When a candle is inserted into SCP-1064 and lit whilst it is being 
worn, the wearer will experience one of two phenomena. 


Around 80% of people who wear SCP-1064 will claim that the 
candle is in some way intrinsically linked to their own life 
expectancy. Individuals affected in this way appear to believe that, 
as the candle melts away, a portion of their lifespan will be 
irrevocably taken from them. Test subjects affected in this way will 
attempt to extinguish the candle in any way possible, most 
commonly by blowing it out, but will not try to remove SCP-1064 
itself. 


Once the candle has been extinguished, the wearer will exhibit a 
strong desire to continue to wear SCP-1064 and to keep the candle 


in the setting. If this is not possible, they will make efforts to keep the 
candle in their possession, often insisting that it is now an intrinsic 
part of them. 


In the remaining 20% of cases, the wearer will claim to have 
experienced time at an altered pace with events around them taking 
place much faster than usual. Test subjects affected in this way will 
typically move and communicate slowly whilst the candle remains lit. 
Whilst, in the vast majority of cases, test subjects find this 
experience to be disorienting and will be reluctant to repeat the 
experiment, a handful have expressed a wish to use SCP-1064 
again, due to the false belief that it is a ‘time travelling ring’. 


Extensive testing has found that SCP-1064 does not cause the 
tissue of test subjects to age or degrade in any way which might 
suggest their life expectancy has been shortened by it. All test 
subjects regardless of their experiences appear to age at a natural 
rate both during and after testing and no lasting physical effects 
have been recorded. Furthermore, tests have shown that those test 
subjects who undergo the second of the two phenomena exhibit no 
recordable alteration in brain activity to suggest that they are 
experiencing time at an altered speed. 


Examination of candles after their use in SCP-1064 have shown no 
alteration in properties other than those to be expected as a result of 
them being burnt. 


Addendum 1064-A: Dr - Following the death of D- after a 
candle was allowed to burn away completely in SCP-1064, all 
testing is to be put on hold until the cause of the subject’s death can 
be confirmed. 


Addendum 1064-B: Dr - Inserting novelty relighting candles 
into SCP-1064 is not recommended. As far as | am concerned, 
watching D- remove her own finger by [DATA EXPUNGED] with 
the edge of a table was a fairly conclusive test result. 


« SCP-1063 | SCP-1064 | SCP-1065 » 


SCP-1065: Self-Immolating Books 


Item #: SCP-1065 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1065-1 through 
SCP-1065-4 are to be contained in individual, near-vacuum 
anaerobic chambers, fitted with manipulation access for at least one 
user per chamber. No forms of written information, including 
information directly regarding SCP-1065, are to be kept in proximity 
to SCP-1065. 


Due to SCP-1065's anomalous effects, if one or more individual 
object needs to be removed from its vacuum containment, it must be 
handled in an environment of at least 98% humidity, at ambient 
temperatures not to exceed 21 degrees Celsius. While full 
hazardous materials protection is not currently deemed necessary, 
latex gloves or other methods to prevent direct skin contact is 
required for anyone handling SCP-1065. 


Description: SCP-1065 is a four volume series of books written in 
an Eastern Slavic language, apparently of the early-to-mid 1800's 
and possibly an obscure local dialect or mixture of languages. The 
overarching title roughly translates to "The Dangers Of Free 
Knowledge." They are bound with red leather featuring faux-golden 
embossing, and show both fire and water damage around the 
edges, along with significant foxing (discoloration and degradation 
due to aging, molding, etc.) of the paper. No author, print dates or 
other publishing information are contained within, although the 
materials have the appearance of being produced on a commercial 
printing press. 


The texts of the books read as a treatise against general education, 
dispersal of knowledge and, ironically, written information. The 
actual words hold no anomalous properties and have been fully 
transcribed for study and cross-referencing (Document 1065-0011). 


The anomalous properties become evident when someone makes 
physical contact with one or more of the books, at which point they 
begin to subscribe to the ideals contained within, even if they do not 
actually read any of the text. While this begins as a general 
"understanding" and "mild agreement", prolonged exposure 
produces increased dedication to the principles put forth in the 
books, eventually reaching such extremes as the instigation of 
violent uprising against established governmental and educational 
systems, public vandalizing and destruction of written texts, and the 
destruction of public storehouses of written texts such as libraries or 
book stores. 


These effects will eventually wear off once physical contact with the 
book is broken, taking approximately twenty-six (26) hours for every 
minute of continuous physical contact. 


