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CLASSIFIED

Item #: SCP-5983

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An image captured from an SCP-5983 test.

Special Containment Procedures: Testing of SCP-5983 is currently prohibited by O5 Directive (See Addendum 5983.2).
Description: SCP-5983 is an anomalous relationship between the force of an explosion in Drawing County, Wyoming, and the efficiency of the New York City Subway. The specific equation for this relationship has not yet been deduced, but is understood to be proportional; the larger the yield of the explosion, the faster and smoother the subway will function for the day. Following its discovery in June of 2016, several tests with SCP-5983 were authorized to confirm its effects.

Addendum 5983.1:

Date
Explosion Yield (kt TNT)
Result

2016.6.27
0.05
No significant statistical rise in efficiency. However, researchers noted an unusually low number of complaints filed on the MTA's website.

2016.7.2
0.5
A delay on one line caused by damaged equipment was cleared much quicker than expected, allowing transit to resume faster.

2016.7.13
1
Trains operated exactly to estimated times, with no delays or earliness.

2016.7.23
2
Trains were ahead of schedule by several minutes. MTA staff took active action to maintain this; an employee once pulled a suicidal individual away from the tracks. It is unclear whether SCP-5983 affected this decision.

2016.8.1
3.5
Trains seemed to regularly defy reality and physics to reach destinations quickly. In one instance, a train began to simply teleport between stations. Kant counters failed to return an accurate measure of the area's Hume level, though this could be due to the ambient effects of the subway.

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Addendum 5983.2: In 2018, it was found that an O5 Directive had led to SCP-5983 being tested 297 times since its discovery, occasionally multiple times a day. An official O5 vote was scheduled to decommission testing for SCP-5983.

COUNCIL VOTE SUMMARY:

YEA
ABSTAIN
NAY

O5-01

O5-02

O5-03

O5-04

O5-05

O5-06

O5-07

O5-08

O5-09

O5-10

O5-11

O5-12

O5-13

STATUS

APPROVED

Comments:

O5-12

In my defense, if you've ever been on the 8:30 to Broadway, you'd want to nuke something too.

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Item#:5984
Clearance Level 3: Clearance

Containment Class: keter

Secondary Class: {$secondary-class}

Disruption Class: #/amida

Risk Class: #/critical

SCP-5984 prior to its seizure by the Church of Maxwellism.

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5984 poses a significant threat to the Veil's integrity, due to its size, capabilities and resemblance to a pop-cultural figure. Therefore, the Ethics Committee and Overseer Council have jointly approved the implementation of protocol CIRCUIT BREAKER.

+Summary of Protocol CIRCUIT BREAKER

- Summary of Protocol CIRCUIT BREAKER

In the event that SCP-5984 is sighted in an a highly populated area, the Foundation is authorized to:

Block off all roads leading in and out of the area.
Disable internet access in a 10-mile radius.
Deploy Mobile Task Force Omnicron-84 ("Power Beyond Imagination"), equipped with electromagnetic pulsar-capable weaponry, in an attempt to secure SCP-5984.
If the above fails, evacuate and amnesticize all citizens before firing a NNEMP1 cruise missile to incapacitate SCP-5984.

Once secured, SCP-5984 is to be transported to Armed Reliquary and Containment Area-02; specific containment measures are currently pending HMCL approval.
Description: SCP-5984 is a 6.5 meter autonomous organism, resembling Optimus Prime from Paramount Pictures' Transformers adaptations. SCP-5984 was originally non-anomalous, used as a model to promote Dark of the Moon, the then-latest film entry in the series. However, after being acquired by the Church of Maxwellism through currently unknown means, it has been extensively modified from its original purpose. These modifications include:

Replacement of non-functional joints with articulated, tungsten-alloyed steel
Titanium-alloyed armor reinforcing various parts of its body
Functional laser and plasma weaponry, such as shoulder cannons and an "ion blaster" replica on its back
Integration of an Asimov-class artificial intelligence, capable of speech in a voice similar to actor Peter Cullen

SCP-5984's primary purpose is an defensive measure against Neo-Nälkic attacks on Maxwellist churches and operational fronts, with an 98.5% average success rate across all ██ documented skirmishes. Because of its weaponry, these skirmishes invariably result in extensive collateral damage and fatalities, requiring costly cleanup and disinformation measures. In cases where it is in areas with civilian presence, SCP-5984 will check its fire or otherwise minimize use of its artillery in favor of precision melee attacks.
Despite the presence of functional wheels on its lower half, SCP-5984 lacks "vehicle mode" capacity, presumably due to the laws of mass conservation. Therefore, transportation is achieved solely by foot or activation of a remote teleportation system by Maxwellist operatives.
Conventional weapons have little to no effect on SCP-5984 beyond cosmetic damage, but it is able to be temporarily subdued2 by electromagnetic pulses. While SCP-5984 has enacted increasingly complex countermeasures in an attempt to mitigate, they have been the most consistently successful stopgap used in Foundation encounters. Thus, their usage has been implemented into Protocol CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Abridged Timeline of Significant SCP-5984 Events:

