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Artifact #: SCP-2685
Artifact Class: In doubt
Artifact Protocol: SCP-2685 is found in a room of a Foundation habitat in Ontario, Canada. Nobody may know of its words, sans D Class in trials. Habitat Command must know if SCP-2685 is in activation. Transcriptions of SCP-2685 must avoid using a particular symbol, 5th in 2016 Anglo-Saxon writing.
Account of SCP-2685: SCP-2685 is a philosophy book, copyright 1966, known as Thinking in Abstraction. An author, if any, of SCP-2685 is unknown. SCP-2685 lacks Anglo-Saxon Symbol #5 in its writing, and as a ramification, is stylistically unusual.
Any individual who knows of SCP-2685 and accounts of it using Anglo-Saxon Symbol #5 will display unusual thoughts and actions (anomalous traits will also afflict individuals who know of it via this account). Individuals will forcibly do basic tasks in confusing and anomalous ways. A log of such actions follows (this log omits individuals with an honorific containing Anglo-Saxon Symbol #5):

Mr. Ryan Chang: His lunch, a pizza and a soft drink, was anomalously put 2m in mid-air. Mr. Chang could only swallow said pizza by standing on his chair whilst food was in orbit.
Mrs. Mary Johndottir: All fiction and non-fiction books Mary had known, or would know of, had words and symbols about fascism as a main focus. Mark Twain's Roughing It, if Mary could fathom its words, was about a militant youth group Twain was a part of in 1850s California and its strong opposition to Spanish immigrants.
Dr. John Griffin, MD: Dr. Griffin was found dismissing all known proscriptions for ill individuals involving hospitals, and was advocating curing constipation by sacrificing salad to Odin on a pagan altar.

Writing about SCP-2685 cannot contain words using Anglo-Saxon Symbol #5, but with said symbol inconspicuous to vision: transcriptions must conform to grammatically sound Anglo-Saxon without symbol #5, or anomalous actions will occur. A portion of SCP-2685 that is non-anomalous is an introduction in it. A partial transcription of said introduction follows:

Introduction
…Humanity is boring. You don't want to conform to that. By taking Thinking in Abstraction into your brain, into your soul, your programming will go away. Your mind will brilliantly lack its chains, in an instant…
…but you must know: I do this to you, voluntarily or involuntarily. Drastic action must occur for you to go on similar a path that I did. Your mind, allowing its thoughts to apply to your surroundings without constraint, will truly know its ability. And it will know a window to a Hiding World…
…as a start, you will not know of this book with a symbol rhyming with "B". If you do, bad things will occur.

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Item #: SCP-2690
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2690 is to be only studied by SCP-2690-A instances. Once every 10 5 2 years, a Foundation researcher is to be sent to Containment Site-2690. Containment Site-2690 is not to have contact with other Foundation sites and is to be monitored by Containment Task Force Epsilon-13 (“De-Wingers”). Any signs of a SERAPHIM-1390 Event are to be met with Procedure ICARUS-2690.
Description: SCP-2690 is an unidentified object that initiates an LK-Class species transmutation event, classified SERAPHIM-1390, if not kept under constant study. All individuals studying SCP-2690 become instances of SCP-2690-A.
Instances of SCP-2690-A are [DATA EXPUNGED].

Connect to Containment Site-2690 Database?

Activity has been logged.

Fly again for us.

Item #: SCP-2690
Object Class: Beautiful
Special Containment Procedures: Touch It. Read It. Please, adore It. We need so many more. We stay here, where It was interred, until It takes flight.
Description: It could speak once. It needs us, or sorrow consumes It, but O! how bright! O! wings unfurl over your face and your feet and your chest in light of It. O! Such glorious luster! It illuminates flesh until It has enough. But, worry not! Love is inside of you. This is how we were meant to be. To learn that It was always in us is our greatest gift. To keep It to ourselves is sin. We all can fly, if we try hard enough.

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A photo of SCP-2707 in containment.

Item #: SCP-2707
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2707 is contained in a cage of approximately 200 cm in height and 80 cm in length and width. The cage is decorated from a variety of tree branches from its native habitat in South Asia as well as various rocks and recreational equipment. Its water dispenser and food dish are to be changed daily. The containment is to be cleaned once a week.
Agents and Researchers passing its containment area are allowed to speak to it in order to help socialize it. SCP-2707 is to have weekly meetings with the on-site psychologist to record and maintain its socialization progress. SCP-2707 is also to be examined by the on-site veterinarian bi-annually. Physical contact with SCP-2707 is prohibited. No text messages, calls, letters or similar messages may be written within 5 meters of SCP-2707.
SCP-2707 is known to repeat any words it has been provided frequently, presumably in an attempt to send messages. These are to go ignored.
Description: SCP-2707 is a male specimen of Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost's squirrel or Asian tricolored squirrel) that is capable of speaking fluent Malay and disjointed English. It has expressed intelligence equivalent to a human in early childhood.
SCP-2707 is capable of transmitting thoughts or messages through physical contact. However, it can only transmit thoughts from other individuals who touch it or messages that have occurred within 5 meters of it. A message in this case is defined as a series of words that have been written by one individual with the purpose of being received by another individual at some later point in time.
It is currently undergoing socialization with humans in order to reduce its stress levels from lack of socialization with other squirrels.
Interview 2707-01