A secondary effect occurs whenever the books are left unused for a 
period of time exceeding one month, after which they will self- 
immolate. The books suffer no damage from their own produced 
flames, but have been shown to be vulnerable to fires produced by 
other means (including individuals under its effects) as well as any 
other sort of potential damage. The flames do not seem to be able to 
manifest in areas where humidity is at least 95% and ambient 
temperatures below 23.9°C, nor where oxygen levels are too low for 
flames to efficiently burn. Similarly, the flames are able to be 
extinguished through any standard means and show no anomalous 
properties besides their origin. 


Addendum: Recently recovered records show a number of 
otherwise inexplicable fires occurring at a series of libraries and 
universities throughout eastern Europe all tied to an acquisition of 
SCP-1065 approximately one week before the fire. As SCP-1065 
was discovered and contained following a fire in the [REDACTED] 
government hall shortly after the break up of the USSR, any prior 
records of transfer of the books had been lost and presumed 
destroyed in the blaze. Dr. K was given a citation of merit for his 
diligence in tracking down the prior history of the objects, as well as 
the theory that SCP-1065's period before ignition is significantly 
reduced when multiple instances are kept together, and further 
reduced when stored in proximity to other pieces of written 


knowledge. 


« SCP-1064 | SCP-1065 | SCP-1066 » 


SCP-1066: Instant Education 


Item #: SCP-1066 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1066 is to be kept in a 
document storage box large enough to contain it without folding or 
rolling. It should be stored on a standard shelving unit in Storage 
Site-23. Any personnel with Level 2 or higher clearance wishing to 
run tests on SCP-1066 should speak with Dr. P. Voreno. 


Description: SCP-1066 is a college diploma issued by the 
University of (U ), dated //19 . It is printed on a .5x.3 m sheet 
of parchment. No abnormalities have been found in either the ink or 
the parchment, and both match similar diplomas issued by U_ in the 
19 s. 


SCP-1066 is no more resistant to damage than any other -year-old 
piece of parchment, so care should be taken while handling it to 
avoid damage. Open flames in particular should be kept away from 
the object. 


When a man who is at least 17 years of age signs his name in the 
space labeled "Graduating Student", he will disappear for 4-10 
minutes and return four years older. The subject seems to have 
lived those years as a student atU between19 and19Q , 
graduating on the date written on the document, and earned a 
degree in whatever subject he was thinking of while signing the 
document, whether U_ offered classes in that subject in 19 or not. 
The text on SCP-1066 will change to reflect this. The subject will 
have no memory of the four years not directly related to his subject 
of study. See Addendum 1066-1 for more details. There is no effect 
when a woman signs her name on SCP-1066. As U_ did not accept 
women in 19 , this is unsurprising. 


It is worth noting that approximately % of subjects do not survive 


the four years. In these cases, their corpse will return with the 
expected amount of decay. The death rate is not consistent with that 
of students at U in 19 ; however, these results are skewed, since 
many test subjects have been ordered to think of memetic effects or 
dangerous SCP objects. 


SCP-1066 was recovered from the campus of U on / /20 . The 
administration had been offering an "accelerated learning" program 
to students, for the standard four-year tuition plus a fee of $ .Itis 
unknown why nobody noticed the quick aging of some graduates; if 
this is a property of the object, it is yet to be discovered. The object 
was retrieved without casualties and Class-B amnestics were 
administered to the administration and all recorded graduates. It is 
very likely that some or most of the graduates were not recorded, 
but the risk of any graduates revealing the existence of SCP-1066 is 
low, and as such finding them is a low-priority task. Similarities 
between the effects of SCP-1066 and SCP-028 have been noted, 
and investigation into a common origin, or whether one anomaly is 
an altered version of the other, is ongoing. 


Addendum 1066-1: Notable Test Results 


Name: Dr P. Voreno 

Date: / /20 

Subject: D-1066-1 

Information: Subject was simply instructed to sign the document. 
Results: The subject gained a degree in calligraphy. Review of 
experiment tapes indicates that the subject had been focusing 
intently on signing the document in his best handwriting. The 
subject's handwriting showed a marked improvement after the test. 
He had no memories of the time in which he was gone. Subject was 
terminated on schedule at the end of the month. 

Additional Comments: Subject gained a tattoo of the phrase "The 
pen is mightier than the sword", translated into Chinese, on his left 
pectoral. 


Name: Dr P. Voreno 

Date: //20 

Subject: D-1066-5 

Information: Subject was instructed to think of his favorite animal. 
Results: The subject gained a degree in marine mammal biology. 


When questioned, the subject said that his favorite animal was the 
dolphin. The subject also had vivid dreams of SCUBA diving next to 
various marine mammals until he was terminated at the end of the 
month. 

Additional Comments: The subject showed familiarity with SCUBA 
equipment after the test; when asked, he claimed to never have 
taken a SCUBA certification course. 


