2/5738 LEVEL 2/5738
CLASSIFIED

Item #: SCP-5738
Object Class: Safe

SCP-5738-E in containment after its retrieval.

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5738-A through F are to be contained in separate standard secure item storage lockers at Storage Site-5738. SCP-5738-A through F can only be removed for testing purposes by personnel with a clearance level of 2 or higher.
Description: SCP-5738 refers to six individual pairs of iron prison shackles made to bind the subject's wrists, collectively designated SCP-5738-A to -F. Testing suggests that these shackles originate from the late 14th century of the Ottoman Empire. This is supported by the use of the shackles in a building formerly used for holding children taken to be raised as Janissaries1.
When a living being is restrained with these shackles for a period of five minutes or longer, the affected subject will become an instance of SCP-5738-1. SCP-5738-1 subjects will periodically be subject to breaks from the temporal flow of the universe for the remainder of their life. This phenomenon has often been described as "frozen" or "stopped" time.
These periods of temporal flow dissonance will occur at semi-regular intervals to SCP-5738-1 instances after their initial adjustment period. During these episodes, time will continue to flow only for the SCP-5738-1 instance and any matter within a radius of approximately 1 meter of any part of the instance2. The length of these episodes varies greatly between individuals. However, the duration of episodes for each individual subject appears to be consistent.
Discovery: SCP-5738 was initially discovered after Silivri Prison in Istanbul, Turkey reopened and reports of anomalous events began occurring, despite the new management of the prison, including cases of sudden suffocation, impossible disappearances, and random necrosis of tissue3. After it came to the Foundation's attention, Researcher Flemming and Agent Fargo were dispatched to investigate under the guise of a government investigation. Five days into their investigation, a dispute with the warden ensued4, resulting in a temporary imprisonment of both Foundation employees. At this time, both Researcher Flemming and Agent Fargo became SCP-5738-1 instances, discovering its properties.
Addendum-1: Upon returning, Researcher Flemming was appropriately disciplined for the incident causing him and Agent Fargo to become instances of SCP-5738-1. While Researcher Flemming was held as a temporary test subject, Agent Fargo was allowed to continue his work after 24 hours of observation, due to his clean record and demonstrated loyalty to the Foundation. During this time, he kept an audio diary of his episodes at the researchers' request. These logs are presented below.

Open Audio Log Day 1

Close Audio Log Day 1

Time Recorded: 23/06/2019 - 1:30pm
[Playing Audio]
Agent William Fargo here, recording as requested by my superiors. I'm having my fourth episode now, so I don't have much to do other than record. I'm supposed to be transporting a D-class right now, but the central computer system doesn't exactly work when time's frozen, so the door won't even open until this is over. Might as well get a bagel while I wait; good thing I like 'em untoasted.
Well I guess I should start with an explanation. Because of SCP-5738, time and I, well, we don't exactly get along like we used to, and space isn't as fond of me either. I get stuck every once and a while in a moment of time, all alone. You'd think it would be exciting, powerful even, and at first it was, but now it's more inconvenient than anything else. Anyway, that covers the basics at least. If you'll excuse me, I've got a not-so-hot date with a bagel and the closest things to beds I can find.
[End of recording.]

Open Audio Log Day 2

Close Audio Log Day 2

Time Recorded: 24/06/2019 - 9:53am
[Playing Audio]
Hello again. It's only been four days, for the rest of the world at least, but it feels like it's been a week for me. They've been happening more frequently now, four or five times a day; that's what? A day and a half of stopped time per day? God, I better get used to living like this soon. I wish I could bring my shrink in here, or anyone for that matter.
I suppose of all the skips to get hit with, I certainly could have done worse. I'm still alive, and my brain still works like it should, for now at least, but I still wouldn't wish this on anyone. Several times a day, I'm stuck, no light or sound outside my meter bubble, and the light fades away quickly enough anyhow. I get to take naps on the job now at least; though it only takes a couple minutes before I need to move and get some fresh air. Still… not many better ways to spend eight hours alone.
[End of recording.]

Open Audio Log Day 3

Close Audio Log Day 3

Time Recorded: 25/06/2019 - 3:13pm
I bought a bunch of extra power banks5 for my phone yesterday, so at least I won't be completely bored out of my mind waiting for time to start up again. Outlets don't work as intended during episodes, it seems. I've also gotten into the habit of keeping food and water on me at all times, just in case. I don't want to end up like those prisoners.

Time Recorded: 25/06/2019 - 3:13pm
[Playing Audio]
I've gotta be careful, I can bring people, skips, or anything in here with me if I get close enough; though I can't bring 'em all the way in without practically hugging them, and that doesn't sound fun.
Apparently, I got too close to a D-class last time, just for twenty minutes or so. Parts of her right leg and right hand died while they were still attached, not that I could see any of it happening. All the light I get either comes from my phone or gets used up near instantly. At this point, I'm more used to being blind than not. Still though, I've gotta pay more attention. It's all too easy to get people hurt, or worse.
[Agent Fargo is heard laughing for a few seconds.]
Maybe I should pay Flemming a visit. Nah, I couldn't; at least he's suffering through this too. Not as much though, it seems.
[End of recording.]

Time Recorded: 25/06/2019 - 7:06pm
[Playing Audio]
I broke up with my girlfriend today. How am I supposed to explain that I never sleep at night anymore? Why I randomly teleport around the apartment? I can't share even half of my life with her anymore. Can't share it with anyone.
The worst part is that she's still here, crying. I can't see it anymore, thank fuck, but I know she's still there, upset and confused. Only seven and a half hours left to go. If I can get her out of here without having another episode that is…
[Slow, rhythmic breathing is heard for 12 seconds.]
[End of recording.]

Open Audio Log Day 4

Close Audio Log Day 4

Time Recorded: 26/06/2019 - 10:26am
[Playing Audio]
Shit, the door closed behind me, looks like I'll be stuck in a D's cell for the better part of today. Oh well, just as good a time as any to catch up on “The Wire”.
[End of recording.]

Time Recorded: 26/06/2019 - 10:26am
[Playing Audio]
FUCK FUCK FUCK. The door's sealed. IT'S. FUCKING. SEALED! How could I forget? ONE FUCKING SECOND, and now I'm dead. I'm just gonna be another case of suffocation. I can't move around enough to get fresh air. I've already gone through what feels like half the air, and I've only been here an hour. I've gotta figure a way out of here.
[End of recording.]

Time Recorded: 26/06/2019 - 10:26am
[Playing Audio]
Okay, I've tried swiping my ID in every way imaginable and now the damn thing's lost power. The door's still not budging though. What am I gonna do? Maybe I can shoot through the door or the wall? Enough to break it open the rest of the way with my fists?
[Only heavy breathing is heard for thirty seconds.]
What am I thinking? This place is built to withstand far tougher things than me.
[Silence for 11 seconds.]
I wish I could have seen Angela again, even if she was crying.
Please, God, Jesus, SCP-343, anyone. Please, just let me say goodbye to my family, to Angela, to my cat, anyone. Please…
[End of recording.]

Time Recorded: 26/06/2019 - 10:26am
[Playing Audio]
I just had to get a D out of their cell, and now I'm going to die from something that was made to protect us, protect me. It'd almost be funny if it weren't so fucking sad.
[Silence for twenty seconds.]
No one's coming for me. Are they?
[A whimper-like laugh can be heard for 6 seconds.]
[End of recording.]

Time Recorded: 26/06/2019 - 10:26am
[Playing Audio]
Fuck you, Flemming. I hope you suffocate too, but apparently your episodes only last half an hour.
[Silence for fifteen seconds.]
You just had to run your mouth, didn't you? Couldn't wait for a proper translation?
[Silence for thirty seconds.]
[End of recording.]

Time Recorded: 26/06/2019 - 10:26am
[Playing Audio]
I hope they make you pay for this. I hope you find out what I'm going through, the hard way.
Dr. Cunningham, if you're listening to this, give Flemming hell for me, will ya? Make sure he hears this, at the very least.
I should've killed him when I had the chance…
[End of recording.]

Agent Fargo was found dead via suffocation at 10:28am, on June 6th, 2019. His death was disguised as suicide by hanging at his apartment.

Footnotes
1. Highly educated and influential soldiers of the Ottoman empire.
2. This radius moves with the subject throughout their episode, allowing them to move and subject other matter to the anomalous flow of time.
3. Similar phenomena were the primary reason for the prison's closure ten years earlier.
4. Researcher Flemming's poor grasp of Turkish is presumed to be the cause of this incident, leading the warden to doubt the investigation's authenticity.
5. A device that extends a smart phone's battery life.

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A photo of SCP-5739 taken upon containment appearing over the body of Emily Cole.

Item #: SCP-5739
Object Class: Neutralized

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SCP-5739 is contained within a standard humanoid containment chamber. On a biweekly schedule, two D-Class personnel are to clean SCP-5739's containment unit and to gather any SCP-5739-1 instances.

Special Containment Procedures: The remains of SCP-5739 are contained in a storage folder in the cryostorage wing of Site-73. Legible SCP-5739-1 instances are to be recorded and stored in the aforementioned unit. Personnel with a clearance level of 2 or higher are permitted to access the remains of SCP-5739.
Description: SCP-5739 was a 1.5-meter tall biological entity composed entirely of human epidermises. Despite its composition, SCP-5739 maintained a rigid structure resembling a pachyderm cranium. Prior to neutralization, SCP-5739 hovered approximately two meters above any surface at all times.
SCP-5739-1 instances are 35-centimeter x 35-centimeter divisions of SCP-5739 that have physically detached from SCP-5739 by a process that is similar to exfoliative dermatitis1. SCP-5739-1 instances have English phrases etched into them by what has been hypothesized to be human fingernails. Examples of SCP-5739-1 instances have been recorded below. Given their potential significance, each SCP-5739-1 instance is to be given a unique designation.
Discovery: On 04/12/2015, 12-year-old Emily Cole's body was discovered in her place of residence in Omaha, Nebraska. The entirety of her skin was absent from her corpse. SCP-5739 was recorded levitating above Emily's body, motionless. Emily Cole's older brother, Albert Cole, contacted the local police station over a telephone call, where he was intercepted by an embedded Foundation agent working within the police force. Albert Cole exhibited extreme anxiety during his required interview; turning to look into empty hallways, being startled at mild contact with objects, and disregarding personnel. He was amnesticized shortly after and all symptoms ceased.
The following SCP-5739-1 instance was located beside Emily Cole's corpse.
SCP-5739-1-1:

RESTLESSLY LEND
UNKNOWN BLEND
NEWLY DISTEND
ABSENTLY MEND
WEND AROUND THE BEND
ASCEND
YOU CANNOT PRETEND
ELEPHANT FRIEND
MY DEAREST FRIEND
I DO NOT TEND
LIKE YOU INTEND
YOUR END

Addendum 5739-1: SCP-5739 has exhibited no notable behavior since its containment. DNA testing has determined that SCP-5739 is composed of epidermal tissue belonging to multiple unidentified individuals.
Incidents that mirror SCP-5739's Discovery have been recovered from multiple eyewitness accounts in Omaha, Nebraska. All of these eyewitness accounts were gathered within a psychiatric ward. These patients were all diagnosed with prolonged mass hysteria. Albert Cole is placed on a psychological trauma watchlist.
The following SCP-5739-1 instance was recovered directly underneath SCP-5739 within its cell shortly after genetic testing.
SCP-5739-1-2:

COVER THE SOUND
ALL BUT THE WESTBOUND
NOTICE THE BACKGROUND
YOULL COME AROUND
OTHERWISE UNFOUND
UNSPEAKINGLY DROWNED
HEAR THEIR SOUND
ENCASED AND WOUND
ADMITTEDLY UNFOUND
REALIZED THEIR POUND
MESSAGES UNBOUND
ELEPHANT FOUND

Addendum 5739-2: On 27/12/2015, security footage showed SCP-5739 experiencing minute convulsions. 1 minute and 26 seconds proceeding the beginning of the convulsions SCP-5739 forcefully ruptured, covering the surrounding area with its remains.
Two D-Class personnel were instructed to enter SCP-5739's containment cell and clear the security cameras of all debris. Upon closer examination, all remains of SCP-5739 appeared to be SCP-5739-1 instances. 99.62% of the SCP-5739-1 instances were illegible due to congealing between instances and a large quantity of what was later determined to be sweat. The remaining SCP-5739-1 instances were determined to be non-anomalous, and an official cleaning crew was dispatched. The following is a transcript of the inscriptions on the recovered SCP-5739-1 instances.
SCP-5739-1-3:

IF YOU WERE IN
THOSE PEOPLE THAT BEGIN
THE PAPER THIN
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
OBSERVE THE DIN
KNOWINGLY THIN
THERE IS A SIN
HOUSED INSIDE SKIN
ELEPHANT GRIN
ITS ALWAYS BEEN
RELEASE THE TWIN
SOULS INSIDE SKIN
KEEP DEEP WITHIN
I FEEL THE TWIN
NEVER WILL YOU WIN

SCP-5739-1-4:

LITTLE YOU CAN SCREAM
EMPTY YOU WILL TEEM
THEY HEAR YOU SCREAM
USELESSLY SCHEME
SCREAMING UPSTREAM
DID YOU DREAM
IN SOFTENED GLEAM
ELEPHANT SEAM

SCP-5739-1-5:

WHAT FUN
HAVE YOU WON
ATTEMPTED RUN
THE PRICE OF FUN
HELL MUST RUN
AWAY FROM ONE
VARIETY BUT ONE
EVERYONE
WHEN YOU ARE NONE
EVER SO DONE
DONE
ONLY UNSPUN
NO NEED FOR FUN
ELEPHANT WON

SCP-5739-1-6:

GATHER INSIDE
OUR SMALL STRIDE
OTHERS TRIED
DIED
BECKON THE TIDE
YOU CAN CONFIDE
ELEPHANT HIDE

Footnotes
1. A disease that causes inflammation and scaling in the skin.

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Item#: SCP-5741

Level2

Containment Class:
euclid

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
dark

Risk Class:
notice

link to memo

SCP-5741 instances in containment.

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5741 instances are to be kept in a sealed container in Secure Containment Locker #142 within Biological Research and Containment Site-95. Access is restricted to Level 2 Personnel, with the Project Lead's authorization, and all personnel should observe Class 1 biohazard protocol. Biweekly, personnel in Class 1 Hazmat gear are to open the container and record the number of SCP-5741 instances. Should this number reach a threshold set by the Project Lead, the appropriate number of SCP-5741 instances are to be removed and placed within a biohazard bag for incineration.
Description: SCP-5741 are a collection of Peeps® brand marshmallow candies. While the outer layer of SCP-5741, consisting of sugar and gelatin, is identical to candies of the same brand, SCP-5741's interior layer consists of flesh, muscle, and connective tissue. Anatomically, SCP-5741 is analogous to human anatomy, with all organ systems being present, and all organs are at a significantly smaller scale. However, SCP-5741 lacks any limbs, which causes instances to move in a ponderous and unpredictable manner.
SCP-5741 instances have not shown any hostile behavior during Containment, and have been observed to flee from Research Personnel attempting to interact with them. SCP-5741 is capable of asexual reproduction via producing new tissue on its mediolateral side. Over a period of 3 hours, the new instance will form, with the body forming prior to the head. Once the instance is fully formed, it will separate from the old instance. Lastly, the instance will appear to convulse for a period of 5 seconds. After the 5 second period, the new instance's heartbeat is audible. New instances are produced at a rate of 5 per day.

Addenda

+ Addendum 1: History

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On 04/04/2021, a 911 call was received from a residence in Cincinnati, Ohio. The residents reported that the Peeps® candies they had just given their children appeared to have human viscera inside them, and that their daughter had partially consumed one of the candies. A Foundation agent embedded within the Cincinnati Police Department arrived on the scene and confiscated the candies, which were designated SCP-5741 and transported to Site-95. Witnesses were amnesticized and the call record was deleted. Replacement candies were provided.

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Experiments in this log were approved and overseen by: Dr. Cummins, SCP-5741 Project Lead.
Experiment 1
Procedure: 5 SCP-5741 instances were placed onto a table. Junior Researcher Pagani was instructed to communicate with the SCP-5741 instances.
Result: SCP-5741 instances did not communicate, and instead moved around irregularly. One instance fell off the table, resulting in the instance suffering several broken bones. Instance appeared to be in distress.
Analysis: SCP-5741 can't communicate, however they can feel pain and move, suggesting a degree of sentience.

Experiment 2
Procedure: D-3284 was instructed to eat one of the SCP-5741 instances and record their taste. D-3284 was previously sentenced to death for participation in cannibalistic activities.
Result: D-3284 was hesitant to eat the instance, stating that he did not feel comfortable doing so. When reminded that failure to cooperate would result in a release to his former sentence on death row, D-3284 complied and consumed one of the instances. D-3284 began to chew on the instance, and immediately regurgitated the half chewn instance, resulting in blood and viscera spreading across the table. D-3284 appeared in distress, and stated that the SCP-5741 instance “tasted like human flesh, but different, like it's artificial”. D-3284 was escorted from the chamber, and the instance's remains were deposited in a biohazard bin and subsequently incinerated.
Analysis: SCP-5741 is similar to human biology, and is inedible. Confirms the initial report.

Experiment 3
Procedure: The damaged instance from Experiment 1 was monitored. After several days, it did not reproduce, and appeared in significant distress. The Ethics Committee Liaison for Site-95 approved the use of lethal injection to euthanize the instance, as keeping it alive would put it in further distress. The lethal injection was effective. A dissection was later performed by Dr. Lang and Dr. Travers, using microscopes to view the interior of the SCP-5741 instance.
Result: All internal organs of the SCP-5741 instance were removed and weighed. Total weight was approximately 113 grams. Additionally, tissue samples were removed and studied.
Analysis: Samples were consistent with baseline human samples. SCP-5741's bone structure is similar to ours, with the chest, neck, and cranial regions being largely similar. However, the area where legs and arms would be on a human ended with round, bony protrusions.

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On 05/12/2021, Security Officer Rajiv Sinagra was guarding SCP-5741's containment. Multiple instances, contained in a glass jar for study, managed to slide the glass jar off the shelf by moving forward against it. Upon hitting the floor, the glass jar broke, allowing the instances to escape. SO Sinagra pressed the Containment Breach alarm and attempted to stop the SCP-5741 instances.
As he went to pick up an instance, two more instances embedded shards of glass from the jar into their bodies and attacked SO Sinagra in a rotating motion, creating multiple lacerations on his hand. Sinagra, appearing to be enraged, proceeded to stomp the two armed instances, terminating them. The 3 other instances retreated into the opposite corner and appeared to be afraid of SO Sinagra.
SO Sinagra pursued the instances, who attempted to flee, but were captured and subsequently dismembered in violent fashion. As the instances were dismembered, faint vocalizations of distress were heard. 2 minutes after the breach, all escaped instances were terminated. Rapid Response Teams arrived and Sinagra was treated for his minor wounds. As per protocol, Sinagra was detained and was interviewed about the breach.

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Interviewer: Dr. Cummins
Interviewed: SO Rajiv Sinagra
Subject: Interviewee's conduct during the SCP-5741 Containment Breach.

BEGIN LOG
Video begins. Sinagra is seated on the left. Dr. Cummins enters the room and sits down, shuffling papers before speaking.
Cummins: Good morning, Sinagra. Is your wound healing well?
Sinagra: Yeah. The stitches still hurt, but it could be worse.
Cummins: Good to hear. As you know, several SCP-5741 instances breached Containment earlier today. You were the guard assigned to SCP-5741's chamber, correct?
Sinagra: Yes, I was. Uhm, am I in trouble?
Cummins: I just need to clarify a few things, about the breach. Even a minor one like this one can reveal faults in our thinking and procedure, and you were the only witness there. Can you tell me about the events leading up to the breach?
Sinagra: Yeah, no problem. As you know, we- we being the Security Department- usually are assigned on specific objects and guard them until there's a need for reassignment. Apparently, after one of the recent tests, the other guy had requested a transfer. Personally, I don't blame him.
Cummins: Can you elaborate?
Sinagra: I mean, did you look at those things? I've seen a lot of freaky shit in my time at the Foundation, but those things take the cake. The way they move, the way they breathe, it's… it's unnatural. And now they can fucking pickup pieces of glass and use them to cut you?
Cummins: I understand. We still know little about SCP-5741. However, CCTV tapes show you violently dismembering them. Why did you do this?
Sinagra: They were laughing at me.
Cummins: They were.. laughing at you?
Sinagra: Yeah. The kind of laughter that makes you feel subhuman. That makes you feel like a joke. Only, it was children laughing. When I started smashing the little pieces of shit, they stopped laughing and started screaming. They wouldn't stop screaming. I made them stop. That made me feel better.
Sinagra: I crushed them. I destroyed them. I wiped them out, so they didn't hurt me. They might not be able to kill you now, but it will learn. They will grow. There will be more of them. They will grow bigger, and they will grow stronger, until one day they can kill you. And then you will be the one being stomped out of existence.
Cummins: Sinagra, if you continue to aggressive, this interview will be terminated and a sedative will be adminstered-
Sinagra: Did you not see what they did to them? What you did to them? Do you think they don't see, or hear? We keep them in a box, but they can hear, and they can feel. They saw what you did to the others, and they want out.
Sinagra stops speaking, and looks up to the ceiling.
Sinagra: Oh god, they can see me.
Sinagra abruptly falls unconscious. A mixture of blood, sugar, and corn syrup begin pouring out of his orifices.
Cummins: Guards! Guards! Shit, get a medic in here, now!
END LOG

Sinagra was moved to the infirmary, where he subsequently was pronounced deceased. An autopsy later revealed that all Sinagra's interior mass was replaced with a mixture of corn syrup, sugar, gelatin, and various other confectionary ingredients.