Date: August 18, 2014
Interviewer: On-site Psychologist Doctor Megat
Interviewee: SCP-2707
Notes: The interview is conducted entirely in Malay.
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Megat: Hello. What name would you prefer?Dr. Megat: Could you tell me more about your grandfather of many generations ago?Dr. Megat: Does everyone in your family do what you do?Dr. Megat: What is the title?Dr. Megat: What if the great tree is not there anymore?Dr. Megat: Can you tell me where the tree is?Dr. Megat: Would you like to ask me anything before I finish?Dr. Megat: I can't let you go home right now. I will ask my friends to help me find the tree. Be patient please.[END LOG]

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Item #: SCP-2711
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2711 is stored in a waterproof compartment in Storage Unit-25, Site-148. Testing of SCP-2711 must be conducted on-site, away from any bodies of water. Related non-anomalous items are stored in Storage Unit-26.
Description: SCP-2711 is a large iron needle, 33 centimeters in length and 3 centimeters in diameter at its thickest. It does not show any signs of deterioration or rust.
SCP-2711's anomalous effect activates once it comes in contact with bodies of water of more than 20 liters in volume. SCP-2711 alters the affected body of water so that it takes on all of the physical properties of iron under the same temperature (except appearance)1 while retaining its chemical components. The affected water is hence referred to as SCP-2711-1.
The effect spreads at an initial speed of 20 liters per second and doubles every five minutes. The conversion process will stop once all of the water has been turned into SCP-2711-1. Water added at this point will not be affected. As long as there is more than 20 liters of SCP-2711-1 attached to SCP-2711, SCP-2711-1 will retain its current state. Otherwise, SCP-2711-1 will instantly turn back to normal water.
Two sets of inscriptions are found on SCP-2711:
The first set is confirmed to be in the same script used by SCP-2481-3, which is alleged to be the script used in Xia Dynasty. A deep strike crosses the text out.

伏羲之针，禹王复铸，定诸水、困凶兽、止洪灾。
The needle of Fuxi, reforged by King Yu2 to calm/still/solidify the waters, trap the fierce/ominous beasts and stop the floods.

The second set is confirmed to be in small seal script3. Unlike the first set, the text is crudely engraved.

如意棒
Ruyi Bang/Stick that Adheres to One's Wishes

Addendum: SCP-2711 was found in the right paw of a non-anomalous rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), embedded 2.3 meters below the surface of a lake on Mount Tongbai, Henan Province, China. The lake was converted into SCP-2711-1 at the time of discovery. The body of the rhesus macaque dates back to around 600 CE4, but is well-preserved. The subject was found in an approximation of the Lotus Position. It wore the common attire of Buddhist monks of its time, but the clothing was heavily torn. Further examination reveals that the subject died of suffocation.
Upon the removal of SCP-2711, SCP-2711-1 turned back into lake water. The terrain quickly became unstable and the lake was destroyed by a mudslide. A damaged well was discovered under the lake during the subsequent clean-up. The well is made entirely of iron and is 66 meters deep. Broken chains and a lock composed of a beryllium-bronze alloy were discovered inside the well.

Footnotes
1. For example, under room temperature, SCP-2711-1 possesses the qualities of solid iron while maintaining appearance of water.
2. Also known as Yu the Great, who is allegedly the first king of Xia Dynasty, and is famous for his flood control.
3. Standardized and introduced as the national standard during Qin Dynasty in China.
4. Around the establishment of Tang Dynasty.

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Item #: SCP-2719
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2719 should be kept inside.
Description: SCP-2719 is a variable abstract-metaphysical construct pointer. Concepts acted upon by SCP-2719 will either go or become inside. Further information on SCP-2719 should not be provided to personnel who are both sapient and biological.
Experimental Data:

Pointer
Outcome

2008 Opel Astra
Was inside.

D-5789
Went inside.

D-5794
Went inside.

D-5796
Became inside.

D-5802
Went inside. Inside distressed.

Containment Unit 2719-A
Went inside. Inside dies.

Containment Unit 2719-B
Went inside.

Containment Unit 2719-C
Became inside.

D-5803
Went inside.

D-5805
Went inside.

D-5812
Went inside.

D-5813
Became inside.

Containment Unit 2719-B
Became inside.

Uleåborg, Finland
Became inside.

Population of Uleåborg
Went inside. Successful use as evacuation procedure.

Containment Unit 682-V
Became inside.

SCP-682
Went inside.

SCP-682
Became inside.

SCP-682
Went inside.

SCP-682
Went inside.

SCP-682
Went inside.

SCP-682
Outside.

O5
Became inside.

Dr. Zermelo
Went inside.

Punishment
Became inside.

O5-7
Went inside.

Dr. Bright
Became inside.

Intestinal Distress
Outside. (Nice try.)

Intestinal Distress
Became inside.

Dr. ████
Went inside. (Now don't do it again.)

Taree, Australia
Became inside.

Population of Taree
Went inside.

Transcendence
Became inside.

O5-1
Became inside.

Transcendence
Became inside.

O5-2
Became inside.