20 March 2011: SCP-5984, in its initial non-anomalous form, is installed in ██████, ██ as part of Transformers: Dark of the Moon's promotional campaign.
29 June 2011: Transformers: Dark of the Moon releases in the United States.
10 July 2011: One day prior to its scheduled removal, SCP-5984 is seized by the Church of Maxwellism. A joint investigation by Hasbro Incorporated and Paramount Pictures' parent company Viacom Incorporated yields no results. Records of this investigation were seized, and relevant employees amnesticized, retroactively after the events of 8 July 2016.
Circa 11 July 2011 to 8 May 2016: SCP-5984 is modified by the Church.
13 May 2016: First skirmish between SCP-5984 and Nälkic forces, during a raid on Our Lady of Saint Hedwig in Reno, Nevada. The Foundation arrived one hour after its conclusion, with the sole surviving Nälkite obliquely referring to SCP-5984 as an "artifical abomination" before expiring. Attempts at retrieving statements from Maxwellist members are met with non-compliance.
8 July 2016: First SCP-5984 and Nälkite battle directly witnessed by the Foundation, in the streets surrounding Maxwellist front company Clockwork Microprocessors in Sunnyvale, California. Mobile Task Force Mu-98 intervenes in the skirmish and is met with hostility by the Nälkites, while SCP-5984 does not engage against Foundation personnel. After elimination of all combatants, SCP-5984 dematerializes. Class-E amnestics are dispersed among eyewitnesses, with cleanup measure "ROAD WORK" put into place.
7 May 2017: First discovery of SCP-5984's vulnerability to electromagnetic pulses, after a battle between it and twenty SK-BIO Type 001 "Behemoths" at a Maxwellist-controlled power station in Portland, Oregon damages the equipment. This resulted in an electrostatic discharge that fatally electrocuted the Type 001s and renders SCP-5984 incapacitated. Remote teleportation is activated before Foundation personnel can secure SCP-5984.
9 June 2017: The proposal for Protocol CIRCUIT BREAKER is submitted to the Overseer Council, who in turn submit it to the Ethics Committee.
12 June 2017: The Ethics Committee approves Protocol CIRCUIT BREAKER with a 25-3-2 vote, with Council following suit with a vote of 10-2-1. Mobile Task Force Omnicron-84 is established shortly afterwards.
18 June 2017: First attempt at the implementation of Protocol CIRCUIT BREAKER in Chicago, Illinois fails. Further information requires Level Four or higher clearance.
30 August 2017: Person of Interest-8365, a high-ranking member of the Church of Maxwellism's Hedwigian denomination presumed to have ties to SCP-5984, agrees to an interview with Foundation personnel. See Interview-5984.

Interview 5984:

Interviewed: PoI-8365 (Stanley Budiansky)
Interviewer: Doctor Dennis Witwica
<Begin Log>
Dr. Witwica: SCP-5984 has been giving our organization quite the headache, Mr. Budiansky.
PoI-8365: …Oh, you're referring to the mech. I do apologize for the trouble it's caused. But sometimes our war against The Flesh requires some…overt measures.
Dr. Witwica: Hmm, these "overt measures", as you put them, require us to put millions of dollars in damage control. Moving along…why Optimus Prime? Surely, your church could manufacture something of SCP-5984's capabilities without having to use such a recognizable figure.
PoI-8365: It took us almost five years to complete, even with the framework already there for us. Even with our resources, AI development and gathering the necessary materials isn't cheap. I thought your organization, of all things, would understand this.
(pause)
PoI-8365: There's also something that resonates with us, this series. Two diametrically opposed factions, engaged in a battle that started millennia ago and may go for many millennia more. "One shall stand, one shall fall…"
Dr. Witwica: Noted. But why go all the way, with the voice? Seems unnecessary, no?
PoI-8365: (Laughs) Wouldn't you, given the chance?
Dr. Witwica: …This interview is concluded.
<End Log>

Footnotes
1. Non-Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse
2. Duration of incapacitation has ranged from five minutes to one hour, depending on voltage levels.

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Item#: 5985

Level4

Containment Class:
euclid

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
vlam

Risk Class:
warning

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Special Containment Procedures: MTF Omega-1 ("Zen Eternal") agents have been assigned to guard the vicinity of the temple disguised as Cultural Preservation Troops. As of Incident Firechild (refer to Discovery Log), only individuals with Level 4 Clearance or above are allowed entrance.
Any physical contact with SCP-5985 is strictly forbidden outside of experimentation. Noise-cancelling headphones are to be equipped when within the monks' 20m zone of influence, and they are to be observed periodically for any signs of irregularity or abnormality. Any detectable change in respiratory rate, muscle movement, immobility, and behavior, is to be reported immediately to Dr. Damien, Dr. Vidyarthi, or any available Level 4 researcher.
For now, communication with SCP-5985-1 is restricted to Dr. Vidyarthi. No one beyond Dr. Vidyarthi is cleared to assume communication procedures. A maximum of four personnel are to be assigned as security during communication with.
In the event that the Dr. Vidyarthi is likely to enter the critical stages of transmigration with SCP-5985, he is to be uninterrupted. Additional personnel present are to observe and record Dr. Vidyarthi's physical state without interfering.
Description: SCP-5985 is a body of fluid, resting in a 5 x 8 meter oval pool, situated within the ██████ Temple, a Buddhist enclosure 64km away from Kathmandu, Nepal. The external appearance of SCP-5985 has no visual difference that could be discerned from any instance of water. Conversely, its chemical composition remains unknown, due to its adverse nature with experimentations. It maintains an unchanging internal temperature of 15°C. SCP-5985 maintains its liquid form, and does not react to boiling or freezing methods.1.
Efforts to remove any amount of SCP-5985 from the pool have failed. Samples of SCP-5985 recede back to the pool when they are carried 20 meters away from their source. An instance of SCP-5985 can phase through any material on its trajectory, until it reaches the pool. This instance of intangibility is observed to be nonhazardous. Thus, a mobile lab has been established for future tests.
SCP-5985 is surrounded by seven, octogenarian Buddhist monks meditating in a lotus pose, designated collectively as SCP-5985-A. They display no signs of consciousness or any reaction to outside stimuli. Body scans of the monks have revealed that their organ systems are preserved well, displaying no signs of necroses. Their vague origins can be traced back to a surviving esoteric document, estimating their ages to be roughly 5██ years or older. Presently, no possible method or tool are able to penetrate their skin.
SCP-5985-1 is identified as the consciousness of SCP-5985, describing itself as “the blood of the Earth”, “the life-force of the Earth”. It manifests when SCP-5985 is ingested, assuming the form of a voice within the drinker2. SCP-5985-1 has no distinctive name. It is capable of speaking in any recorded language simultaneously. The true nature of SCP-5985-1 remains unknown due to lack of authentic, historical information on it. SCP-5985-1 has been noted to possess vast intelligence and the ability to assimilate any information from the drinker.
SCP-5985-1 can utilize SCP-5985-A as conduits through which it calls individuals towards the pool. The process behind this, and the range of its influence, are still under investigation. The vocalizations emitted by SCP-5985-A, in the form of chanting, have audiohazardous effects that can be insidious or mild, depending on the subject. Although, emotional state has been found to increase susceptibility to these audiohazards. Affected Individuals have expressed a "strong urge to drink from the pool". This was the onset of Incident Firechild.
Dr. Damien has stated that the SCP-5985-1 is highly reactive to the emotional response of the drinker. A low to zero brain activity is required to be maintained continually to strengthen communication with SCP-5985-1; SCP-5985-1 exerts great stress on cerebral functions; any sudden emotional change can have devastating outcomes3. A successful connection with SCP-5985-1 allows the temporary distribution of its anomalous properties to the drinker. Thus, the union of the drinker and SCP-5985-1 is designated as SCP-5985-2.
Instances of an unstable connection can result to large-scale catastrophic events lasting for a short duration, endangering people and objects around it, ultimately ending the connection. The drinker will then undergo liquefaction into a perfect amalgam of SCP-5985 with all its properties. Dr. Damien has termed this as the Critical Point.
Discovery Log - Incident Firechild: On ██/██/2020, the Foundation received an urgent notice from the [REDACTED] branch of the Nepalese Government transmitted to their CF-Networks. It was concerning about a possible, large-scale anomaly that occurred approximately three hours before, and attached to it were encrypted surveillance videos providing a summary of the incident.