As a result of the interview log, testing with SCP-5741 is suspended. A new behavior has been observed in SCP-5741 instances after the incident, with instances appearing to congeal together in an attempt to form a larger instance. In addition, the rate of production of new instances is increasing exponentially. New containment procedures are being drafted to address this behavior. Until new Containment Procedures are in effect, staff are to prevent the creation of a larger instance by all reasonable means.

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Image 31: Part of the exterior of AI-2471GH2.

Anomalous Item: 2471GH2
Item Description: A large machine that appears designed to crush industrial waste into compact cubes. However, instead of being crushed any objects inserted into the input shaft are completely and irreversibly destroyed. Machine does not appear to require any external power supply to operate. A large plaque is affixed near the input shaft, on which is inscribed ‘MOLOCH'.
Date of Recovery: 24/07/1970
Location of Recovery: A large disused industrial waste processing center in Westview Industrial Park, United Kingdom. Investigation into the origins of AI-2471GH2 has thus far yielded no results.
Current Status: Undergoing Testing

Test Log

Input
Result

200g iron weight
Item not recovered, presumed destroyed.

200g iron weight attached to a rope
After 30 seconds, the rope was retracted and found to have been severed. The tip of the rope was found to be slightly moist, and later chemical analysis revealed traces of amylase1.

1 live Mus musculus2
Item not recovered, presumed destroyed.

1 long range radio transmitter and radioactive isotope tracer.
Radio signal continued for seven seconds after entry at which point the signal was lost. External scans indicate the radioactive isotope is no longer present within AI-2471GH2.

1 video recording device.
Footage was broadcast as the device descended down the shaft and fell into a large compartment. None of the other items or any means of exit were visible. After several seconds the footage cuts out and the connection was unable to be re-established. Later enhancement of audio recording has revealed the sound of heavy breathing in the background before camera feed cuts out.

Investigation Log

Attempt
Outcome

Open installed repair hatch
All access points have been welded shut and are inaccessible.

Access via exit shaft
Miniature remote control vehicle driven into exit shaft. Video recording showed that the shaft continued for 4.6 m before terminating in a blockage. When retrieved, the vehicle's wheels were found to be coated in a dark substance, later revealed to be faecal matter.

Forcibly remove external panelling
Discovered that large amount of external machinery appears to be superfluous to the anomaly's functionality. Main shaft was identified and found to be connected to a 2 m by 1.5 m by 1.5 m inner compartment. Inner compartment does not appear to be connected to the exit shaft.

Analysis of interior components for evidence of functionality.
The device appears to be constructed of parts from multiple non-anomalous industrial waste disposal devices. These parts are constructed in such a manner that they would be unable to correctly function and there is no connected power source. Wiring and pipework were found to be installed in runic patterns used by Daevite cultures to repel Tartarean entities.

Attempt to drill into interior compartment.
Upon breaching interior compartment, the drill vanished along with attached power cord. The breach in the compartment rapidly resealed, but prior to this leaked a small amount of a viscous transparent fluid. This was found to be primarily composed of dilute hydrochloric acid.

AI-2471GH2 File Update 18/8/1970

The active components of AI-2471GH2 have been transported to Site-109 and are currently being held in Anomalous Item Storage. Reclassification as a full SCP object is pending.

Item#: 5742

Level1

Containment Class:
esoteric

Secondary Class:
thaumiel

Disruption Class:
dark

Risk Class:
notice

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5742 is kept in a locked Containment Unit within Site-109's Waste Disposal Center. It is to be used only for the annihilation of dangerous, destructive, or difficult to contain waste products that cannot otherwise be effectively disposed of. Direct authorization from the Site Director is required for the use of SCP-5742 to dispose of any materials other than the standard waste products from SCP-6112, SCP-19854, AI-9214JC4 and SCP-7072.
SCP-5742 is to be inspected every six weeks for signs of unusual activity outwith that described in this document. The last inspection was on: 04/12/2031
Description: SCP-5742 is a large steel container connected to a 3.2 m steel shaft which terminates in an access hatch. Any matter which is introduced to SCP-5742 via this hatch is utterly and irreversibly eradicated via unknown means. SCP-5742 appears slightly rusted and occasionally emits small amounts of smoke, oil and other substances3, but has displayed the capacity to self repair any damage that would impair its functionality.

SCP-5742 Incident Report Log4

23/10/2031 Standard Inspection Report

23/10/2031 Standard Inspection Report

Containment Specialist Burgess: Emissions of smoke and bodily fluids have increased substantially over baseline levels, and the trend is that these will increase if this continued workload is maintained. My report recommends that SCP-5742 operate at 75% capacity until emissions return to baseline levels, in order to ensure its continued long term function.
Response: Apotheoetic waste from SCP-6112 has been redirected to long term storage and breakdown facilities at Site-109D. This is expected to reduce use of SCP-5742 to 85% of capacity.

04/12/2031 Standard Inspection Report

04/12/2031 Standard Inspection Report

Containment Specialist Burgess: The reduction of SCP-6112 waste has not been sufficient to improve SCP-5742 functioning and I can see on the new schedule that it's now going to be expected to handle SCP-7072's waste output as well.
Frankly, this is unacceptable. Even a basic visual inspection of SCP-5742 can see that it now seeps a constant stream of various bodily fluids, which I measured to be at an average rate of 30 ml/hour. This far exceeds the ‘small amounts' listed in the SCP documentation and so I have no choice but to issue my strongest recommendation that use of SCP-5742 be completely halted until its activity returns to baseline levels.
Response: Site Director Grant has overruled this recommendation and has ordered that SCP-5742 continue operation at 85% capacity.

13/12/2031 Employee Complaint

13/12/2031 Employee Complaint

Janitorial Supervisor Pullman: 5742 is going to pieces, there's all kinds of shit leaking out and the ventilation system can't get rid of the smoke faster than that machine pumps it out. These aren't conditions that we can work in.
Worst part is the damn hazmat suits. They might keep out contaminants but they do nothing for the smell and I can tell you from personal experience that being sick in a hazmat suit is just as bad as it sounds. I cannot in good conscience send my people in there on a daily basis when it's this bad and getting worse by the week.
Response: Site Director Grant has elected to provide a personal message in response:

I understand the difficulty of your situation and the inherent dangers involved in the use of an unknown anomaly. But SCP-5742 has been in continuous operation for over 40 years and while its current activities are unusual, they are essentially just magnified versions of the same activities that have been recorded since its discovery. Any danger posed by the potential breakdown of SCP-5742 pales in comparison to the enormity of the waste disposal solutions that would need to be devised as an alternative.
For the quantity of waste destroyed by SCP-5742 to be disposed of by traditional means, it would require hundreds of square kilometers of land be contaminated to the point of becoming unfit for human habitation for centuries. Disposal by alternate means would also incur exorbitant expense which would strain even the Foundation's sizeable coffers.
I can assure you that efforts are underway to find alternate means of waste disposal so as to ease the strain on SCP-5742. But until such a time, it is an absolute necessity that SCP-5742 continue to operate, at an absolute minimum of 50% capacity. I have put in a requisition for a Grade V PPE suits that should filter out any noxious odours and allow you to do your very necessary and vital job in as much comfort as possible. Rest assured that the efforts of Site-109's janitorial staff in this area do not go unnoticed.
Secure. Contain. Protect.

Site Director Delia Grant

Item#: 5742

Level1

Containment Class:
keter

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
keneq

Risk Class:
critical

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5742 has breached containment and is currently active somewhere on Sublevel One of Site-109. All employees should proceed to emergency exits or to secure bunkers as applicable. This is a developing situation and this document will be updated in real time via AIC as more information becomes available.
Description: SCP-5742 is an unknown entity that was previously utilised as waste disposal for multiple types of highly toxic and/or dangerous anomalous waste products. The full extent of its anomalous capabilities are unknown, but it is mobile and poses a threat to any human life in its vicinity. It is likely still capable of completely annihilating any form of matter it makes contact with. It also appears to have developed the capacity to emit toxic fumes which are highly acidic and capable of degrading Class IV biohazard suits in under 30 seconds. These fumes are toxic and should not be inhaled.
Timeline of Breach-26/12/2031

[08:37] 350kg of SCP-19854 effluence5 is deposited into SCP-5742's hatch.
[08:41] Smoke emitted from SCP-5742 increases significantly and Janitorial Supervisor Pullman activates the emergency alarm and organises evacuation of SCP-5742's Containment Unit. The Grade III PPE suits worn by the janitorial staff can be seen to be severely damaged by the smoke.
[08:44] Site Director Grant and majority of Senior Staff reach Secure Bunker-01 and are safely sealed in.
[08:45] Cries of ‘Melek un dar est. Melek est arat mar fure!6 are heard to emit from SCP-5742.
[08:46] Loud cracking noises are heard and infrared cameras show SCP-5742 beginning to fracture.
[08:47] An animalistic grunting is heard being emitted from SCP-5742 before all cameras in Waste Disposal cease to transmit a signal.
[08:48] Site-109 security forces are scrambled and begin blocking exits from Sublevel One and assisting in evacuation efforts.
[09:04] Smoke and noxious gases from SCP-5742 spread out of Waste Disposal, presumably their acidic properties have enabled them to bypass security measures.
[09:07] Multiple reports from survivors indicate sighting of a large figure with the head of a bull moving in the smoke
[09:12] Site-109 security forces have engaged SCP-5742 and are attempting recontainment.

This is an ongoing situation. This document will be updated as new information arises.

Wilson's Wildlife Solutions: UK Branch

Critter Profile: Moloch!

Name: Moloch
Species: Bos taurus taurus (South Devon Bull)
Primary Caretakers: Lake District Team
Diet: As part of a special arrangement we have with the folks down at Site-109, they take care of feeding Moloch on Saturdays. But for the rest of the week, we make sure Moloch gets a nice balanced diet with plenty of veggies to keep him healthy and happy.
Housed: Pasture 5.