Name: Dr P. Voreno 

Date: //20 

Subject: D-1066-7 

Information: Memetic SCP- was described to the subject, who 
was then instructed to think only of that while signing the document. 
Results: Subject gained degree in memetic studies. However, 
subject refused to communicate in any way with researchers after 
returning, and was terminated on schedule. 

Additional Comments: No /uck training researchers with this thing 
so far. — Dr P. Voreno 


Name: Dr P. Voreno 

Date: //20 

Subject: D-1066-14 

Information: Subject was instructed to think of the phrase 
"Advanced Memetics". Subject showed above-average intelligence 
in standard D-class screening. 

Results: Subject returned in a vegetative state consistent with the 
effects of [REDACTED]. 

Additional Comments: Subjects 9 through 13 were all instructed to 
think of memetic effects, and all returned showing signs of exposure 
to some sort of memetic agent known to the Foundation in 19 .-Dr 
P. Voreno 


Name: Research Assistant 

Date: //20 

Subject: Research Assistant 

Information: This was an unauthorized test. Research Assistant 
was apparently trying to gain sufficient credentials to be promoted to 
full researcher. 

Results: Research Assistant returned with a degree in "SCP 
Studies". The "SCP" in this case apparently is an acronym for 


"Super-Computer Processors". He now has a knowledge of super- 
computers consistent with the year 19 . 

Additional Comments: Research Assistant was demoted to 
clearance Level 0 and transferred from Storage Site-23. 


« SCP-1065 | SCP-1066 | SCP-1067 » 


SCP-1067: Tea-making Teaspoons 


Item #: SCP-1067 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: All components of SCP-1067 
are locked in drawer six of locker- , one of custom-built stainless 
steel lockers measuring 3.0m in height and 0.40m in width and 
depth. This locker and the items inside are currently assigned to 
department 48- , and monitored via CCTV. SCP-1067 is to be 
returned to the locker when not in use, and must be vacuum-sealed 
in a polythene bag after being thoroughly dehydrated before being 
returned. Additional security includes marking with ultraviolet ink on 
all components to prevent theft. Any member of staff who wishes to 
conduct tests on SCP-1067 may do so with the approval of 
Administrator Samson, although they must be supervised by at least 
one (1) department 43- operative. Please note that application of 
SCP-1067 for recreational purposes is strictly forbidden. 


Description: SCP-1067 consists of four (4) components 
(SCP-1067-a to SCP-1067-d). SCP-1067-a is a hinged leather- 
bound container 25.50x14.2x2.50cm in dimension. The inside of 
SCP-1067-a is lined with blue velvet, and appears to be designed to 
contain SCP-1067-b to SCP-1067-d, however spaces indicate that 
there are three (3) missing components. SCP-1067-b to SCP-1067- 
d is a set of three (3) silver-plated teaspoons, each of which 
measures 10.57cm in length, 2.50cm in width, and 1.00cm in depth. 
SCP-1067-b to SCP-1067-d are all identical except for their handles, 
which each have a unique ornament attached, all bearing relation to 
modern western wedding traditions. 


SCP-1067-b 
Decorated with a bouquet of red tulips. Any liquids which 
come into direct contact with SCP-1067-b immediately 
become earl grey tea, independent of the liquid’s 
composition. This effect extends to extremely viscous gels, 


although not to vapours. SCP-1067-b has also 
demonstrated a second unexplained ability; When using 
SCP-1067 to stir a solution of water and sucrose, subjects 
report feeling resistance in the solution. When removed, 
SCP-1067 brought with it a small quantity of white granules 
which when tasted, turned out to be ordinary granulated 
sugar and displayed no anomalous properties. Repetition of 
this action results in any sucrose in a solution being 
scooped out in its solid form, to the point at which the 
solution is totally free of sucrose. 

SCP-1067-c 
Decorated with a wedding carriage. Solutions stirred with 
SCP-1067-c continue to stir themselves for up to four (4) 
hours after the initial stirring, even when obstructed with 
solid objects. Any liquids that come into contact with 
SCP-1067-c immediately become oolong tea. These effects 
have been observed with a broad variety of input solutions, 
but seem to be ineffective with extremely viscous putties. 
SCP-1067-c has been described by subjects as being quite 
heavy for its size, although analysis of SCP-1067-c’s 
composition indicates ordinary density levels. 

SCP-1067-d 
Decorated with the figures of a bride and groom. 
Experimentation shows SCP-1067-d to be capable of 
fabricating pasteurised cow’s milk upon contact with fluids. 
The milk is non-toxic as per usual, but produces slightly 
higher levels of radiation than would be normally expected.