The THINK Principle

The THINK Principle is a currently unlisted episode of The Mandela Catalogue and the first video of the ORIGINAL_COPIES playlist. The THINK Principle is a couple of VHS tape recordings of Emergency Alert Broadcasts meant to educate United States citizens on alternates and how to combat them.
==Summary==
===Tape 1 (Original and RESTORED Version)===
An old rendition of The Stars and Stripes Forever plays as a government broadcast hosted by the United States Department of Temporal Phenomena is aired on television about a current threat called 'Alternates', which there have been countless reports of. The USDTP issues a state of emergency, advising citizens to stay indoors, lock all the entrances, and have a weapon or firearm.
The USDTP then goes on to explain how to identify an alternate. If you notice an individual who appears identical to yourself or has a biologically impossible characteristic, you should choose to run and hide. If one happens to enter your home you should hide and avoid any contact with it. 
Alternates are said to use forms of psychological warfare to take advantage of any victims, and it is heavily encouraged to eliminate any alternate you may come across.
===Tape 2 (Original Version)===
The THINK Principle is explained for those who may encounter an alternate, while music plays in the background: 
*TELL an authority figure about your encounter
*HINDER the alternate's movement
*IDENTIFY the class type
*NEUTRALIZE the alternate (if safe to do so)
and as the slide changes to K, the music cuts out for a brief moment, the screen reading:
*KILL YOURSELF there's not enough room for the two of us
Static is displayed before it cuts back to the original slide, the music continuing:
*KNOW YOUR PLACE in reality
Static is displayed again as the tape cuts to a separate slideshow titled KNOW YOUR ENEMY. We are shown the three current types of alternates:
*Type One: Doppelgänger: we are shown two examples of individuals that appear strikingly similar to one another.
*Type Two: Detectable: we are shown the angel Gabriel, and then the Alternate Gabriel.
the music cuts out once again before the Type Three alternates can be displayed
*Type Three: we are shown disturbingly deformed alternates next to the individuals they are attempting to copy.
Cut to an image of a dark, quiet bedroom. An unseen victim turns on their bedside lamp, revealing a tall, entirely black alternate standing in the corner, staring.
==Transcript==
We are currently receiving countless reports of an unidentified hostile organism that we'll refer to as "Alternates".Until we have a complete understanding of the threat, it's important to stay home, lock all doors and windows, and have access to a loaded firearm or any ranged weapon at all times.You will know if an alternate exists solely based on their physical characteristics:If you see another person that looks identical to you, run away and hide.If you see a person that has a biologically impossible characteristic, run away and hide.If one manages to break into your home, refrain from any kind of communication or contact with the threat. These intelligent lifeforms utilize elements of psychological warfare to take advantage of their victims.While we heavily discourage any form of contact or communication with an Alternate, we make exceptions at attempts at executing them yourself.
==Speculation== 
*It is assumed that the original Emergency Alert Broadcast tapes have been tampered with by an alternate as a means to commit psychological harm to those who view it, as is explained in Tape One. The prime piece of evidence supporting this is how the “Kill Yourself” doesn’t display the T.H.I.N.K. Header, unlike the rest of the slides. However the Know Your Place slide does, suggesting that this was the original slide for K before the Alternate tampered, which is why there is a Restored Version of Tape 1.
==Gallery==
Unforeseen Threat.png|An Unforeseen Threat
Alternate.png|Alternate
Instructions.png|Things that the T.H.I.N.K. principal says that you should do.
Human.png|Human Figure (Not Alternate)
THINK Thumbnail.png|"If you see another person that looks identical to you, run away and hide."
Biologically impossible.png|"If you see a person that has a biologically impossible characteristic, run away and hide."
Run and hide.png|"If one manages to break into your home, refrain from any kind of communication or contact with the threat."
Psychological.png|"These intelligent lifeforms utilize elements of psychological warfare to take advantage of their victims."
Execute.png|"While we Heavily Discourage any kind of contact or communication with an Alternate, we will make excuses for attempting to execute them yourself."
Follow the THINK Principle.png
Tell.png|Tell an authority figure about your encounter
Hinder.png|Hinder the alternate's movement
Identify.png|Identify the class type (Identify the Threat Level in the Restored Version)
Neutralize.png|Neutralize the alternate (If safe to do so)
Kill yourself.png|Kill Yourself, there's not enough room for the two of us.
Know your place.png|Know Your Place in Reality
Know Your Enemy.png|Know your Enemy
Type One.png|Type One: Doppelganger
Doppelganger1.png
Doppelganger2.png
Type Two.png|Type Two: Detectable
Disguise.png
True Form.png
Type Three.png|Type Three
Flawed1.png
Flawed2.png
Dark bedroom.png
N(2).png
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