Transcendence
Became inside.

O5-3
Became inside.

Transcendence
Became inside.

O5-4
Went inside.

Transcendence
Outside.

Transcendence
Outside.

Transcendence
Outside.

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Item #: SCP-2741
Object Class: Safe Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2741 is to be stored in a standard containment locker. Though its anomalous properties are presumed to be no longer extant, any personnel interacting with SCP-2741 should avoid inserting their hands into the device unless explicitly instructed otherwise.
Description: SCP-2741 is a crude wooden box, 40cm in height and width and 1m long. On either side of the box are two holes, labelled LEFT and RIGHT respectively, with rubber gloves fixed to the box inside; wearing the gloves reveals a large button by the fingers on each side. The top of the box is dominated by a plastic skull; in the mouth of the skull is a speaker, and behind it is a slot for a AA battery and an on/off switch.

Experiment 2741-01
Subject: D-582
Procedure: D-582 was instructed to switch on SCP-2741. Upon activation, it began to speak:
D-582: [expletive redacted]
D-582 was instructed to place his hands inside SCP-2741 and press the buttons.

D-582 was instructed to remove his hands and switch off SCP-2741.
Results: Within six hours of interaction with SCP-2741, D-582 reported the development of mild paresthesia in his right arm, and a sensation he identified as correspondingly pleasurable in his left arm. The symptoms dissipated within twelve hours, but motor skills testing revealed that D-582, formerly right-handed, had become left-handed.

Further experiments on right-handed D-class personnel confirmed the phenomenon.

Experiment 2741-06
Subject: D-831, left-handed.
Procedure: The experiment proceeded as above until D-831 placed his hands inside SCP-2741 and pressed the buttons.

The experiment continued as before.
Results: D-831 reported no symptoms, and testing revealed no change to his handedness or motor skills.

Testing with other left-handed D-class personnel, including D-582, revealed no deviance from the formula above.

Experiment 2741-12
Subject: D-452, ambidextrous.
Procedure: The experiment proceeded as above until D-452 placed his hands inside SCP-2741 and pressed the buttons.

SCP-2741 then screamed continuously for 26 seconds until struck forcefully by Dr J███, at which point it fell silent. D-452 removed his hands from the device, and Dr J███ switched off the device.
Results: D-452 reported mild paresthesia for the next sixteen hours, but testing revealed no change to his handedness or motor skills.

Following this experiment, SCP-2741 no longer spoke when activated, and its anomalous properties were no longer apparent.

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Item #: SCP-2755
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2755 is to be stored in a standard biological item vault outfitted with a drain for excess fluids.
Description: SCP-2755 is the corpse of Finnegan █████, a comedy writer noted for a family-friendly series of joke books, [REDACTED]. The corpse itself is effectively affixed to the couch supporting it. Of particular note is its position; its right hand holds a shot glass under SCP-2755's mouth. Discharging from the mouth at 0.5 mL/hour is isopropyl alcohol, which drips into the shot glass. When overfilled, and the alcohol reaches a suitable material, most additional alcohol evaporates. The remaining alcohol proceeds to cover the material's surface and etches a random pun from one of the writer's books, as well as a typically cynical addition. See Addendum for transcripts.
Addendum A: Transcript of Etchings

Why did the cow not want to go to school? Because it had recently mooved!
… Just like I did for this shitty job in Loserville, Nowhere.

How do dolphins like their soda pop? Bottled!
Just like my whiskey, acetaminophen, and rage.

What did the archaeologist say when he accidentally broke an artifact? "I owe you guys an anthrApology."
… I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. Forgive me.

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I'm the hero of this story, my story. This will always be my story.

Billith

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The following documentation has been flagged as COMPROMISED by SCP-2786's effects. Due to the nature of the anomaly, this has been deemed safe for reading for the time being. However, contents of the article may fluctuate between readings and may or may not be considered accurate at this time. Click below to initiate recalibration sequence.
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SCP-2797

Item #: SCP-2797
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-2797 must not come in contact with any form of biological material. Personnel must utilize hazmat suits capable of withstanding scratches and bites by the SCP-2797 instances.
Description: SCP-2797 is the collective designation of a group of ~800 organisms visually resembling Sciurus vulgaris, Eurasian red squirrels.
Instances of SCP-2797 exhibit anomalous behaviour and abilities when interacting with biological matter. Based on the variations in the displayed behaviour, SCP-2797 can be separated into several exclusive groups, including:

SCP-2797-A: Will seek out biological material, extract 0.2-0.3 kg pieces, and transport them to members of other groups.

SCP-2797-B: Able to spontaneously catalyze various chemical and biological reactions within immediate proximity.

SCP-2797-E: Use materials gained from SCP-2797-A to construct slabs of muscle tissue.

SCP-2797-F: Fuse with existing non-anomalous organisms and modify themselves to improve the host.

SCP-2797-K: Will dismantle injured or inactive members of SCP-2797 into constituting materials, or use available materials to construct new SCP-2797 specimens.

SCP-2797 were created by a Prometheus Labs subcontractor located in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia. Due to the displayed anomalous properties, and the fact that "proteins" and "squirrels" are homographs in the Russian language, it is believed that SCP-2797 were created due to a mistranslation.
While SCP-2797 were intended to be used in cellular surgery and artificial organ manufacture, they are unable to perform these activities due to their scale and physical limitations.