Access Video Segment-001

Close Video Segment-001

| Surveillance Feed #1 - █/██/20: Shows the exterior of the ██████ temple.
0830 – A family of a father, mother and their child walk into the frame
0832 – The child and the father engage in a heated debate.
0835 – Child is reprimanded by the father. The father hits him with a slap.
0836 – Child runs off from his family and out of the frame.
| Switch to Surveillance Feed #2: Monitoring the temple pool from the door.
0839 – Child appears. Weeping. Walking into the frame.
0840 – He stops. He raises his head, and looks around. He finds himself inside the temple, leading into the temple pool.
0841 – The seven monks begin chanting. At this timeframe, the surveillance feed begins to show signs of degradation.
0841 – The child is drawn by the chanting of the monks. He wipes his tears, and walks to the pool.
0842 – Child stands at the edge of the pool.
0845 – The child seems to be a frozen state, staring at the pool.
0846 – The child kneels down, and cups the water in his hands. He drinks. The static interference increases strongly.
0848 – Child stands up in a sudden. Child is visibly shown clutching his chest. It can also be seen that he is screaming.
0849 – Child spasms as video degradation reaches 95%.
0850 – This is the last timeframe that can be salvaged. The child is slowly pulled into the air as Surveillance Feed #2 cuts off.
| End of clip.

Access Video Segment-002

Close Video Segment-002

| Surveillance Feed #1 – Roughly an hour after Video Segment-001. From the interior a hospital in ██████ facing the ER doors.
0951 – Father of previous child enters the ER rushing in.
0951 – Child is shown to be strapped to a stretcher, attended by several medical staff.
0952 – Stretcher is pushed quickly to an emergency room. The child's spasms have exacerbated greatly.
| Switch to Surveillance Feed #2 – On the wall monitoring the emergency room.
0954 – Doctor tells the Father to stay outside as the child is rushed into the room. Father objects, but is not heard.
0955 – Doctor closes the door behind her.
| End of clip.

Access Video Segment-003

Close Video Segment-003

| Surveillance #14 – fifty-seven minutes after Video Segment-002. Shows the façade of the hospital. The hospital can be seen fuming with smoke.
1052 – Nepalese Armed Troops have set up a barricade of vehicles 50m from the main entrance. There is heavy video degradation.
1057 – After five minutes of inaction, a figure in flames can be seen rushing out of the door.
1057 – The burning figure is gunned down without hesitation.
1102 – The figure is extinguished and check. The figure is found to be a doctor in the hospital.
1107 – At this timeframe, the troops are warned of an approaching object emitting extremely high heat signature levels.
1108 – The soldiers are all readied. Firearms are all aimed at the main door. Video degradation has worsened.
1112 - The rooftop of the hospital crumbles downward, accompanied by ignition.
1112 – After three seconds, the entire front wall of the hospital is blown outwards by a massive explosion. Fire and debris launched towards the soldiers, decimating their numbers.
1117 – As the smoke settled down, there is another burning figure that can be seen in the center. It was found out to be the child, now with anomalous properties. His eyes were pouring out liquid fire in limitless quantity, but it was not affecting the child.
1121 – The child walks near to the barricade, but collapses before he could reach it. Video cuts off.
| End of clip.

As an immediate response, Chief Field Agents "O” Ogami and "D" Daigoro were deployed to handle the investigation of the anomaly in question. Their first lead was the hospital in which the child, currently in a semi-comatose state, was transferred to. Their first priority before assessing the child was to question the surviving witnesses of the incident. The witnesses described the child as "possessed by an angry spirit", and others witnessed the child "crying with tears of fire". Further descriptions remarked that the child walked around screaming "I hate my father!" without cessation. After administering Class A amnestics to the witnesses, Agents O and D proceeded to investigate the child and the possibility of an SCP Protocol.
When they arrived to assess the child, identified as A███ X█████, they were met with a boy of ten years old, suffering from fourth-degree burns on a whole-body scale. Agent O began his audio-recorded examination of the child, while Agent D began questioning the staff who were handling the patient at present. The body of the boy was damaged to the point of charring and disfiguration. Certain skeletal parts were recognizably jutting out of the skin. Although, complete neurotmesis of the body did not clarify the semi-comatose condition of the child; cardiac muscles were barely functioning to provide blood supplies to essential organs, specifically the lungs. Nevertheless, the child was able to breathe albeit strained. The child was mumbling softly, despite his crippled situation. Twenty seconds later in the middle of Agent O's examination, the child opened his eyes and regained consciousness. Agent O initiated communication:

Access Incident Firechild-001

Close Incident Firechild-001

Audio log of the segment where Agents Ogami and Daigoro interacted with A███ X█████. A███ is crying in normal tears, skin slightly recovering. Possibility of danger is unknown.
Agent O: Dai! He's awake!
Agent Daigo is heard entering the room.
Agent D: Shit. Oggy stay sharp. You read the reports. This guy could blow us up next.
Agent O: Calm down. Observe his body. It's… healing.
A███ X█████: (Sobbing) Mom… dad… I-I am… so sorry. I am so sorry… so sorry…
A███ shows tissue recovery in an uncontrollable rate. A███ is still crying as his face undergoes instantaneous restoration. Heart rate on ECG beeps at 5██.
Agent D: Shit. His face. Og— his face is healing, but it's fucked up.
Agent O: I know. A███ X█████? Is that your name? I need you to calm down for me. Your mommy and daddy, what happened to them?
A███ X█████: (Sobbing uncontrollably) I-I don't know… I-I was angry. I-I think.. I think I hurt daddy. Mommy w-was… crying…
Agent O: (Whispers) Daigo, what did they say about his parents? Are they still alive?

