


fontanierii grey fur. 
(Chinese 
zokor) 


forested 
area in 
Guzhang 
County, 
partially 
buried. 
Later 
investigations 
identify a 
network of 
underground 


tunnels 
and two 
deceased 
instances 
of E. 
fontanierii 
near the 
instance's 
position. 
SCP-2748-Cadillac | D-38583| Roof is Activation 
A15 Eldorado covered in occured 
black hair. two metres 
Body takes outside 
on a deep 
peach Village. 
colouration.Upon 
Unlike entering 
other 
instances, Village, 
vehicle instance 
audio spontaneously 
consists of disintegrated 
Chinese |_ into a pile 
funerary | of ashes. 
music. Initial 
temperature 
of the 
residue is 
at 1600 °C. 


SCP-2748 first came into the Foundation's attention on / /2007 
when multiple SCP-2748-A instances were identified. Several 
SCP-2748-A instances were acquired from their owners, under the 
pretence of defects found in those vehicles. After a period of 
investigation, SCP-2748 was identified as a source of the anomaly 
and the area was secured. 


Addendum 2748-1: Prior to its development as a road, SCP-2748 
was originally an unmarked burial site allegedly interring early ethnic 
Miao settlers. Local legends asserted that these settlers were 


descendants of the Jiu-Li tribe.4 However, since the graves were 
unmarked, the claim was widely regarded as dubious by 
government sources. 


The land was eventually acquired by the China Road and Bridge 
Corporation on / /2007 for development, after local politicians 
investigated and determined that no bodies have been interred in 
the area. After which, SCP-2748 was constructed by the China 
Road and Bridge Corporation from / /2007 to / /2007. 


Addendum 2748-2: The location of SCP-2748 was associated with 
a separate anomalous event, which may or may not be related with 
SCP-2748. Said event was intercepted and resolved by the Global 
Occult Coalition. 


The following document was recovered from Global Occult Coalition 
PHYSICS Division Threat Entity Database by undercover agents. 


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Threat ID: LTE-1985-Grey Bluechild "Xiangxi 
Horde" 


Authorised Response Level: N/A (Confirmed 
Destroyed, File Archived) 


Description: Approximately 80 subjects, each 
a reanimated human carcass in rigor mortis. 
Skeletons are composed of brass, and iron 
plates and spearheads have been grafted onto 
their bodies. Multiple talismans with Traditional 
Chinese characters written on them are pasted 
onto arbitrary parts of each subject, indicative 
of reanimation thaumaturgy of a Taoist 
superstrate. 


Locomotion limited to forward motion and 
achieved via jumping, travelling 0.5 metres in 
distance and 0.2 metres in height per jump. 
Due to the nature of locomotion, a point of 
origin has been triangulated to an alleged 


burial site in Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan 
Province, China. At any given time in point, the 
subjects are equidistant from one another. 
This is suggestive that the reanimation 
thaumaturgy occurred simultaneously for all 
subjects, an oddity for Taoist-orientated 
reanimation thaumaturgy. 


Liquidation: Subjects identified in Xiangxi 
Prefecture, Hunan Province, China on the 
night of / /2007 (GMT +8). Assessment 
Team 738 "Regal Probe" dispatched to 
confirm threat entities. 


Due to Second Mission Concerns regarding 
Type Grey outbreaks, Response Level was 
elevated to Level 4 (Severe Threat; Immediate 
Liquidation) and liquidation is spearheaded by 
Strike Team 8364 "Death Perception". All 
subjects liquidated via disabling locomotion, 
followed by incendiary devices. Due to the 
material composition of LTE-1985-Grey 
Bluechild, temperature of incendiary blasts 
was raised up to 1500 °C to ensure liquidation. 


Appendix 1: Inclusion of "Bluechild" code- 
phrase. 


Verified financial transaction between Chinese 
Communist Party Prefectural Committee office 
at Jishou, Xiangxi Prefecture and KTE-2732- 
Blue "Old Chin".5 Nature of transaction is 
stated to be payment for mass exhumation of 
carcasses from an unspecified burial site 
within one night. 


Appendix 2: Due to the unique composition of 
LTE-1985-Grey Bluechild, it is speculated that 
they might constitute a separate group of 
paranormal entities when alive. 


Footnotes 

1. This description was provided by eyewitnesses. It was 
subsequently verified when the Foundation conducted a test to 
validate the aforementioned description. 

2. Acquired from Site-319 Agricultural Sector. Instance was born 
inside Site-319.