Creature Features!

Moloch isn't your typical bull, no sir, he's a genuine psychospiritual entity that's been around for thousands of years! Don't let that scare you off though. This big guy can be a bit of a grump to strangers but he's very friendly once he gets to know you, especially if you've got a tasty treat for him. And once you're friends with Moloch, you're friends for life and he'll be over licking your hand as fast as you can say lickety split!
If you do want to make friends with our pal Moloch though, you should be aware that he has a few little problems. First off, he's had bad experiences with being kept cooped up and doesn't like to feel boxed in. That's why he's got the whole of Pasture 5 to play around in, to make sure he always feels happy and free. Second, he's got a very high metabolism, in fact anything that gets in his belly pretty much disappears right away! So make sure he doesn't go nibbling at anything you don't want to lose.
Lastly, poor Moloch has a little bit of a flatulence problem, especially after the Site-109 folks have been feeding him. So if you've got a sensitive nose you might want to steer clear. Another good reason why Moloch is kept in the beautiful open air of Pasture 5! But as long as he's not overfed, Moloch is a sweet and happy soul and an absolute pleasure to be around.

History!

Moloch has got a very long and exciting story he could tell us, I'm sure, but most of it has been forgotten or is too darn secret for me to know about. But what I do know is that our friends over at Site-109 had been taking care of him for quite a few years before he ended up in our care.
Though to be honest, I'm not sure what they were feeding him before they brought him to us. When he first got brought here back in March our friend Moloch was not a happy camper! I joked I could almost see why folks in the olden days had thought he was a demon. That Grant gal they had driving the truck didn't seem to find it that funny though.

Footnotes
1. A digestive enzyme found in saliva.
2. Common Mouse.
3. Primarily bodily fluids, including gastric acid, saliva and faecal matter.
4. The following are a selected summary of recent additions, for full documentation including complete reports see Document Series 5742-65.
5. Decomposed vegetable matter, primarily pumpkins, containing an anomalous species of immortal fungus.
6. Translated from Daevite: ‘Moloch is breaking loose. Moloch is free!'

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Item #: SCP-5743
Level 3/5743

Object Class: Euclid
Classified

Initial excavation of SCP-5743.

Special Containment Procedures: Archaeological excavation of SCP-5743 is to continue, and all materials of anomalous origin discovered should be catalogued and stored at Site-109.
SCP-5743-237 is held in an aquatic storage tank in Site-109. It may be brought within 14 km of SCP-5743 for testing purposes, but should not be brought within 8 km of SCP-5743 under any circumstances.
Description: SCP-5743 is the remains of a settlement that was populated by humanoids with anomalous capabilities from approximately 8000BCE until 6200BCE. It was located in the region known as Dogger Littoral, a landmass that connected Britain with mainland Europe during the Pleistocene and early Holocene, before being submerged by a rise in global sea levels. SCP-5743 is currently located 200 m below sea level in the North Sea.
SCP-5743-1 through SCP-5743-438 are items retrieved from SCP-5743 that either have features that are themselves anomalous, or are items that were created by anomalous means1. The majority of these items are humanoid remains which have been substantially altered from baseline humanity in ways that appear to indicate aquatic adaptation.
Carbon dating of structures and preserved biological material inidicates that the settlement ceased to be inhabited around the time of the Storegga Slide2 and has not been inhabited by humans or humanoid entities since. Further information on SCP-5743 has been provided by SCP-5743-237 (See Interview-5743) but the reliability of this information is questionable.
SCP-5743-237 is an unusually large Pagurus bernhardus3 with a 41 cm long carapace. It is sapient and can communicate via direct thought transference. This has been described by those who experience it as appearing like their own inner voice speaking to them, usually in the language with which they are most comfortable.
The cellular structure of SCP-5743-237 is highly unusual and appears to show a vastly reduced rate of cellular death and no limit to cellular reproduction. Studies are currently underway to determine the extent of this, but it appears likely that SCP-5743-237 is biologically immortal.
SCP-5743-237 also has the capacity to channel Geo-Thaumic energies from SCP-5743 to produce a number of anomalous effects which are not yet fully understood. These effects include the capacity to alter its own biological structure as well as that of other living things around it. These effects are directly proportional to its proximity to SCP-5743 and are negligible at distances greater than 14 km.

Discovery

SCP-5743 was discovered by the Foundation after studies into Geo-Thaumic Energy Channels4 identified a nexus point beneath the North Sea where multiple channels converged. An expedition sent to this region found the ruins of a settlement (later designated SCP-5743) along with several instances of abnormal human remains (later designated SCP-5743-1 through SCP-5743-14).
During subsequent expeditions, numerous potential SCP-5743 objects were brought to the surface for analysis aboard the SS Cardiff Pioneer. One such object was SCP-5743-237, which at this time had not displayed any anomalous properties but was selected for further analysis due to its unusual size. While in containment, it altered the physiology of one of the crew members, Foundation Able Seaman Daniel Harding. Large portions of his skin were replaced with a chitinous material, several fingers on each of his hands fused together, and the majority of his teeth retracted.
SCP-5743-237 then communicated with Daniel Harding and told him that he would be restored to his previous state if SCP-5743-237 was freed. Harding then attempted to breach SCP-5743-237's containment but was stopped by security forces on board who then identified the anomalous alterations to his physiology. SCP-5743-237 was transported to Site-109 at which point the limits of its anomalous capabilities were identified and current containment methods were devised. Harding has been reprimanded and his newly anomalous physiology is currently being studied in an attempt to uncover a way to reverse the effects of SCP-5743-237.

Interview-5743

SCP-5743-237.

Interviewer: Dr Kristov
Interviewed: SCP-5743-237
Foreword: This interview was conducted at Site-109 in an attempt to learn more about SCP-5743. Senior Researcher Kristov's questions were spoken aloud in the presence of SCP-5743-237, and SCP-5743-237's responses were transmitted directly into Researcher Kristov's mind, at which point she recorded them for the purposes of this record.

Kristov: What are you?
SCP-5743-237 remains stationary within its tank and no response is recorded
Kristov: I've spoken to Daniel Harding, I know you can understand me.
SCP-5743-237: What do I gain from speaking with you? You have trapped me far from the source of my power and I have no hold over you to force you to do my bidding.
Kristov: Perhaps we can find some common purpose between your goals and that of my organisation. Or, if you won't speak with me you can remain trapped, and you may well be destroyed if you try to escape again.
SCP-5743-237: Foolishness. I am blessed with immortality and a perfect form, you could never destroy me. But I will humour your desires, if only so that you may have the chance to see the truth of my greatness.
SCP-5743-237 approaches the edge of its aquarium and snaps its claws.
Kristov: What are you?
SCP-5743-237: I no longer care to remember any of the names I was known by before. You may call me the Survivor, for that is what I have made myself. I once was human, like you, another starving animal wandering the ancient plains and coastlines searching for food and shelter. But my people and I found so much more.
Kristov: You mean the nexus, the Geo-Thaumic energy?
SCP-5743-237: We found power. And we used that power to become something greater than human, living gods. As long as we stayed near the power, we could channel the Earth's own magic to make reality into whatever we desired. Endless food, immortality, all the pleasures that flesh has to offer.
Kristov: I think I understand. When the oceans rose, your anomalous capabilities weren't enough to protect you?
SCP-5743-237: You understand nothing. Our magic was strong but rooted in the Earth and we could no more use our magic to change her than a strong man can lift himself off the ground by grabbing his feet. We could not stop the oceans but our magic could protect us, help us adapt to Earth's changes.
Kristov: And these… adaptations are what made you into your current form? There must have been another way to survive the floods that would have allowed you to stay more human.
SCP-5743-237: Other ways were tried, but the Earth's magic is temperamental. When we turned our efforts from pleasure to survival, we discovered that our intent needed to be pure in order to draw upon its full power. My intent was purest, I sought only survival and thus I became something that could survive even the greatest of disasters. A form perfectly suited to enduring, one that life returns to again and again.
SCP-5743-237 gestures with its claws spread wide and snaps them open and shut several times.
Kristov: What happened to the rest?
SCP-5743-237: Some died, you found their remains buried beneath the silt. Most left, giving up their godhood to become petty mortals and their corpses lie buried beneath the mud now too. Fools.
Kristov: Dogger Littoral has been submerged for millenia. What have you done down there, for all those years?
SCP-5743-237: I have survived. When the floods came and a wall of water grew tall enough to blot the sun, I kept my sole focus on survival. My intent channelled the magic to make my form perfect for survival and that magic judged that a mind was… unnecessary. My intelligence slept until you mortals dragged me up from the depths and threatened my survival, for I had no need of thought until then.
Kristov: So you spent the past eight thousand years as a crab? That sounds like it would be a very lonely and difficult time.
SCP-5743-237: Survival is always difficult, but better loneliness than dying and being forgotten like all those other fools. Better to give up anything than to die.
SCP-5743-237 retreats into its shell and does not respond to further questioning.
<END LOG>

Footnotes
1. For a full list of each item's properties, see Document-5743-B17.
2. A megatsunami caused by the collapse of the Norwegian Continental Shelf some time in 6225–6170 BCE.
3. Common Hermit Crab.
4. Commonly referred to as ‘ley lines'.

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Instance of SCP-5744 in its dormant state.

Item #: SCP-5744
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Containment Force Xi-4 ("Baywatch") are to be stationed on Kapoposang Island in the Makassar Strait, and are to monitor a 20km radius area for instances of SCP-5744. All water traffic that attempts to enter the area should be intercepted and redirected using cover story G31. Every 2 weeks, at least 2 D-Class personnel should be sent into SCP-5744-1 to conduct Procedure-L91 (see Addendum-5744-3 for details).
Description: SCP-5744 is the designation given to an unknown species of polychaete worms of the Nereididae family located within the Makassar Strait, found in an approximately 15km radius area centred on SCP-5744-1. SCP-5744 instances initially appear in a dormant state where they are indistinguishable from non-anomalous worms, however, once a human comes within visual range of an SCP-5744 instance it will attempt to enter that person's ear. They can become intangible at will and are capable of passing through all known forms of solid matter. Once inside, SCP-5744 instances will latch onto the victim's Tympanic membrane2, where it will begin to exhibit its behaviour altering properties (see Addendum-5744-1 for details).
SCP-5744-1 is a large artificial structure located on the ocean floor of the Makassar Strait, approximately 70km off the west coast of South Sulawesi (see Addendum-5744-2 for Exploration Log).
SCP-5744-2 is a twelve limbed aquatic entity resembling a member of the Cephalopoda class but is far larger, with greatly elongated tentacles. It is highly intelligent, and the full extent of its anomalous properties remain unknown. Procedure-L91 has so far proven to be sufficient in containing it within SCP-5744-1, however, research is underway to find a more sustainable long term solution.