Agent D: Mother and father are both dead. Both burned to death.
Agent O: (Whispers back) This is unholy.
Agent O: A███, try to breathe, and relax. Tell me what happened. Can you remember anything? Breathe in, and breathe out.
A███ X█████: (sobbing) …angry. I-I killed them. I killed mommy. I killed… I killed daddy (continued sobbing). I-I BURNED THEM. (Voice grows hoarse and deep) HE WAS ALWAYS BAD. BAD TO ME. I HATED daddy. I HATED-
Agent D: Jesus Fucking Christ. What the fuck was that voice?
Agent O: Goddamn it! He's flatlining!

Heart failure was inevitable. The boy whipped back onto the bed. Skin restoration and regeneration all reversed. A███ X█████ ceased all vital life signals as the EEG flatlined.
Agent O: We lost him. Daigoro, looks like we have to retrace our footsteps. Dial Agents [DATA EXPUNGED] and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Tell them to go to our location. There's a body needing extraction. (Agent O covers the boy's face with the blanket)
Agent D: Done. That confirms it.
Agent O: The boy is not the main source of the anomaly. That leaves us with the only lead— the temple. That place should hopefully give us some clues.
Agent D: Well— how about him? Not the most reasonable idea to leave the boy like… that.
Agent O: Bad luck for him. Killed his parents and all that. We'll let the latecomers deal with it. (Agent O notices himself stepping on water) Wait… why is there liquid all around the…
Agent D: Oggy… look!
Agent D pointed to the covered body of A███ X█████. It seems as if the body had undergone liquefaction, and the liquid mass dripped down and phased through the room floor. Agent O alerted the Foundation of a possible SCP hazard. MTF Epsilon-8 ("Snow Across Death") was deployed en route to the hospital as soon as the message was received.

Agents Ogami and Daigoro pursued the liquid mass, which was hovering above and through a number of buildings and propelling itself at a speed of 12km/s. The flight path of the liquid mass led the Foundation to the eventual discovery of the ██████ Temple, 10km away north from the hospital. Agents Ogami and Daigoro followed the liquid mass on foot, nonstop.
They were able to follow the liquid mass drift into the temple. Inside, Agents Ogami and Daigoro stepped before a temple pool. The pool itself is at the center of the temple. Around the pool were a circle of seven monks, nonresponsive to the agents' intrusion into their meditation. Agent O approached the pool closer in order the study the structure. In the pool was a body of water, inhabited by several lotus flowers. Both of the agents reasoned that this was the source of the anomaly due its temperature— it was -2 °C outside, but the water's temperature did not fall or rise out of 15 °C. Afterwards, as they were about to call again the Foundation to inspect the source, they were greeted by the head monk. Agent O has video recorded the interaction, as usual:

Access Incident Firechild-002

Close Incident Firechild-002

The head monk is a Nepalese male, around eighty-five years old. Agent O approached the head monk to tell him in Nepalese to leave the premises for his safety. Agent Ogami's portable video recorder was active to document this event.
Khenchen: Tashi Delek to you, brethren of the path. I am the khenchen of this humble monastery… and I cannot seem to fathom why you both need to lie.
Agent D: This is no joking matter, sir. A child just died an hour ago because of this water.
Khenchen: Ah… forgive my impoliteness. (Exhales) It is just human of me. Pardon my ignorance about this, but I have no time. I must show you both something. Cover your ears.
The khenchen passes by Agent Daigoro, heading into the pool.
Agent O: You let him pass.
Agent D: Wh—Hey, mister, wait a minute! Don't let me whip this out! (unholsters his stun gun)
The seven monks around the pool begin to chant. There is a slight degradation in the video quality. Agents Daigoro visibly winces and stops in his tracks. The chanting increases in volume.
Agent O: Daigoro… you hear… that? The monks are chanting!
Agent D: The monks… they're getting young—what the fuck is this?
Both of the Agents are pressured by the chanting to sit down. They seemed to be inflicted with a strong headache.
Khenchen: (Speaking in English) I told you both to cover your ears. Cover them now! If you do not, you will feel thirsty, the waters will look tempting, and you will both turn into monsters of your own making!
Both of the agents complied without hesitation. The khenchen is unaffected by the chanting.
Agent D: He's… speaking in English? What… the fuck…
Khenchen: That is the least you can do. For now, let me… explain this to our Teacher.
The khenchen can be seen cupping the water from the pool and drinking it. He then sits on the edge of the pool, and assumes a meditative position. He can be heard talking in Nepalese. Simultaneously, a deep-pitched, hoarse voice can be heard coming from him. The voice replies in Nepalese, although, it is barely audible, due to its disruptive effect to the audio. After forty-five seconds, the chanting stopped.
Khenchen: (Facing both the agents) That… will be the last. I am already too old. For this. Do I look old to you, young men?
Agent D: (Breathing heavily) Old man… I did not like the trick you just pulled. Why the fuck did you become young?
Agent O: I saw you… drinking that water. I heard… you talking with it…
Khenchen: Years ago, we could to speak with the Teacher like I would speak with you. Time has passed by. Things become weak… or humans became weaker. Now to communicate to the Teacher, we have to drink it. (Grumbles) You two are not from the Nepalese government, are you?
Agent O: (Heavy breathing) Why… would you ask?
Khenchen: Just making sure. They were the ones who put those cameras up (Points to cameras fixed on the behind Agent Ogami). They always had their eyes set upon this water, thinking they could exploit its power. Many lives here were disturbed forever. Our peaceful lives, of simplicity, were gone. The secret our predecessors have given to us was just a hair's length of being seized from us.
Agent D: Ogami, are you piecing of all this shit together? A secret? You've been keeping this a secret?
Khenchen: That boy wasn't the first. There were many… (sighs) victims… before him. They thought the water was a cure. The fools thought there was power here, but it was power they could not understand. Even we did not understand it. Now we have those Nepalese quacks and their hidden eyes upon us. We only wanted a peaceful place.
Agent O: (Standing up) And now, you're in a predicament. Now tell us, what just happened there? Why did the monks behind you become young? What did that water do to you? (To Agent D) Daigoro, on your feet.
Khenchen: Patience. What you just had experienced was the power of the seven monks. Long ago, this power was pivotal in defending this sacred temple. It reflected back the wrongdoings of a person against him, in the form of flameless fire. Heh, seeing you too writhing there like snakes… I guess you both have done things, hm?
Agent D: Ogami, permission to apprehend this fucker immediately.
Agent O: Control yourself, Daigoro. We are in the wolf's den here. We're still not sure what tricks he has left in his sleeves.
Khenchen: (Sighs deeply) "Up" my sleeves. I assure you I am no trickster. I am telling you both the truth. (The khenchen rolls his right sleeve to reveal a golden watch) Huh, the time is nigh.
The khenchen's physical features were slowly regaining its senile details.
Agent O: Your skin… you are returning back to your old form.
Khenchen: No, brethren. I am on the path to another cycle.
Agent D: Cycle? You're not going anywhere. You have a lot to explain.
Khenchen: I know what your plans are. They have been revealed to me in a blurry vision. You are fingers from a hand fidgeting the unknown. You are toes from a foot that have forgotten the earth that you walk upon. (The khenchen turns his head to look at the pool) And now, you have come to take our Teacher.
Agent O: (Approaching the khenchen slowly. The khenchen remains sitting down on the edge of the pool) Come on, old man. Make some sense. Who's this teacher you're talking about?
Khenchen: The Teacher is our protector, our guide, and our sage. To communicate with him, we uphold the tenets of meditation. Our Teacher has, for so long, desired to give peace to ailing spirits, but he is a life-force too great for the ordinary man. That is why we are here—to protect this secret from the public, for their safety. But as you can see—I have failed. The service of khenchens are over.
Agent D: Your Teacher killed a child and his family for “peace”.
Khenchen: Human emotions are too profound for him to conquer. Only the monks have the endurance to speak with the Teacher. Perhaps, it is because we have renounced the material, the physical, and sharpened ourselves with the spiritual.
Agent O: MTF Epsilon-8, do you copy? This is Ogami. We request your presence here ASAP. There is possibility of an anomaly with… dangerous capabilities. Be advised.
Khenchen: (Looks at his watch) There will be a rainstorm in exactly… a minute. When the first sound of thunder comes, I will be off to my new cycle, my new path.
Agent D: You stay where you are, monk. You're not gonna pull out anymore fucking tricks. I need to get some proper explanation from you.
Khenchen: This is not the temple to send curses, Agent Daigoro, son of [DATA REDACTED].
Agent D: Why do you know my father and mother? (Prepares to seize the khenchen by the garment, but is stopped by Agent Ogami)
Agent O: How did you know his family? Who told you of us? That's classified information.
Khenchen: I told you I have seen you in a blurry vision. This is but one of the wisdoms our teacher has granted us. Heh. How do you think a simple monk can suddenly confabulate in English?
Agent D: Tell me… who is this teacher, you prick?
Khenchen: Surrender your mind to the universe. Erase your anger. Let Buddha be your guide, then drink the water, and the Teacher. Shall. Speak.
Agent D: Shit, it's the same voice back then!
Agent O: Hold your ground. Get your firearm out!
There is a sudden flash of lighting that can be heard in the background.
Khenchen: Ah, the thunder. I prayed to the universe for this alignment. Away to the next path.
Agent O: His body… its turning to water. Daigoro, back away!
The khenchen's body gradually “melts” into liquid, starting from the eye. He does not move from his position. The liquified part flow into the pool.
Khenchen: Brothers, it is not an accident that we had this conversation. I guess I left both of you more confused (the khenchen laughs). Let it stay that way. Do not worry. From you there will be—
Video ends as Agent Ogami's video recorder ran out of battery. It was never known what the monk's last words were, either. Agents Ogami and Daigoro were not able to hear it due to the sound of thunder arriving as the khenchen's whole body completed liquefaction, and flowed into the pool.

MTF Epsilon-8 arrived later after this incident. Agent Ogami and Daigoro were recovered, of sound health and mind. They were sent back for debriefing and psychological evaluation. The temple was secured, and a perimeter was quickly constructed around it. The Nepalese Government demanded the rights to acquire the temple under their authority. O5 sent Mr. [REDACTED] to arbitrate the dispute, and afterwards they receded their request post-haste. Consequently, all video surveillance cameras that were covertly installed in the temple, by the Nepalese Government, were removed. MTF Epsilon-8 were replaced by Omega-1.
The identity of the khenchen was confirmed as [REDACTED]. There are no surviving members of his family. His father was a renowned horologist in Kathmandu, and operated a repair shop before his death. His mother served as a custodian for the temple.
The preliminary reports were still incomplete; much more of the anomaly was unexplained. It was not conclusive at that time if the water and the vocal entity were two separate beings. The Foundation initiated a high-priority declassification of the anomaly in question. O5 recommended Senior Researcher Dr. Damien to spearhead the operation. However, Agents Ogami and Daigoro both forwarded their recommendation for Dr. Vidyarthi, who was well-known in the field for his expertise in religion-connected anomalies, especially Buddhism. Both parties reached a consensus: to place both senior researchers in a joint operation. Thus, Dr. Damien and Dr. Vidyarthi began their work on the Waters of Wisdom, then known as SCP-5985.
Addendum SCP-5985-01: Declassification Log – SCP-5985-1: The researchers extrapolated that ingesting the water was the only way of communication with the entity. Based also from historic texts the temple library provided them, there is esoteric information describing the water as the “heart of the world”, which is a close allusion to the Anavatapta, a mythical lake in the center of the world.
The monks protected the water from the public eye, employing the prophetic tradition of khenchens, who were able to communicate with the water by the use of deep meditation. This succession lasted for centuries, and the coming of a new khenchen ultimately meant the end of the previous khenchen. The seven monks around the pool, however, are still unknown in origin.
Dr. Vidyarthi volunteered to perform meditation rites as an attempt to communicate with the anomaly. There were aversions to this method, specifically from the Ethics Committee, preferring the use of D-class personnel to test the the waters first. Dr. Vidyarthi disliked this suggestion, emphasizing that there was sufficient information to safely ingest the fluid, and the use of D-class was unnecessary waste of life. Additionally, Dr. Damien agreed with Dr. Vidyarthi that this is the only manner to prove, or disprove the hypotheses, and it has to be executed in a pragmatic manner. Certain protocols were followed to ensure that an instance of Incident Firechild did not repeat.