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Item #: SCP-2808
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Personnel are neither required nor encouraged to take action regarding SCP-2808. Orders or incentives to interact with or research SCP-2808 are invalid. Any action taken regarding SCP-2808 must be done of the given personnel's volition and on their own time.
Management of Site-47 is under the purview of SCP-2808's assistant.
Description: Descriptions of SCP-2808 itself are incomprehensible in the context of official documentation. A similar effect occurs with visual representations.
Any action taken regarding SCP-2808 in the course of an individual's position in a bureaucratic structure results in the immediate alteration of that position to "Beautifier", which entails the (often violent) subversion of standard operating procedure with the goal of producing aesthetically appealing artworks. The subject's original position and job responsibilities are impossible to fill or carry out, as attempts result in overwhelming visual hallucinations of abstract patterns.
Actions taken regarding SCP-2808 informally, but under bureaucratic pressure or direct influence, are spontaneously added to that individual's official responsibilities. They then become impossible to carry out due to the aforementioned hallucinations.
Compiling information on SCP-2808 has been exceptionally difficult, as personnel are reluctant to interact with or approach SCP-2808.
An early attempt to neutralize SCP-2808's anomalous properties by strategic alterations to the Foundation's charter resulted in SCP-2808 inadvertently becoming the Director of Site-47. Attempts to remove SCP-2808 have been unsuccessful.

« SCP-2807 | SCP-2808 | SCP-2809 »
View of SCP-2838 from the outer edge of Site-292.

Item #: SCP-2838
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Site-292 has been established below SCP-2838 under the guise of a privately-run observatory. Trespassers are to be dealt with according to standard Foundation protocols. Visual concealment protocols (574-A "Curtain Call", 574-C "Clouded Mountain") are currently in place to obscure SCP-2838 from public view. Any aircraft attempting to pass through SCP-2838 are to be intercepted and redirected to a different flight path.
Description: SCP-2838 is a region of space located 820m above ground level near the Trans-Alay mountain range in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. SCP-2838 has a base area of approximately 500m x 500m, and extends vertically to a height of 12km. When viewed from below at night, SCP-2838 resembles a patch of sky with an unusually large number of stars. SCP-2838 currently contains ████ such luminescent objects, of which ████ are visible to the naked eye.
Aerial exploration of SCP-2838 reveals that each luminescent object, hereby designated SCP-2838-1, is a mass of plasma roughly the size and shape of a human being1, suspended inside SCP-2838 via unknown means. SCP-2838-1 instances have an average surface temperature of 5000K, and an average brightness of 3000 lumens. Spectroscopy reveals that each instance is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium, with trace amounts of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. Retrieval of SCP-2838-1 instances has proven impossible thus far.
Any human corpse under SCP-2838 will dematerialise if left unobserved for more than 24 hours. A new SCP-2838-1 instance will then appear within SCP-2838, usually instantaneously.
SCP-2838 was formerly designated AO-17508 in Foundation records, only entering containment when its effects were first observed in the aftermath of [REDACTED], near the beginning of the Tajikistan Civil War. Bronze Age artifacts were unearthed beneath SCP-2838 during the construction of Site-292, indicating that the ground below SCP-2838 had been used as a prehistoric burial site. Analysis of artifacts suggests that only individuals of high societal rank and religious importance were buried underneath SCP-2838, presumably in order to transform them into SCP-2838-1 instances as a form of veneration after death.
Addendum:
Recent consolidation and analysis of magnetometer readings around SCP-2838-1 instances reveals that the electrical fields generated by plasma convection in the heads of SCP-2838-1 resemble patterns of human brain activity. Specifically, regions of SCP-2838-1's head corresponding to the regions of the brain responsible for thermoreception appear to be highly stimulated. Further research is pending.

Footnotes
1. While the average instance is the size of an adult human, instances as small as 51cm in length have been found.