Addendum-5744-1: Discovery

Addendum-5744-1: Discovery

Foreword: The following is an excerpt from Researcher Angstrom's daily log after passing through the infested area on an unrelated assignment investigating SCP-████. The original log has been edited for brevity.

"To summarise, the seismic activity in the Makassar Strait tsunamigenic region has proven to be non-anomalous in nature and aligns with current predictions. However, I still feel a powerful disturbance, deep beneath the sea. There is a tidal force which pulls me, beckons me to dive below and seek out the truth. I must make pilgrimage to this long forgotten place to pay homage to the creature that resides there, and if it finds my offerings acceptable, may I reside in its sanctum. Let us go then, and be nourished by their unknowable wisdom, and return refreshed and with new purpose."

Concluding Statement: The log continues in a similar manner for another 8470 words, including directions on where to locate SCP-5744-1, before concluding in the regular manner. After submission of the log, Researcher Angstrom was brought in for medical scans which revealed an SCP-5744 instance attached to their Tympanic membrane.

Addendum-5744-2: Exploration Log

Addendum-5744-2: Exploration Log

Foreword: Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders") were dispatched in a speedboat with diving gear to locate and investigate SCP-5744-1. Summarised transcriptions of bodycam feeds and audio logs are contained below:

<BEGIN LOG>
G6-A: Arrived at location, dropping anchor.
MTF agents A to D suit up with diving gear, with agent E and F remaining on the boat. After descending 50m, a structure can be seen protruding from the seabed composed of limestone blocks with a dense coating of coral polyps, confirmed to be SCP-5744-1.
G6-C: Dash one sighted, twelve o'clock.
G6-A: Roger, approaching entrance, watch my six.
The MTF agents move towards the structure. Unknown sigils are inscribed in the block above a 3m tall stone door.
G6-D: Scans indicate one lifeform inside. No response to our presence.
G6-A: Roger. Initiate breach procedure Q-7.
MTF agents flank the door with two agents at each side, with breaching explosives placed on the door.
G6-A: Three, two, one.
The door explodes inwards and agents A and C move in. An unseen barrier prevents water from entering SCP-5744-1, leaving the agents standing in a room furnished like a hotel lobby. SCP-5744-2 can be seen next to a table holding hors d'oeuvres.
SCP-5744-2: Hello! Welcome to the Seabed and Breakfast! Could I interest you in some sea cucumber sandwiches?
Extraneous dialogue has been removed.
<END LOG>

Post Exploration: As SCP-5744-2 was found to be non-hostile, Procedure-L91 considered to be sufficient to appease SCP-5744-2's demand for customers, neutralising >98% of SCP-5744 instances.

Addendum-5744-3: Procedure-L91

Addendum-5744-3: Procedure-L91

Procedure-L91 consists of spending a 3 nights stay in the "Seabed and Breakfast" contained within SCP-5744-1. Reviews have been highly positive, and a request to prioritise well behaved D-class personnel to conduct Procedure-L91 is pending.

Footnotes
1. Unexploded ordnance in the area.
2. Commonly known as the ear drum.

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Item#: 5745

Level3

Containment Class:
euclid

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
keneq

Risk Class:
danger

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An artistic depiction of a pair of SCP-5745-2,1artwork produced by Researcher Willoghby.

Special Containment Procedures: Upon discovery of an SCP-5745-1 manifestation, depending on the location and severity, MTF Units Paleo-1 through Paleo-7 must be dispatched to contain any SCP-5745-2 instances. If possible, any captured instances are to be brought to Site-5745 and placed in the large environment for further research and study. Lethal force is authorised if an SCP-5745-2 instance becomes hostile.
Description: SCP-5745-1 is a reoccurring space-time anomalous event, during which a rift in time is manifested through unknown means. The rifts always connect our time with periods before humans are thought to exist (typically Cambrian to Pleistocene eras). The location of SCP-5745-1 manifestations is seemingly random, though they occasionally repeat in locations they have previously appeared in. SCP-5745-1 always manifests in locations with a similar climate and ecosystem to the era that the rift is connected.2 Presently, no link between SCP-5745 and SCP-1265 has been discovered.
SCP-5745-2 are creatures that appear from SCP-5745-1 (typically from the clade Dinosauria, Reptilia, or Mammalia). It is currently believed they are legitimate specimens from the eras they emerged, as DNA samples match. SCP-5745-2 are normally docile, appearing to avoid humans at all costs, but if cornered or startled will become aggressive. Carnivorous instances are extremely prone to these outbursts and often actively hunt humans as prey over other possible food sources. The reason for this is unknown. Some have been known to hunt for sport, potentially displaying a slight degree of sentience. SCP-5745-2 instances have shown an ability to survive in a modern environment for some while, despite atmospheric differences, and a herd of Parasaurolophus walkeri currently under study have been permitted to roam the Amazonian rainforest for some time. Some instances that have been observed in our time period have thrived in the new environment for months before discovery, as all SCP-5745-2 seem to immediately adapt to modern atmospheric composition and condition.
The following is a list of all repeat locations SCP-5745-1 has manifested as of 12/03/2021:3

Hell Creek, Montana, USA
Taynton Limestone, Oxfordshire, England
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
██████, Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Elliot Formation, South Africa
69°44'52"S 131°12'24"E · 2.51 km, Antarctica
Point Nemo, South Pacific Ocean

Notably, most of these locations are famous for fossilised fragments and/or full skeletons.
History: The first recorded instance of an SCP-5745-1 manifestation comes from the 11th Century, the event being documented in multiple historic paintings. It depicts St. George killing what is believed to be a Dimorphodon macronyx that emerged from SCP-5745-1. A cover story has been fabricated, dismissing the entity as a fictitious ‘dragon'. The section of paintings with SCP-5745-1 visible has been removed. Depictions of SCP-5745-2 are present throughout historical texts and artwork, for example, Asian depictions of dragons are theorised to resemble Titanoboa cerrejonensis or some other species of megafauna snake. If any new references to SCP-5745-2 instances are discovered, they must be dismissed as common folklore or exaggeration of an already existing species.
In 1964, it was discovered that manifestations could be detected an hour before their opening, as radiation levels in the area would spike. This knowledge has benefitted the Foundation in efforts to contain SCP-5745. This requires a Geiger counter4 to be present in the location, so rifts are not always detected if this is not present.
There seems to have been a period where SCP-5745-1 manifestations became non-existent or dormant, as there is no evidence supporting this anomaly from approximately 1450 to 1890. Throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries, SCP-5745-1 seems to manifest more prevalently than ever in modern day. It is theorised the opening of rifts has active and dormant periods, lasting approximately 200-300 years between each dormant event. Currently, we are living in a time where SCP-5745-1 is in an active state.
Due to the frequency of rift openings, 7 MTF Units have been created to specifically deal with SCP-5745-2 threats. These MTF teams have been designated the ‘Paleo Division'. A full list of Paleo Division squads and specs can be found here:

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Paleo-1 ‘Cavemen'
Location: North America
Members: 17
Specialisation: Large members of clade Dinosauria/Mammalia
Paleo-2 ‘ACU'
Location: South America
Members: 8
Specialisation: Medium to large members of clade Dinosauria
Paleo-3 ‘Swamp Waders'
Location: Europe
Members: 11
Specialisation: Small to medium members of clade Dinosauria/Mammalia/Reptilia
Paleo-4 ‘Desert Dwellers'
Location: Asia
Members: 14
Specialisation: Small to large members of clade Dinosauria/Mammalia/Avialae
Paleo-5 ‘Park Rangers'
Location: Africa
Members: 7
Specialisation: Medium members of clade Dinosauria/Mammalia
Paleo-6 ‘Prehistoric Poachers'
Location: Oceania (also tasked with defence of Site-5745)
Members: 16
Specialisation: Medium members of clade Dinosauria
Paleo-7 ‘Woolly Mammoths'
Location: Antarctica
Members: 8
Specialisation: Small to large members of clade Mammalia

Note: Not all members of the Paleo Division are assigned strictly to SCP-5745, but may be assigned only in the event of an SCP-5745-1 manifestation in their given location.
Addendum 5745.1:
Species recovered and currently residing in Site-5745 in order of recovery (This list does not include the various species that have been terminated upon manifestation):

. 12 Triceratops horridus
. 6 Parasaurolophus walkeri
. 2 Apatosaurus marsh
. 13 Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
. 1 Tyrannosaurus rex
. 1 Sarcosuchus imperator5
. 1 Baryonyx walkeri
. 4 Dilophosaurus wetherilli
. 3 Balaur bondoc

Any and all eggs produced by SCP-5745-2 instances must immediately be destroyed to prevent overpopulation of the area.

Aerial view of Site-5745

Site-5745 has been created around Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand, to facilitate long-term containment of captured SCP-5745-2 instances. The area surrounding Mt. Taranaki is open to the public for tourism so as not to arouse suspicion, but permitted only on Foundation operated tours that follow a predetermined scouted route. Site-5745 is home to many natural species of modern day animals and plants that serve as food sources for the SCP-5745-2, however a herd of larger live creatures such as cattle are to be added to the area weekly for carnivorous instances to hunt. Large amounts of consumable greens are to be dropped into a small field in Site-5745 weekly, as herbivorous instances will completely consume the forest within a matter of years if left to fend for themselves. Though SCP-5745-2 often do not hunt each other, they will occasionally hunt and kill other instances, at which point, a new instance from the next rift event shall replace it.
The following is a log taken by Researcher Walker during his routinely inspection of the environment within Site-5745.