Access Level 4 Required: Dr. Vidyarthi's Meditation - 001

Dr. Vidyarthi's Meditation - 001

Video documented by Dr. Damien as Dr. Vidyarthi prepares to come in contact with the anomaly. Dr. Vidyarthi sits on the empty end of the pool. The seven monks are currently in a state of inaction.
Dr. Damien: …and so based on our collective insight, I can absolutely say, without fault, that the key to maintaining a stable connection with this… anomaly, is to be calm, composed, like a breath in the— (clears throat) you've watched that same clip a total of three times, now.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I am studying the khenchen's body posture, movement, breathing, and technique in meditation. Agent Ogami did a good job keeping his camera in motion.
Dr. Damien: Indeed. A master of the intricate you are, but to me, meditation is meditation.
Dr. Vidyarthi: The meditations these monks do would overwhelm our minds. A drop in mind clutter in a *snap* would make us go insane. That could explain why Oggy and Daigoro weren't able to handle that type of influence. "Weightlessness". As they said.
Dr. Damien: Huh, but isn't it the monks that made them weak in the bones?
Dr. Vidyarthi: It is unusual. In both of the footage of the child and the monk, the seven monks were active. I think… they were reaching out to anyone who steps in here. But they haven't reached out to us.
Dr. Damien: Perhaps, it has a volition of its own.
Dr. Vidyarthi: That could be. But we all know the elephant in the room here.
Dr. Damien: Even if I were you, I wouldn't go crazy drinking anomalous water.
Dr. Vidyarthi: It's… my gut feeling. Coupled with really strong scientific intuition. And of course some major Buddhist repertoire. I got this.
Dr. Damien: Heh. That's the Foundation spirit. But you're gonna be a hero in the books if this works. Say, have you ever meditated?
Dr. Vidyarthi: I have done it some, memorable times. It either works or works against me. It's a difficult position to hold. No one wants to be alone with their demons.
Radio feed signals that the meditation is good to go.
Dr. Damien: It's a green. So, zen master, you ready to go?
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Takes a concentrated breath) …I am ready.
Dr. Damien orders the personnel to fall back 10m away from the pool. Video feed switches to a view from Dr. Vidyarthi's right side. Dr. Damien and the others equip their headphones.
Dr. Vidyarthi assumes a lotus pose, cups the water, and begins to drink. The seven monks start to chant. Dr. Vidyarthi closes his eyes, and chants along with them.
Dr. Vidyarthi: nam myoho renge kyo… nam myoho renge kyo…
A silence ensued for ten seconds. Then, Dr. Vidyarthi opened his eyes. His right eye was glowing.
SCP-5985-1: What. Is. This?
Dr. Damien: Connection successful. I repeat, connection successful.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Who are you?
SCP-5985-1: This Body. I still do not understand. But this is not the same with the khenchens.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Why? Why are we not the same?
SCP-5985-1: They were pure. Without storms. You are calm. But there are maelstroms of fire around you.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Wait… I need to know about you. What is your name?
SCP-5985-1: Name? I do not know what is a name.
Dr. Vidyarthi: A name… Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, is a name.
SSCP-5985-1: But he was always the Buddha. None but him. Do your kind not possess this knowledge?
Dr. Vidyarthi: No… I am afraid so. What is this knowledge you speak of?
SCP-5985-1: I see. First, let me show you who I am. And to me you shall return.
Both of Dr. Vidyarthi eyes began to beam out a blast of light. His head turned upside, as he began to be lifted from his position to the air. Dr. Damien ordered everyone to stay at their position. Then Dr. Vidyarthi fell down from mid-air, unconscious.
End video.

After two hours, Dr. Vidyarthi recovered from his semi-comatose state. His vital signs were normal, in spite of a heightened brain activity too abnormal for a human being, and excessive sweating. During the span of twenty-four hours, Dr. Vidyarthi was able to predict certain happenings in perfect detail that were about to take place in the future. Dr. Vidyarthi was able to delineate a number of situations that were to occur in various places across continents. A perfect instance was the results of the winnings of all casinos and gambling dens, legal and illegal. He laid down the situations, the processes, and the results verbatim. This was confirmed by [DATA EXPUNGED].
Dr. Vidyarthi's prognostic abilities was only one of the anomalous effects he acquired from ingesting the water. Any person he came in contact by physical touch, skin-to-skin, or direct eye-to-eye contact, triggered another anomaly. As he described it, he could "siphon" the past, present, and future memories of the individual. This exchange caused a great deal of stress on the affected individual for a brief period.
These anomalous qualities disappeared after a duration of twenty-four hours. It is not known if it is prolonged by the amount of water ingested. Dr. Vidyarthi was further tested for any persisting anomalous qualities. He remarked he was fine, and he wrote to the O5 Council to allow him to extend communications with the "life-force", as he said. Dr. Damien supported this decision once more. Since there was still a lack of definite answers to arrive to a conclusion, O5 approved further experimentation with the water.