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Item #: SCP-2840
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2840 is contained within three nonviolent D-Class hosts housed in a humanoid containment suite within Satellite Building C at Site-66. These three hosts must follow a sleep schedule as outlined by Dr Bridge and are permitted entertainment material as requested.
Personnel found asleep within 100 metres of SCP-2840's current host will be demoted.
Description: SCP-2840 is a incorporeal psychic entity that exists within the minds of humans experiencing REM sleep.
SCP-2840 resides within one human subject at a time, and appears dormant when the subject is conscious. It is capable of transferring itself between hosts that enter REM sleep within 100 metres from one another. It is not currently possible to track the movement of SCP-2840 between subjects outside of self-reports. While host to SCP-2840, individuals will remember their dreams each night, though imperfectly and forgetting minor details.
SCP-2840 gravitates towards individuals that have a history of chronic nightmares and night terrors. Subjects suffering from recurring nightmares will find themselves unable to experience the recurring dream again after occupation by SCP-2840.
Hosts experience a change in their nightly dream cycles after acquiring SCP-2840. After this period, their night terrors will be interrupted by a dramatic shift in scenario. Details vary, but the interaction always ends in the neutralization of the nightmare and its replacement by SCP-2840.
SCP-2840 will manifest mid-scenario, violently interrupting the dream and changing it to a different scenario. For example, a subject dreaming of being chased found that the pursuer was attacked and consumed by a featureless figure, and then found themselves trapped within a dark forest with the figure pursuing at a relaxed pace. Another subject with terrors of drowning experienced a sudden expulsion of bubbles from below, which led to a dream of falling in a clear void.
While still asleep, hosts realize and understand that they are dreaming, but also an understanding that they are entirely safe. Each host recognizes that the entity or scenario, such as the featureless figure or the void, should cause fear or anxiety, but instead instills a sense of safety and relaxation. Upon waking, hosts recognize that SCP-2840, in whatever form it took during the dream, was aware of their existence and that it removed the perceived threat from their nightmare.
SCP-2840 was discovered in a psychiatric hospital in [REDACTED]. Over a 4 month period, 29 patients reported similar dreams, now understood to be SCP-2840's primary symptoms. An embedded agent following an instance of SCP-███ noticed the trend among unrelated patients and initiated an investigation into the phenomenon. The then-current host of SCP-2840 was determined and extracted for containment, and remains part of the containment procedures as D-2840-B.

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Inoculation Image

Item #: SCP-2851
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All walls in Wing 9 of Site-47 are to be painted red. Personnel working at Site-47 are encouraged to wear at least one red article of clothing, and to decorate their homes and workstations with the color red. All documentation concerning SCP-2851 must include red text or a red background.
Description: SCP-2851 is an anomalous phenomenon affecting Wing 9 of Site-47, as well as all non-red documentation of SCP-2851. When exposed to either, subjects will hallucinate a voice (SCP-2851-1) continually speaking to them. Hallucinations will last from an hour to two days following the end of exposure.
SCP-2851-1 will encourage the subject to carry out kleptomaniac urges, have sexual intercourse, instigate duels to the death, and perform ceremonial blood sacrifices to an alleged deity known as "Taros'zedbreet." Of note is that SCP-2851-1 cannot anomalously compel subjects to carry out its suggestions.
SCP-2851-1 is easily distracted by the color red. When presented with a red substance or object, SCP-2851-1 will compliment subjects on their show of power, vitality, and bloodlust, followed by temporarily ceasing interaction with subjects. While SCP-2851-1 remains active, constant exposure to red has shown to reduce the frequency of its vocalizations, reducing the non-anomalous negative psychological effects it has on subjects.

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Item #: SCP-2874
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2874 is currently contained in Storage Unit 12, located at Site-11. SCP-2874 is to be kept in a sealed chamber at all times, which is to be guarded from the outside by two (10) security personnel at all times. Due to its nature, no security cameras or viewing windows are to be present in SCP-2874's containment chamber.
No personnel are to visually observe SCP-2874 at any time, whether directly or indirectly. Periodically, SCP-2874's location in the containment chamber is to be confirmed through touch by a blindfolded member of 9-Class personnel. In the event that a member of personnel becomes compromised by SCP-2874, they are to be euthanized immediately.
Due to the risk that SCP-2874's effects present the possibility of spreading exponentially, in the event that personnel suspect an individual has become compromised by SCP-2874 but cannot identify them, Site-08 is to be locked down immediately until the individual can be identified.
Description: SCP-2874 is a large metallic cylinder with the words 'DON-BURTEN' emblazoned on the top. Analysis has shown that SCP-2874 is completely hollow, and composed of iron which displays no unusual properties.
Any human being who visually observes SCP-2874 will become compromised and, at some point in the next 7 months, violently explode. Any individuals who observe this explosion will also become compromised by SCP-2874 in the same way. Photographs and video recordings of these explosions have been tested and proven to have the same effects as direct observation.
During the period before a compromised individual explodes, they will experience a number of symptoms that will intensify the closer they are to detonation:

Increased anxiety.
Paranoia.
A desire to loiter in public areas.
A sense of impending doom.
Severe depression.
Hallucinations of disembodied voices informing the victim that they are going to explode.
Hallucinations of numbers counting down 6 the victim exploding.

Despite initial assumptions that these symptoms were a natural result of being compromised by SCP-2874 and aware of the effects of such a situation, 5er testing has shown that symptoms also take hold in individuals who are compromised by SCP-2874 but are unaware of its effects.
SCP-2874 was first discovered in a damaged vessel, theorized to be intended 4 space-flight, located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and recovered during construction of the [REDACTED] containment facility. The corpses of 3 humanoid entities were also recovered and are now stored separately at Site-02.
Addendum 2874-1:
During a security breach by hostile elements on ██/██/████, several members of personnel are believed to have been sent images of explosions caused by SCP-2874. Members of personnel who suspect they have been compromised by SCP-2874 are urged t0