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08:00: Me and 5 men from Paleo-6 left the research building early to get a full day in. Walked right into a tree branch. Ouch.
09:14: First sign of an SCP-5745-2 instance. A few small creatures ran in front of us, but left as suddenly as they appeared. Probably the Balaurs, they are good at being unseen.
10:45: Heard a large sound resembling a bassoon. I believe it was a Parasaur, hopefully we will reach the herd soon. Also found a large kill with lots of crushed bones near a lake, possibly from the Sarcosuchus.
10:56: Heard it again but louder. Getting close.
12:00: Stopped for lunch.
13:01: Stumbled across the herd. It seems the Parasaurs, Apatasaurus and Psitticasaurus have formed a large herd. This is unexpected, all 3 species would have never interacted with each other (they lived millions of years apart) let alone created a herd. Survival in numbers I guess. Still no sign of the Triceratops.
14:00: Have been watching the herd for an hour. Leaving to look for something else.
14:28: Command alerted us that the cows would be dropped in about half an hour. Moving to the drop point.
14:56: Reached feeding point. Ready to observe feeding, team is on high alert.
15:11: Cows were dropped off 10 minutes ago, the Tyrannosaur made an appearance! It just shot out of the tree line, grabbed one off the ground and made off with it. It was in and out of the clearing in less than 10 seconds. Worrying to see it move that fast.
15:13: Soon after the Rex left, the Balaurs showed up. These things are tiny, about the size of a medium dog. They did some amazing stuff, one of them bit the cow's leg and while it was distracted, the other 2 jumped on its neck and finished it off. They remind me of wolves.
15:20: We caught the Balaurs trying to sneak up on us. Probably just curious, they like to watch what we do through the fence of the research lab, but the guys want to get moving. No show from the Baryonyx or Dilophosaurus. (Or Sarcosuchus, but that thing never gets seen).
16:00: Have been trekking for 40 minutes straight, taking a break.
16:12: Heard Triceratops mating call, moving in that direction.
17:40: Have been looking for that Trike for a while, might head back to base soon, it's getting darker.
18:23: You won't guess what happened. That wasn't a Triceratops. The damn Dilophosaurs were mimicking the calls of the Trikes and waiting for it to be night so they could ambush us. I don't know how they were able to replicate the sound, it sounded so loud. That's completely new evidence for how Dilophosaurs take down such large prey, they sneak up on it by luring it into a trap (take that SCP-1265 researchers!). One of them bit Geoffrey's leg, but I think he'll be fine. Moving back to Site Command.
18:45: We were followed back, I'm sure of it. The whole time on the walk back I felt like I was being watched. The others were confused, saying I'm crazy. I know something was there.

Note: Following Researcher Walker's bodily examination, it revealed that he had been bitten by a Dilophosaurus wetherilli. It is now believed that this species uses a form of mind-altering substance in its saliva to cause prey to become disoriented. Testing on this is currently underway.

Incident Logs: Due to the fact that there have been 114 recorded cases of SCP-5745-1 manifesting since the Foundation's existence, only manifestations since the year 2000 have been recorded here. They have been condensed into a single document for the purpose of organisation. (Last updated 05/04/2020)

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Incident Report 5745-105:

Date: 11/04/2000
Rift Location: Hell Creek, USA (6th repeat incident)
Team Dispatched: Paleo-1 ‘Cavemen'
Notes: 3 live instances emerged, all hostile carnivores. 2 terminated, 1 recovered to Site-5745.

Incident Report 5745-106:

Date: 13/11/2001
Rift Location: Wiluna, Western Australia
Team Dispatched: Paleo-6 ‘Prehistoric Poachers'
Notes: 5 live instances emerged, 5 terminated, 2 MTF casualties

Incident Report 5745-107:

Date: 27/10/2003
Rift Location: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Team Dispatched: Paleo-3 ‘Swamp Waders'
Notes: 9 instances emerged, mostly herbivores but also 4 small carnivores in the middle of a hunt. Instances were deemed hostile, most carnivores were terminated. One escaped into the bushes, was not found.

Incident Report 5745-108:

Date: 19/11/2005
Rift Location: Woburn Forest, England
Team Dispatched: Paleo-3 ‘Swamp Waders'
Notes: 8 instances emerged, all small carnivores and one large deceased instance, which was being feasted upon by the others. Rift opened on the edges of popular holiday resort, made recovery difficult. Resort went into lockdown, all 7 instances eliminated, staff and guests amnestisized accordingly.

Incident Report 5745-109:

Date: 23/06/2010
Rift Location: Arabuko Sokoke National Reserve, Kenya
Team Dispatched: Paleo-5 ‘Park Rangers'
Notes: 2 instances emerged, both carnivorous cats. 2 casualties, both instances terminated.

Incident Report 5745-110:

Date: 01/05/2013
Rift Location: 69°44'52"S 131°12'24"E · 2.51 km, Antarctica (9th repeat incident)
Team Dispatched: Paleo-7 ‘Wooly Mammoths' and Paleo-6 'Prehistoric Poachers' as support
Notes: 11 instances emerged, one of the largest events recorded at this time.6 9 large mammals and 3 big cats hunting them. Big cats terminated, 2 large mammals recovered for study.

Incident Report 5745-111:

Date: 17/04/2015
Rift Location: Point Nemo, South Pacific Ocean (5th repeat incident)
Teams Dispatched: Paleo-2 ‘ACU' and Paleo-6 ‘Prehistoric Poachers'
Notes: 4 large aquatic reptiles emerged. 2 were implanted with tracking chips when rift was detected. Paleo-2 tracked and hunted 2 tagged instances to Costa Rican shoreline. Paleo-6 searched for 3 months before finding other 2 instances, which were terminated.

Incident Report 5745-112:

Date: 16/09/2017
Rift Location: Sebeș Formation, Romania
Team Dispatched: Paleo-3 ‘Swamp Waders'
Notes: 4 instances emerged. 3 very small carnivores with bird-like anatomy and 1 small lizard they seemed to be playing with. Lizard was killed by the 3, which were transferred to Site-5745.

Incident Report 5745-113:

Date:12/06/2019
Rift Location: Michigan, USA
Team Dispatched: Paleo-1 ‘Cavemen'
Notes: Rift manifested half a mile away from major population centre. 4 instances emerged, large herbivores that became hostile. One instance charged into a nearby neighbourhood before being terminated. All civilian witnesses amnestisized.

Incident Report 5745-114:

Date: 04/04/2020
Rift Location: Gobi Desert, Mongolia (7th repeat incident)
Team Dispatched: Paleo-4 ‘Desert Dwellers'
Notes: 12 instances emerged, 7 small herbivores and 5 small carnivores that appeared to be in the midst of a skirmish. All herbivores eliminated, 3 carnivores eliminated, 2 escaped. Escaped instances not found.

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A graph displaying cases of SCP-5745-1 since 1910.

Addendum 5745.2: As can be seen in incident logs relating to SCP-5745, the frequency and severity of rift events is drastically rising. Previously, rifts would occur approximately once every 5-10 years. Within the last five years alone, 3 SCP-5745-1 materialisations have occurred. It is believed that this can be attributed to warming of Earth's atmosphere, as the most common time for materialisations in the past has been during warm periods of spring and summer. Senior Researcher Wood has made a statement about the future of SCP-5745 research that can be found in the following paragraph.
Statement from Senior Researcher Wood:
You have probably noticed that the last 3 rift manifestations were within a small time period, and you are correct. Current theories suggest that SCP-5745-1 manifestations are heightened by warm temperatures, as you also probably noticed, they are most common during warmer months. Rising CO² levels have been trapping solar radiation and warming our planet, meaning that rifts are appearing in higher frequencies and staying open for longer, making containment harder.
As more instances are emerging from SCP-5745-1, construction of a new site for long term containment is underway, Site-5745-2. It will be larger than the first and has a broad underground and above ground facility for containment of rarer Cenozoic species, including a large bay for marine life forms.
With the rising intensity of SCP-5745-1 manifestations, the possibility of an SK-Class Dominance Shift Scenario must be considered. These creatures were the prime species in their time, and if we are changing our environment to be more like theirs, their domination over us is a likely outcome. If the frequency of rifts continues to rise exponentially as it currently is, then we will soon run out of resources to contain the SCP-5745-2 instances. I am formally submitting a request for SCP-5745 to be reclassified as Keter in light of recent events.
Yours sincerely, Senior Researcher ████ Wood.

Footnotes
1. Balaur bondoc specimens.
2. For example, a species that originated from a desert environment in the past will not manifest in where it's remains were discovered, instead manifesting in a modern day desert.
3. Locations in which SCP-5745-1 has manifested once have not been included
4. A device that measures ionising radiation.
5. This specimen has not been sighted for some years, though carcasses resembling crocodilian kills have been discovered.
6. Now out of date following Incident 5745-114.

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Item #: SCP-5746
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5746 is contained via the existence of the Foundation. Site-∞ is to be built around SCP-5746. SCP-5746 and SCP-5746-1 are self-repairing and require no outside maintenance. Visual and audio logs recorded from tests on SCP-5746-1 are to be saved on Foundation Deepwell servers.
Only MTF-777 "The Crystal Ballers" are permitted to operate SCP-5746-1.

Image of SCP-5746 during construction of Site-∞ circa 1990.

Description: SCP-5746 is a temporal eigenmachine1 covertly built into an industrial factory in Cardiff, Wales. It consists of five sub-levels: Sub-levels 1 and 2 are dedicated to the processing of tachyon threads. Sublevel 3 contains four body scanners and machinery related to their operation; these are collectively designated SCP-5746-1. Sub-levels 4 and 5 are used to filter the waste from Sub-level 3.
While in SCP-5746-1, a subject enters an REM cycle and their consciousness is brought to the preset programmed time via the tachyon threads2 processed from higher sublevels. The brain presents this experience in metaphorical and surrealist imagery personal to the subject; this experience has been compared to lucid dreaming. As humans are unable to recall most information obtained via lucid dreaming, use of SCP-5746-1's built-in visual and audio capture has allowed for more accurate data collection.

Email Logs 5746.01:

To: Site-∞ Director Tim E. Tailor (slw.pics|roliatemit#slw.pics|roliatemit)
From: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis (slw.pics|sivadsl#slw.pics|sivadsl)
Subject: Test Proposal
Date: 1991/04/28
Time: 10:03

Good morning Director Tailor,
After a few months reviewing SCP-5746's file, I hypothesise that operators experience different dreamscapes when using SCP-5746-1. Attached are documents outlining a new series of tests for SCP-5746.
-Lawrence
Site-∞ Department of Prescience
[5746test_ERIS.pdf]

To: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis (slw.pics|sivadsl#slw.pics|sivadsl)
From: Site-∞ Director Tim E. Tailor (slw.pics|roliatemit#slw.pics|roliatemit)
Subject: Re:Test Proposal
Date: 1991/05/03
Time: 07:43

Hello Davis,
My apologies for the late reply. Your proposal is accepted. Excited to see where this goes.
Site-∞ Director Tim E. Tailor

Operator Instructions:
Operator candidates must be sapient, humanoid subjects scoring 42 LDA3 or higher. Sleep should be induced in operators when placed inside an instance of SCP-5746-1.
Input should be formatted "YYYY/MM/DD 00:00:00 UTC Location Coordinates" per scanner. Both departure and return must be programmed. Total baseline time spent in the dreamscape is 0.3 ms.

Test Logs

5746.01:

Date: 1991/05/04 07:54
Facilitator: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis
Operator: Agent Ariadne 'Eris' Géfyra
Forecast: Agent Eris observed 6 hours in the future and reported the winning numbers for a lottery in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They pointed out that the American flag had 20 stars.
Notes: Every digit was as Agent Eris forecasted, except for the final number.