Access Level 4 Required: Dr. Vidyarthi's Meditation - 002

Dr. Vidyarthi's Meditation - 002

Video documented again by Dr. Damien, preparing a heart-rate monitor on Dr. Vidyarthi. Dr. Vidyarthi is dressed in traditional monk robes. He sits on the edge of the pool, preparing for the meditation.
Dr. Damien: …therefore, I believe— wait, let me get this tight (adjusts the camera)). Ow-kay. I was saying, I studied the footage while you were in deep sleep. I also took this footage I took that measured your heat signature in case of… well… you know.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Looks like I got you imprinted. What you got for me?
Dr. Damien: I was trying to trace the water's presence in you by heat, but there was no sign. The only indicators were your heart rate and brain activity. They went down almost lightning fast. But, you are… okay. What did you… feel when it took over you?
Dr. Vidyarthi: It didn't take over me, but its presence was, was like bathing in cold water for so long, you can feel your breath in your lungs. I opened my eyes, and I found myself in a borderless, empty space, except for the ground which was water. And there was a voice. I think that's the life-force.
Dr. Damien: Why do you call it the life-force?
Dr. Vidyarthi: That's what it showed me. When it filled me with a lot of… overwhelming energy, it was in the form of thoughts, memories, images, stretching to an era long before, before everything.
Radio feed announces operation is ready to begin.
Dr. Damien: Well, it's a green. Are you gonna be alright?
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Takes a deep, concentrated breath) Yes, I will be.
Dr. Damien: Godspeed, Doctor.
Dr. Damien orders all personnel to fall back 10m from the pool. Dr. Vidyarthi cups the water, and begins to drink it. After ten seconds, Dr. Vidyarthi's right eye glowed bright. Connection is successful. Video feed switches to a lateral view of Dr. Vidyarthi's right side.
SCP-5985-1: You. Have. Come back. Well. And Sound.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Here I am. I took quite the fall back then.
SCP-5985-1: Forgive me. For that. I often forget that we differ. In everything.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I couldn't understand what you've… relayed to my mind. They were images, of the Earth, of the monks. But I could feel that it was somewhere… old… before we… humans existed. You called yourself… the life-force, the blood?
SCP-5985-1: Indeed. Here. Let me assist in that.
Dr. Vidyarthi's right eye glowed brighter, then returned to its normal brightness. He turned around, and faced Dr. Damien and the rest of the personnel.
SCP-5985-1: This. Must be. Your kind?
Dr. Vidyarthi: Woah… woah…
Dr. Damien: Dr. Vidyarthi, are you okay?
SCP-5985-1: Dr… Vidyarthi? Is this what they call this body?
Dr. Vidyarthi: Vidyarthi is my name. I am known by my name.
SCP-5985-1: Hm? And that purple one? What is he known by?
Dr. Damien: Purple? Uh, I-I am known by Dr. Damien…
SCP-5985-1: Doctors cure illnesses. What do both of you cure?
Dr. Vidyarthi: We, are not doctors of illnesses, we are doctors of… science.
Dr. Damien: Absolutely, we are.
SCP-5985-1: There are kinds of doctors? I have only known of doctors of illnesses. From the monks. Hm. Humankind.
Dr. Vidyarthi: May you tell us… who are you?
SCP-5985-1: Have I not granted you the knowledge of my being?
Dr. Vidyarthi: I… I could not understand them… yet.
SCP-5985-1: You are not as similar to the monks then, the khenchens who have shared their manas with me. Look around yourself—what do you see?
Dr. Vidyarthi: Around… me?
Dr. Vidyarthi turns his attention to the left and back side, and then to the back.
SCP-5985-1: Dr. Vidyarthi, breathe. Follow my voice.
Dr. Vidyarthi releases a quick exhalation. Dr. Damien checks Dr. Vidyarthi vital monitors. There is no change.
Dr. Damien: Dr. Vidyarthi… are you still there?
SCP-5985-1: Look above you— there are flames of every hue; and you sit, naked, upon my domain. The Water is I.
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Inhaling and exhaling) I can… see them…
SCP-5985-1: The khenchens never had fire in their skies. There was. Tranquility. But the rest of your kind. There are fires which I cannot conquer.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Fire? Do you remember that child who drank your water?
SCP-5985-1: They were many children who have drank me, and many beasts, in forms of colored fire. I have failed to extinguish them with my essence. I have failed to understand, again and again. But you. You breathe like the monks. You see like the monks. Perhaps, you could help me to see.
Dr. Vidyarthi: See… what?
SCP-5985-1: Tell me. What do you call this flame?
The glow from Dr. Vidyarthi's right eye shifted from a white color to a reddish orange tinge. Dr. Damien checked Dr. Vidyarthi's vital monitors. There was a sharp rise of activity in his amygdala.
Dr. Damien: Dr. Vidyarthi, are you alright?
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Wincing) I… am fine, Dr. Damien. No need to ask.
SCP-5985-1: Did you see what I showed you?
Dr. Vidyarthi: Anger. That was anger. Wrath.
SCP-5985-1: Breathe. See how it rouses you up. Look at your horizon. It has become brighter, and lower.
The rest of the personnel look up. There is nothing on the ceiling. Dr. Damien tells them that the exchange of words is occurring in a “spiritual plane”, probably somewhere inside Dr. Vidyarthi's subconscious.
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Exhaling) Sorry, everyone. That was out of nowhere.
At this juncture, Dr. Vidyarthi was profusely sweating. There was no visible change in his vital monitors.
Dr. Vidyarthi: What did you do to me?
SCP-5985-1: I showed you memories I kept, that burned with this red flame. That boy before you who drank, I saw him, standing, in the heart of the fire. In his eyes were fire, in his heart was fire. There was no place for me to fight it. I tried to blow the fire away, but they only became stronger. Perhaps, it is my fault they perished.
SCP-5985-1: How about this, Dr. Vidyarthi? Tell me what is this flame.
There is now change in the glow. No change in brain activity.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I do not recognize this. I can only see a blue flame, and images of… laughter?
SCP-5985-1: Hm. That is enough. Now, Vidyarthi, if you have questions, ask them. Now.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I have a lot. You still haven't told me who you are.
SCP-5985-1: Vidyarthi, before your humankind breathed, there were a nation of brutes that had million arms and hands, and shaped this little globe you call. Earth. I wiped them off. I was the blood of the Earth that flowed through caverns beneath and drowned the next nation, a nation of ugly imps. The life-force that domineered this planet. The red, hot blood that ruled the Earth had no equal, until…
SCP-5985-1: Until I ceased. I saw nothing good with it. That was the time I renounced the destruction I had wrought upon here. Now I know what to name it. Wrath and anger. Rage left my essence, and I was, as you see now. Blue.
Dr. Vidyarthi: You sounded so grand back in those days. Why are you now just a puddle—a pool, I mean.
SCP-5985-1: Time, Vidyarthi. Time has cut me off the rest of my parts. Even my foresight beyond the folds of Time has no benefit. What you see before you. Is all that is left. Of me.
Dr. Vidyarthi: And… who are these monks around you? Where did they come from?
SCP-5985-1: I have kept them safe, and they returned the gratitude by teaching me of your kind. They were monks fleeing from their barbarians. They only wished a place to find peace. In their escape, they stumbled upon me: a pond of water, they thought, on a crack in Earth. I heard their woes, so I revealed myself as voice, offering them power to defend themselves from their usurpers.
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Inhaling) What power did you give them?
SCP-5985-1: I told them to drink me, and I shall grant them a voice. When they speak in unison, it is a voice that cannot be silenced. So they agreed. And they drank. The day after, their enemies came, riding on steeds, yelling foul insults. The monks circled themselves around me, and began to use their voice in a chant. It was the first that I heard them… meditate.
The monks began chanting The Heart Sutra. Dr. Damien reminds the personnel to secure their noise-cancelling headphones properly.
SCP-5985-1: Their voice, as one, was an echoing scourge that left their oppressors paralyzed, shaking in pain. Invisible pain. Flameless fire. The monks saw what this power was capable of, so they pleaded to me to remove their sufferings. Their enemies' suffering.
The monks stop chanting.
SCP-5985-1: Forgiveness. There was no flame for it, no color. I did not know what this forgiveness they spoke about. I told them why would they save their oppressors? Why not finish them? They said, “Without forgiveness, there will always be. Blood.” I did not understand, but I felt I did. I removed the pain from their oppressors. On their knees, they said their many apologies to the seven monks. In return, for this act of forgiveness, they agreed to the monks' request: build a temple around me, where those who seek peace can come, and those who ail can find it.
SCP-5985-1: I told them, “who taught you of things like these?”. They replied, “It was the Buddha that taught us.”
Dr. Vidyarthi: Was that a long time ago?
SCP-5985-1: Yes. Indeed. That was before the khenchens where made my voice, the proliferators of my wisdom. From me they learned, from them I learned. Now, Vidyarthi, it seems that you are taking the toll of this union we are taking place in.
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Breathing heavily) H-huh? What are you saying?
SCP-5985-1: Look above you. The fires are starting to sink. Your lungs are tired. Your sweat has dehydrated you. We can continue this the next day. For now, I will grant you something temporary—your eyes imbued with my life-force. Namaste!
Dr. Vidyarthi: No—wait!
The entity of water gushed out of Dr. Vidyarthi's mouth, ending the connection. Dr. Vidyarthi by the end was gasping for air, severely dehydrated, and disoriented with his surroundings. His vital signs were normal, nonetheless he required medical attention. Dr. Damien ordered the cessation of the operation.
End video.