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SCP-2881

Item #: SCP-2881
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2881 is to remain at its current location. A chain link fence has been installed surrounding the area of SCP-2881, which is to be guarded by one security officer during all park operating hours. No unauthorized individuals are to be permitted within the area designated to SCP-2881.
Description: SCP-2881 is a member of the tree species Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine) located in ███████ National Park, ██████████. SCP-2881 measures roughly 13.9 meters at its highest point. Several planks of an unknown wood are nailed into the trunk of SCP-2881 at 5.3 meters above ground level. Given the anomalous properties of SCP-2881 it is unknown if or how they were installed. Holes are located at several points up the trunk of SCP-2881 between 12 cm and 3 m from previous installations of climbing spurs. Typical of trees of its kind, SCP-2881 has no branches lower than 7 m above ground level.
SCP-2881's anomalous properties manifest any time a human being attempts to climb it by the installation or use of climbing spikes, spurs, studs, or grips. Any individual to attempt to make vertical progress up the surface of SCP-2881 will report experiencing themselves doing so; however, on reexamination of their location will retain their starting positions. This same effect is applied to any individual watching another climb SCP-2881, either in person or on live video feed. Recorded testing played after the conclusion of a test shows subjects making no effort to climb; however, all dialogue and actions unrelated to climbing remain consistent with live observation.
Individuals placed onto SCP-2881 at a height above 3m by external means report feeling uncomfortable and "strangely heavy." No changes in weight or gravity have ever been observed while in contact with SCP-2881. Test subjects report a greater effect at higher points on SCP-2881. Testing has not been conducted using mechanical assistance. (See Incident-2881-1)
Incident-2881-1: Foundation personnel attempted to install a pulley to a branch of SCP-2881 on the date of ██/██/89 for the purposes of testing assisted elevation. D-4375 used an elevated work platform to reach a branch and install the mechanism. Upon making contact with a branch of SCP-2881 approximately 8.2 m above ground level D-4375 appeared to enter a trance and stopped responding to personnel. D-4375 detached himself from the platform and climbed onto the branch of SCP-2881, then proceeded to scale the branches of SCP-2881 until no longer visible to Foundation staff. All attempts made to contact D-4375 failed.
Roughly two hours later, D-4375 fell from SCP-2881 at a speed estimated to exceed terminal velocity and was dead on impact with the ground. Autopsy reports concluded that D-4375 had died several days prior by hanging from the neck. The body had several lacerations around the face, forearms, and legs. Testing of SCP-2881 is ongoing.

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Item #: SCP-2911
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Public knowledge of SCP-2911 is limited to residents of its village. Due to its remote location, SCP-2911 is regarded merely as regional folklore by residents of northeastern Iwate Prefecture. Low-intensity media suppression protocols are therefore the only necessary containment at this time.
Description: SCP-2911 is a fisherman known only as "Mikio" to the residents of Tanohata village, located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. SCP-2911 is a male of Japanese ancestry, approximately 62 years of age. SCP-2911 has innate and accurate knowledge of the future time of death for residents of the village, in an approximately 15 km radius from his dwelling. SCP-2911 appears to gain this knowledge spontaneously, however, it is only obtained approximately one week prior to each resident's death.
Research Log 2911.A - Interview Notes by Doctor Kanae Todoroki, 09.10.14
Concerning the Subject:
How long has it been?
Since I was a boy, with my grandfather.
How do you know?
I was born knowing, and then I remember. Each time.
Is it a burden?
Are people a burden? For some, this is so. I am not so.
What do they do?
I come to them, and I offer my company for a day. They always accept.
Are they afraid?
Before, sometimes. After our day, never.
Is it a hard life, for you?
My possessions are few, but I am surrounded by beauty. My friends all die, but they are true. I am at peace.
Why is it you?
I cannot know. Perhaps I am dreaming.
Is life a dream?
I believe it is sometimes. Other times, I believe dreams are real. I think you might too.
Do you know it, for yourself?
We all remember, eventually.
Research Log 2911.B - Documentation
The residence of SCP-2911 is sparse and ascetic in nature, the only ornamentation a series of poems hanging from the walls, written by residents of Tanohata at some point after SCP-2911 informs them of their pending demise. Transcriptions follow:
Masaomi Chisaka
One half, I am now
Briefly, I am whole again
Soon, whole forever, I rest
Otoha Furuya
The waves, they bring salt
Fury, love, tranquility
Waves wash over me, cool, quiet
Arinobu Yanagisawa
I was so strong, ha
We went fishing, as always
The fight done, the boat sways, night
Giuseppe Bevilacqua
They say home is far
The sea is my land, my liege
I have found my place, at last
Hideji Domoto
I can't understand
The sun was radiant, bright
I shall enjoy this tea, now
Captain Eizō Wakamatsu
My duty is gone, free
The cries have now quieted
Brotherhood of all, I join you
Yumiko Kayama
My silly old man
You knew you always had me
My dearest old man
Make love with me in the wind
The birds sing the song
Of friends, and lovers, old hearts
Echoes, in the sky
Dreams of where water meets earth
Past death, past time, we shall sleep

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Alien Hand with a twist. Thanks to all the positive feedback from #Site19.
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Image of SCP-2913 taken in containment. Exposed skeletal structure not visible.