5746.02:

Date: 1991/05/05 08:23
Facilitator: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis
Operator: Agent Ariadne 'Eris' Géfyra
Forecast: The forecast was set for 12 hours in the future. Operator observes a Site-∞ fire drill. Researcher Jozef Królik is seen alone in the lab at this time. Eris reported that Królik was missing his left arm. During the fire drill he falls five floors while trying to ascend the fire escape. He expires from his injuries.
Notes: Following Agent Eris' debriefing, Researcher Jozef Królik was restricted to his domicile and placed under watch for 14 hours. The fire drill occurred as scheduled. Researcher Królik remained in his dorm and his left arm remained intact.

5746.03:

Date: 1991/05/06 10:03
Facilitator: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis
Operator: Agent Ariadne 'Eris' Géfyra
Forecast: Operator observed 24 hours in the future. SCP-████ at Site-024 breaches containment on 1991/05/07 0000 UTC.
Notes: Site-024 was alerted and extra containment precautions were taken in regards to SCP-████. On 1991/05/07 at 00:00 UTC SCP-████ unsuccessfully attempted to breach containment.

Email Logs 5746.02:

To: Site-∞ Director Tim E. Tailor (slw.pics|roliatemit#slw.pics|roliatemit)
From: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis (slw.pics|sivadsl#slw.pics|sivadsl)
Subject: Containment Breach
Date: 1991/05/10
Time: 07:00

Tailor,
Based off of recent results, I propose we expand our testing. I feel it would benefit us in assessing the risk of containment breaches, future or past. I also propose adding myself as operator. For full details and my reasoning, see below.
-Lawrence
Site-∞ Department of Prescience
[5746test_FORECAST.pdf]
[5746test_HINDSIGHT.pdf]
[5746test_DAVIS.pdf]

To: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis (slw.pics|sivadsl#slw.pics|sivadsl)
From: Site-∞ Director Tim E. Tailor (slw.pics|roliatemit#slw.pics|roliatemit)
Subject: re:Containment Breach
Date: 1991/05/12
Time: 09:54

Hello Davis,
I looked over the proposals in-depth. I agree that more testing would be beneficial and a researcher's insight would be useful. I'm approving both your proposal and you as an operator. I can't, however, approve HINDSIGHT.
Site-∞ Director Tim E. Tailor

Video/Audio Log 5746.01:

Time: 21:34 (Local Time)
Date: 1995/05/12
Facilitator: Researcher Jozef Królik
Operator: Researcher Lawrence S. Davis
Notes: Time set on SCP-5746-1 to 21:36 (Local Time) 1995/05/12.

<Begin Log>

[Video feed starts on the night sky. There is a small, blue-white neutron star focused in the frame. It spins, and grows. In a few seconds it dominates the frame. Grunting is heard off screen as the center of the star collapses into a black hole. The grunting turns into screams. Feed cuts for approximately five seconds. Feed starts again in blackness. Researcher Davis lifts his head from a desk, revealing him to be in his office. The office is lit by no discernible source of light. Lighting is blue-white and dim. There are no walls or ceilings to the office. Above him the sky is pitch black. Davis stands and wanders around the desk. After a moment he looks up and grips his stomach. He groans.]
[Davis shakes off his vertigo, picks a direction and walks. The desk gets smaller the further Davis walks. For ten minutes, other than the shrinking desk, the dreamscape does not change.]
[A rectangular object on the horizon grabs Davis' attention and he sets out toward it. The visual log starts to corrupt at this point. As Davis approaches the object, it comes into focus as Director Tailor's office door. Glitching and occasional cut-outs still occur on the recording.]
[Davis remains silent as he opens the door and enters Director Tailor's office. Director Tailor is seated at his desk, and another Researcher Davis is standing in front of the Director's desk. The Davis who just entered the room, freezes. Director Tailor and Other Davis are not aware of Researcher Davis' presence.]
Other Davis: (yells) What the hell is going on with this machine?
Tailor: Excuse me? You can't barg—
Other Davis: (interrupts) While in the scanners I saw this exact meeting play out, including you telling me you made SCP-5746. Is this why we can't perform any tests looking to the past?
Tailor: (sighs) Please sit down, Davis.
[Other Davis complies. Researcher Davis remains standing; he mumbles under his breath occasionally.]
Tailor: Yes. In another timeline and universe, I made the Time Stitcher. But when me and my team activated it, it cut and ripped through our timeline like a seamster's seam ripper.
[Both Davises remain silent.]
Tailor: I was the only survivor, as I was the only one in a body scanner. The universe consisted of darkness, until I found the disparate threads of all timelines, and SCP-5746's existence.
Tailor: That's when I weaved it back together from the various, broken timelines (pauses) and made this one. Ours.
Other Davis: This is a bold and narcissistic claim.
Tailor: What is?
Other Davis: That you created our universe.
Tailor: It was already created, I just stitched what I could find back together. My fault with the machine the first time was observing the past and the initial creation of our universe.
Other Davis: What did you see?
Tailor: (pauses) …myself stitching the timeline back together, again.
[Feed picks up a bright, white light, and the session ends.]

<End Log>

Davis had been in SCP-5746-1 for approximately ten minutes. Immediately after the test's conclusion, Davis confronted Director Tailor.

Revision 1995/05/14

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5746 is contained via the existence of the Foundation. Site-∞ is to be built around SCP-5746. SCP-5746 and SCP-5746-1 are self-repairing and require no outside maintenance. Visual and audio logs recorded from tests on SCP-5746-1 are to be saved on Foundation Deepwell servers. Utilizing SCP-5746-1 to observe the past is prohibited and will result in amnestic treatment or permanent reassignment.
Only MTF-777 "The Crystal Ballers" are permitted to operate SCP-5746-1.

-Site-∞ Director Timothy Tailor and Head Researcher Lawrence Davis

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Footnotes
1. An anomalous machine made with anomalous technology.
2. Particle that effects temporal planes.
3. Lucid Dreaming Ability

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Item #: SCP-5747
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation watchdog algorithms are to monitor the flight records of licensed pilots involved in civilian and/or military aviation. The number of unique aircraft flown by each pilot is to be recorded by this system as it iterates through flight personnel. Should this statistic approach the threshold necessary to activate SCP-5747's effects, the offending individual is to be revoked of their piloting license and retired from employment.
In the event that SCP-5747 occurs successfully, the airspace within a 50 km radius of the affected person is to be cleared of air traffic. Civilian witnesses in the vicinity of the area are to be apprehended and amnesticized. At the conclusion of the anomaly's effects, the affected subject must also undergo amnestic treatment, as well as the implantation of false memories to justify their subsequent retirement from the aviation industry.
Description: SCP-5747 denotes an anomalous phenomenon that manifests in individuals licensed to operate aircraft. These individuals must meet the following criteria in order to trigger its effects:

More than 100 unique models of aircraft flown throughout the span of their piloting career. This criterion includes all forms of manned aircraft, including civilian airliners, military jet planes, and space shuttles. The specifications for what constitutes a unique model of aircraft appear to be dependent on the manufacturer's internal cataloguing system.
Possession of a valid piloting license that is legally recognized by the individual's local aviation regulatory body. Aircraft models that are flown without a valid license do not count towards the first criterion.

Within 24 hours of meeting these two conditions, the subject will experience the onset of SCP-5747's effects and begin levitating upwards. Any attempts to impede this ascent will invariably fail, as the subject will pass through any solid objects blocking their path. The velocity of this upward movement increases at a geometric rate and levels out to a constant speed as the subject rises above the cloud layer.
As the affected individual enters the stratosphere, the atmospheric particulate in front of the subject will coalesce into enormous letters. These formations spell out the names of notable figures in the aviation industry, ranging from early aircraft inventors to modern aerospace engineers. More than two thousand names appear during this phenomenon, materializing in vertical succession as the subject floats through the atmosphere.
At various points during SCP-5747, large humanoid entities will briefly appear in front of the subject. These figures measure up to five kilometers in height and resemble the leaders of contemporary aerospace corporations from the torso up, terminating below the upper chest. Spectroscopic surveys reveal that they are primarily composed of rarefied vapour and other aerosols found in cloud formations. After manifesting, these entities will make eye contact with the subject and gesture in approval — typically with a smile or a nod — before slowly dissipating. In rare cases, the entities will produce a vocalization in lieu of a physical gesture.1 All attempted communications have yet to be reciprocated, suggesting that these manifestations are non-sentient.
After reaching an altitude of 40 km, the subject will decelerate until they are hovering in place. At this point, a crowd of human figures — identifiable as the subject's friends and family — will manifest around them. These entities do not respond to external stimuli and do not perform any actions besides clapping loudly and staring at the subject. Shortly after their appearance, a large set of text will materialize in the distance. This text reads:

CONGRATULATIONS!
THANK YOU FOR FLYING WITH US
WE LOVE YOU

After thirty minutes have passed following this message, the subject will fall unconscious, then disappear.
Affected persons typically wake up in their place of residence after an SCP-5747 event. All previous subjects recount experiencing a feeling of pride and accomplishment after regaining consciousness. They also report finding a $500,000 cheque2 on their person and an airplane-shaped trophy in their domicile.
Subjects have also reported gaining an implicitly understood ability to requisition a gold-plated aircraft from any airplane manufacturer of their choosing. Subsequent testing has shown that these requests are universally honored, with little to no skepticism regarding the validity of the order.

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Hello, reader.
Last week, a good friend of mine passed away. He was found in the river near the famous bridge where lovers cross, and his body was left to decompose for several weeks. He lived a solitary life and his body was not found for a long time.
It was the worst feeling of my life. When I saw his face in the coffin, I felt an invisible hand penetrate me and grasp my lungs. Over the next few days, the fingers deep inside me slowly twisted.
Surely, the only way to escape this loneliness is to become addicted. So, I encourage all readers to adopt a vice today. Cigarettes and alcohol are great, but they may be illegal in your area. Anything is okay!
Please try to put these ideas into practice today!
Thank you. ✌

Footnotes
1. Examples of these vocalizations include: "Good work!", "Give 'em hell, tiger!", "We're proud of you."
2. Converted to the subject's local currency.


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Item #: SCP-5748
Level 3/5748

Object Class: Safe
Classified

Part of recovered GRU-P documentation. Depicts Subject-14 being administered SCP-5748.

Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-5748-1 are stored in maximum security anomalous item storage at Site-109. Any persons exposed to SCP-5748 can be amnesticised and released from containment, with their lack of language skills explained as the result of a haemmorhagic stroke.
Description: SCP-5748 is a gaseous chemical weapon1 designed to infiltrate the brain's language centers, and remove all semantic connection between words and their meanings. All known SCP-5748 is in containment in the form of a collection of weaponised delivery systems, designated SCP-5748-1.
The initial onset of this effect is a corruption of the meaning of words and expressions such that they lose nuance. Individuals then experience a loss of vocabulary and understanding of grammatical structure. During this time, the affected individuals' communications become increasingly unintelligible, and they have increased difficulty in understanding verbal, signed or written language. In the final stages, they lose all capacity to understand language and become unable to learn or relearn any language in the future.
The duration of time between initial onset and final stages varies depending on how much SCP-5748 was inhaled by the individual. The effects can take days to fully manifest with small doses, while sufficiently large doses can cause near instant progression to the final stage. Thus far, no way to reverse the effects of SCP-5748 have been found.
Discovery: SCP-5748 was created by GRU 'P' Division in the early 1970s. It was originally intended to specifically target the English language, in order to be used as a weapon that would cause massive disruption amongst American forces while leaving their own troops unaffected. However, their attempts to create a targeted form of SCP-5748 failed, and the project lost its funding.
The SCP-5748-1 instances created as part of this project remained in GRU-P storage until the dissolution of the USSR, at which point they were obtained by the Foundation along with a number of other GRU-P assets and personnel.
Currently, the Foundation has 650 tonnes of solid state SCP-5748 in containment.
Addendum 1: Experiment Log Excerpt
The following is part of the documentation on SCP-5748 recovered from GRU-P.

Experiment Log: Subject-14
Date: 14/08/1973
Subject: Subject-14 is a healthy 32 year old female. Previously, she was an American spy captured during an attempt to infiltrate a GRU-P installation. Subject is intelligent, with a rich vocabulary and excellent grasp of the English language, and has moderate command of Russian.
She has proven cooperative with testing after the consequences of non-cooperation were explained to her. She has been granted access to several personal items2 as an incentive for good behaviour.

Control

Speech Sample3
It's a painting of a forest. It's beautiful, the colours are vibrant and rich and the way the sunlight illuminates the empty glade at the center makes me feel nostalgic for when I was young girl and I'd play in the woods out back.

Post-Interview Assessment
Subject has been selected to test the effects of Substance P4124 exposure on a typical American citizen. She has not been informed about the nature of Substance P412, and has instead been informed she is to be used in testing the bodies reaction to prolonged exposure to a high oxygen environment. She is to be administered one dose of 3.5 mcg of Substance P412 while asleep in the oxygen chamber.

Day One

Speech Sample
It's a painting of a forest. I think the colours are good and the shapes and stuff are good too. The bit in the middle where there's no trees feels kind of sad to me. I'm sorry, I know I explained this better yesterday but I don't just feel good today.

Post-Interview Assessment
The onset of symptoms is slow but apparent. Assessment of language skills indicates a large decline, but other areas of cognitive performance remain stable.

Day Two

Speech Sample
there are trees and the space between the trees look sad and alone the trees are brown with green leaves but there's all different kinds of green and its very pretty

Post-Interview Assessment
Subject is fully aware of the deterioration in her linguistic skills and suspects that we are responsible. She refused to comply with providing a speech sample until threats of physical violence were issued. Cognitive assessment of non-language skills indicate a minor decline, likely due to subject's difficulty adapting to non-language based thought.

Day Three

Speech Sample
NA.

Post-Interview Assessment
Subject has been rendered fully nonverbal. Upon her discovery that the letters from her husband have become unintelligible to her, she has become unresponsive and has exhibited symptoms of severe depression. Effects of Substance P412 on morale appear to surpass expectations.

Addendum 2: RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 4/5748 CLEARANCE ONLY

Addenum 2: ACCESS GRANTED

Incident Report: 5748-1
A Fifthist compound on Orkney was discovered to contain multiple verbally transmitted anomalous memes. Fifthists resisted attempts to negotiate and repelled an initial assault through the use of various anomalous capabilities, all of which appeared to be mediated by verbal commands. In order to avoid the use of more destructive methods, and the loss of life that would entail, a request to use SCP-5748 was made.
This request was approved by Site Director Kristov under Protocol 17.45 and multiple SCP-5748-1 instances were fired into the compound. Twenty four hours later, Agents breached the compound and successfully contained all Fifthists present with no loss of life.
A subsequent request for SCP-5748 to be reclassified as Thaumiel was denied by the Ethics Committee due to the deleterious effect on affected individuals' mental states following total loss of language skills.

Addendum 3: RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 4/5748 CLEARANCE ONLY

Addenum 3: ACCESS GRANTED

Incident Report: 5748-2
A large scale breach of the Veil has occurred in the town of Durban, South Africa. A majority of the population has been infected with SCP-6111, an anomalously memetic religion that is highly transmissible via verbal or visual contact. It compels those infected to devote themselves to passing the memetic infection onto others, and to build large pyramidal structures. Research indicates it is carried via language, and would be unable to persist in non-lingual persons.
A quarantine around the town of Durban has been created, however SCP-6111 still poses a high risk of spreading and the possibility of global contamination remains catastrophic. SCP-6111 has also developed an immunity to amnestics. Use of SCP-5748 was proposed and a vote on its use by the O5 Council passed 8 votes to 2, with 2 abstaining.
Large quantities of SCP-5748 were airdropped across Durban over the course of several days and aerial surveillance has indicated the SCP-6111 infection has been Neutralized. Clean up operations across Durban are still ongoing, but the use of SCP-5748 appears to have been successful. All civilians encountered thus far show no desire to construct pyramids.

EMERGENCY ALERT
ALL FOUNDATION PERSONNEL BE ADVISED

The Durban Incident has dramatically worsened and spread globally. SCP-5748 and SCP-6111 appear to have somehow combined into a new anomaly, preliminarily classed as SCP-5748-2. It retains SCP-6111's high transmission rates but has taken on SCP-5748's effect of rendering language incomprehensible. It appears to transmit via memetoturgic pathways and is estimated to currently infect 71.2% of the global human population. All uninfected personnel should ambersate directly to their nearest sacotogical defensive bassart.
All prasonnate who have already been infected, stay calm and stay alarpal. You will not lose your self and you will psa die, only yab language mre be lost. The Foundation remains and will be plesad what we can to reverse mnaw. Until then, gva in the Gqanreda and remain strong, this is not m end of the world, we hyt endure.
Cator ensep tan atral macros detan efaranate. Peros clataq en abaratop lettan, das bar fannad ca pof delantaralele.
Sicare. Ckoral. Paronel.

Footnotes
1. See Document-5748-24 for full chemical structure and pharmacological analysis.
2. Nonstandard clothing, several letters from her husband, coffee and cigarettes.
3. Subject was shown a landscape painting of Cheremkhovsky Forest and asked to describe it in detail.
4. SCP-5748.
5. Known commonly amongst Foundation staff as the ‘Emergency Thaumiel' protocol.

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Item#: 5750

Level3

Containment Class:
keter

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
amida

Risk Class:
notice

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Special Containment Procedures SCP-5750 is currently uncontained, and cannot be contained. Web crawlers have been instated to flag any complaints about SCP-5750, as this may leave evidence of its existence. As of 3/18/19, over 121 complaints have been flagged, all discredited and censored. Regardless of SCP-5750's un-containable properties, plans to protect normalcy have been maintained.

An instance of SCP-5750-2 sold by GoI-1912, also known as "Thin Mints."

Description:
SCP-5750 is the collective designation for multiple words that hold memetic properties when used together in a sentence. This effect causes an individual to seek out and buy products from GoI-1912 ("Girl Scouts"). The effect lasts until the subject has spent at least $10 (USD) buying one of their products, or SCP-5750-2. Members of GoI-1912, now designated SCP-5750-1, have been shown to be completely immune to SCP-5750. SCP-5750-1 instances have been shown to have no recollection of the effect or their immunity of SCP-5750. SCP-5750-1 instances tend to be door to door sellers of SCP-5750-2, also known as "Girl Scout Cookies." Juliette Gordon Low, (the founder of GoI-1912,) has been designated PoI-1912. The Foundation has failed to capture PoI-1912, as all attempts close to success have ended in triggering the effect of SCP-5750. Further attempts have been set to low priority.
Discovery: SCP-5750 was discovered on 06/05/19 when Junior Researcher Craig Clark reported that the words may have had anomalous properties. He stated the number of social media posts complaining about GoI-1912's sales tactics had increased. This increase directly correlates with the exponential growth of GoI-1912 since first discovered. Evidence of an anomaly was further backed up by counter-memetic filtering of the posts.
Notes: SCP-5750-2 instances sold by SCP-5750-1 have no anomalous properties and are chemically similar to other brands of similarly flavored cookies. SCP-5750 is the only anomaly when it comes to the cookies, as combining the words (do not repeat) "Wanna buy girl scout cookies?" together in a spoken sentence triggers its effect. SCP-5750-1 instances only appear to target those with spending power high enough to afford their products.
Addendum-SCP-5750.1: On 03/11/2019, Foundation web crawlers picked up a string of tweets from a user going by the handle @ImMonster539. The individual was brought into custody, amnesticized, and returned to his home. The tweets have been removed; however, personnel captured a screenshot before censoring it. The image is attached here:

Removed tweets from an individual complaining about SCP-5750.

Addendum-SCP-5750.2: On 03/07/2019, an incident was reported by Site Director Klaid Chandler. A note ended up in the mailbox of Chandler addressed to the Foundation. A transcription is attached below:

To Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Chips and Piayas.

It has come to the Girl Scout's attention that you are trying to facilitate capture of our leader.
We would like to request you to stop.
This is for your own good, as Juliette always said: "Peace until War."
If you continue these attempts, it'll be more than war.

Hope you like your cookies!
Signed,
Carla Josephine, Chief Communications Executive of the Girl Scouts.
~Carla@GirlScouts

On top of this Chandler also received an email in which he responded to, both are held below:

From Carla@GirlScouts
Recipient(s) KChandler32@SCiPNet

Hey, friend!
Just in-case the previous message gets lost in transit!~
Your continued attempts at our leader will not stand. You don't want a war with us. We have a lot more than just cookies. I recommend you back down.
Signed,
Carla!~

From KChandler32@SCiPNet
Recipient(s) Carla@GirlScouts

Hello Carla.
This in regards to your previous email. We will not be backing down. I speak for the whole Foundation when I say: You will lose. I promise you.
Your leader is the lowest priority we have. Besides:
We won't make a deal with a shady businesswoman.
Buckle up, Scumbag.
- Klaid

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