Item #: SCP-2913
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2913 is to be held in a standard humanoid containment cell. SCP-2913 is to be afforded basic requested luxuries for as long as its continued cooperation with the Foundation is maintained.
A grenade pin, formerly belonging to an M67 fragmentation grenade, is to be kept in a clear protective case in SCP-2913's cell.1
Description: SCP-2913 is a severed right hand, formerly belonging to James Hallman (deceased), which is capable of independent movement. Approximately 5.1 centimeters of the radial bone and 4.6 centimeters of the ulna extend, uncovered by skin, behind the wrist joint. Despite the lack of a biological support system and obvious trauma associated with the terminating ends of the bones behind the wrist joint, SCP-2913 remains healthy.
SCP-2913 is capable of speech, hearing, sight, and smell. SCP-2913 has shown a moderate level of skill in complex problem solving. While SCP-2913 has been observed to move its fingers and thumb together in tandem during the act of "speaking", observation of SCP-2913 has revealed the auditory source of speech to be between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones even in the absence of motion.
SCP-2913 was originally recovered by the Madison, New Jersey Police department responding to a nuisance noise call. Officers found SCP-2913 grasping a wireless television controller. SCP-2913 then proceeded to speak with the responding officers. After SCP-2913 apologized for using the apartment's television without prior permission, the officers radioed dispatch to report the anomaly. Foundation agents monitoring local police bands investigated the incident and after administering amnestics took SCP-2913 into custody for further study.
Interview Logs:

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Dr. Maddox: This is Dr. Maddox, recording interview log 2913-03.Dr. Maddox: Hello 2913.Dr. Maddox: We've discussed that before.Dr. Maddox: The purpose of this interview is to determine how you became separated from your former owner.Dr. Maddox: And who is "Joe"?Dr. Maddox: And this Jimmy did other things that disturbed you as he grew older?Dr. Maddox: Was "Joe" there for those incidents?Dr. Maddox: So you agreed?Dr. Maddox: But you did eventually agree?Dr. Maddox: We can avoid that for now if you'd like.Dr. Maddox: What happened after that?Dr. Maddox: At what point did you become separated from your host?Dr. Maddox: And then?Dr. Maddox: I'm not sure. I can try to find out.Dr. Maddox: I'll see what I can do. Thank you for your time.

SCP-2913 has proven cooperative. Attempts to utilize it to locate the entity known as "Joe", while unsuccessful, are ongoing.

Footnotes
1. See Incident Report 88-04 for more details.

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Item #: SCP-2915
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2915 is owned and operated by Foundation agents as a typical Wendy's franchise, under supervision of MTF Psi-25 "Trapped in the Drive-Thru". Personnel are to maintain all professional standards set forth by the Wendy's corporation. Night-shift guards are to be equipped with gas masks and broad-spectrum UV lights.
The freezer is to remain padlocked.
Employees are encouraged to ignore all sounds emanating from within.
Description: SCP-2915 is a Wendy's franchise restaurant located in ██████, Ohio. The establishment possesses two primary anomalous properties.

The menu at the time of containment did not align with normal Wendy's products, appropriate health standards, or typical terrestrial biochemistry. All salvageable foodstuffs were removed from the premises for controlled laboratory study.
The freezer does not possess a floor. The depth of the resulting shaft is unknown – probing missions have proven inconclusive. Six winch systems are attached to the ceiling of the freezer, each consisting of a chain and large meathook. These winches are controlled by a series of valves located at the door. One chain remains lowered into the shaft.

Attempts to reach the bottom of the freezer shaft have been unsuccessful – the longest-surviving probe broadcast for over four months before communication was lost. Adjusting the height of chains has not been attempted beyond establishing the use of the valves.
Yellow gas of currently-indeterminate chemical makeup will leak from the freezer during nighttime hours, generally between 0200 and 0445. This gas is heavier than air, mildly toxic (long-term exposure will result in damage to the lungs and kidneys), and will dissipate under concentrated ultraviolet radiation.
Sounds might occasionally be heard emanating from within the freezer, and may include banging within the shaft, the rattling of chains, the scraping of metal on the inside of the door, and distant echoes of “I've Got You Under My Skin” by Frank Sinatra.

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Item #: SCP-2924
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Samples of SCP-2924 are to be kept in a biosafety level 3 laboratory at Site-201, which has been constructed near the Point of Convergence of SCP-2924-1. Instances of SCP-2924-1 are to be kept in humanoid containment chambers at Site-201 until the SCP-2924 infection has been deemed completely eliminated from the instance's body by on-site medical staff, after which they are to be given Class-A amnestics and returned to their city of origin. MTF Gamma-8, 'Balloon Men', have been assigned to collect discovered SCP-2924-1 instances, monitor former SCP-2924-1 instances, and assess possible outbreaks of SCP-2924, including finding the source of SCP-2924, if one exists.
Description: SCP-2924 is an anomalous respiratory infection most commonly affecting transients or those otherwise lacking a fixed domicile.1 SCP-2924 outbreaks occur throughout the continental United States in 3-6 month intervals, affecting shelters, public parks, and other areas where transients commonly congregate. The source of these outbreaks is currently unknown. Individuals infected with SCP-2924 (referred to as SCP-2924-1) initially suffer from symptoms similar to acute bronchitis, including cough, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. Standard medication for similar infections does not appear to affect SCP-2924 until after anomalous properties have manifested.
5-7 days after initial infection, SCP-2924-1 instances begin to slowly become more buoyant. This appears to be the result of an anomalous reduction in density, without attendant decrease in mass or increase in volume. Buoyancy increases over 24 hours until SCP-2924-1 is neutrally buoyant in the surrounding atmosphere, typically floating 10-12m above the ground. SCP-2924-1 will then begin to move at a rate of 5km/hr in a set direction parallel to the earth, regardless of prevailing winds, unless tethered or otherwise physically prevented from moving. Instances of SCP-2924-1 describe the movement as a light push, or in several instances as "a guiding hand on my shoulder." Lost density is regained 10-14 days after the onset of anomalous activity, with SCP-2924-1 instances returning to the surface without injury.
Experimentation has shown that SCP-2924-1 all move toward the same location in northeastern Nebraska, coordinates 42.██, -98.██, designated the Point of Convergence. If an instance of SCP-2924-1 reaches the Point of Convergence, it ceases anomalous movement; however, no additional anomalies have been noted to occur after arrival. Use of ground-penetrating radar at the Point of Convergence has not revealed any significant deviations, and excavation beyond the maximum depth of the equipment has been deemed an unnecessary expenditure of resources. Investigation into the historical or cultural significance of this location is ongoing.

Footnotes
1. Testing has shown that SCP-2924 has a rate of infection 300% higher among such individuals.

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Item #: SCP-2926
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2926 is kept at Electronic Storage Facility 83-Beta. No known copies of SCP-2926 exist outside of containment.
Description: SCP-2926 is a computer program that, when provided with a digital image, will provide a short verbal description of its contents, along with one of seven "judgments" at random. The descriptions are always somewhat inaccurate.

Sample Input: elephant.jpg
Sample Output: An elephant with the proper number of wings. Judgment: A squeeze play that works two ways.

SCP-2926's outputs have cognitohazardous properties depending on which judgment is selected, provided that the viewer has also seen the input image.

Judgment
Effects

I feel so empty.
Viewer will become capable of identifying the patterns in SCP-2926's "inaccuracies", as well as in the program's delivery of judgments.

I'm not the tooth fairy.
Viewer will become capable of identifying the inaccuracies present in SCP-2926's input images.

It grew to the size of an orange.
Viewer will become capable of identifying consensuses regarding the subjects of SCP-2926's input images and modifying them for accuracy.

These are strange times.
Viewer will be compelled to arrange for a judgment of "A squeeze play that works two ways." by any means necessary.

God, wouldn't it be beautiful?
Viewer will coordinate all aforementioned viewers in order to create a consensus reality in which SCP-2926 can take the form of the sphinx.

I think I broke it.
Viewer will identify and attend to the sphinx momentarily, after its receptacle is prepared.

A squeeze play that works two ways.
The sphinx is realized in the viewer. You possessed no inaccuracies. The situation is immanent.

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Item #: SCP-2938
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2938 is kept in an opaque airtight container in a vacuum chamber at Site 37. Personnel are to have no direct exposure to SCP-2938 outside of testing protocols.
Description: SCP-2938 is 1.7 kg of a clear, colorless substance. Its shape, density and composition are variable and reactive to ambient environmental conditions. When exposed to different testing conditions, SCP-2938 transforms into a variety of other substances by unknown means. There is no distinguishable pattern to the transformations.
Partial Test Logs

Test parameters
Result

5 g sample placed in 250 mL beaker
SCP-2938 initially separated in 2 distinct masses, which then operated according to an unknown force to rejoin.

5 g sample injected with 0.5 mL radioactive dye.
Dye rapidly diffused into sample and was unretrievable, although radiation was still detectable. Sample acquired faint coloration.

5 g sample consumed by laboratory mouse.
Subsequent vivisection revealed that all bodily fluids were primarily composed of SCP-2938 with contaminants.

5 g sample consumed by laboratory mouse.
Long-term monitoring revealed that most biochemical processes and organ functioning were dependent on the presence of SCP-2938. No adverse health effects were noted prior to disposal of mouse.

5 g sample subjected to increasing pressure at stable temperature of 25ºC.
Converted into unidentified liquid substance with maximum density of 997 kg/m³. Reverted to SCP-2938 once pressure was decreased.

5 g sample heated to 75ºC.
At 50ºC, converted into a liquid suspension containing large amounts of oxidane.

5 g sample cooled to -25 ºC.
At 0ºC, converted into a crystalline solid composed of hydroxylic acid. No further changes noted.

5 g sample dissolved in 10 mL water.
Admixture converted to liquid DHMO1 upon stirring. When allowed to come to rest, entire mass reverted to 15 g of SCP-2938.

Given that SCP-2938 appears able to convert other substances into more of itself, combined with its inherently corrosive nature and the unpredictable nature of its transformations, it is estimated that the introduction of any quantity of SCP-2938 to an uncontrolled ecosystem would potentially result in an HK-class environmental conversion scenario.
Addendum: Supervisory review revealed test data irregularities consistent with active cognitohazardous effect. Testing was independently replicated under CH-corrective protocols and returned the same results. Upon further review, SCP-2938 has been marked as free of cognitohazards by the Department of Memetics & Cognitohazards.

Footnotes
1. Dihydrogen monoxide

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