After recovering from his debilitated condition, Dr. Vidyarthi did not exhibit the previous anomalous properties. Instead, he reported that he was could not visually perceive anything, except in colors. He could see a person in a spectral color, but not recognize one by physical appearance; he could not tell a person from one another due to their faces lacking obvious features.
Additionally, his auditory perception was magnified. His ear was extremely sensitive to sounds three meters away from him, and he had to be provided with noise-cancelling headphones to lessen the discomfort. He stated he could hear, in perfect silence, the clock in Dr. Damien's office ticking, which was 10 meters away from his office.
The drawback of the anomalous properties was Dr. Vidyarthi's vulnerability to quickly be fatigued, extreme dehydration, and constant sweating. He was on constant surveillance under Dr. Damien, who monitored his vital signs, and reported the findings to O5.
After a period of twenty-four hours, the anomalous properties disappeared, and Dr. Vidyarthi returned to his normal condition. Dr. Vidyarthi was sent for physical evaluation and debriefing. Afterwards, he formally requested another communication event with SCP-5985-1. Dr. Damien supported the request. O5 approved another communication with SCP-5985-1.

Access Level 4 Required: Dr. Vidyarthi's Meditation - 003

Dr. Vidyarthi's Meditation

Video is being documented by Dr. Damien, while Dr. Vidyarthi readies himself on the edge of the pool.
Dr. Damien: Are you sure you're gonna be fine?
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Breathing slowly) It's alright. I have to do this. I am now connected to it.
Dr. Damien: Okay, uhm. I studied the footages. I wanna say something long, but bottom-line is this is all dependent upon emotional changes. The first few minutes you remained neutral, until… well… you slipped and went unstable. I called this the Ying-Yang Confluence. Great name, ey?
Dr. Vidyarthi: Heh. I don't know what to think about it.
Dr. Damien: Then, Ying-Yang it is. I'll make sure this gets into the reports. Hey— are you really sure you are going to be alright?
Dr. Vidyarthi: I got myself together. It's fine. I know what to do, and I have to do it.
Radio feed announces operation is ready and safe to commence.
Dr. Damien: Okay. It is a green. Good luck out there. Come back safe.
Dr. Vidyarthi: You got my word.
Dr. Damien: (Salutes) This is for the legend himself, Vidyarthi!
Dr. Damien orders all personnel to fall back 10m away from the pool. Dr. Vidyarthi inhales deeply, cups the water, and begins to ingest it. After a few seconds, Dr. Vidyarthi's right eye glows with the white light. Connection is successful.
SCP-5985-1: Welcome. Back. I have cogitated on your kind as I slept, dreaming in the bedrock of Time.
Dr. Vidyarthi: That's… incomprehensible, for humans like us. However, last night, I couldn't sleep. Your… the thing you gave me. I could see others in colors. I couldn't see their faces. What did you do to me?
SCP-5985-1: Vidyarthi, that is how I see you, and the others around you, and the monks as well. Once I shed the red fire that abounded me, I began to see colors. They have always confused. Me. Do they confuse. You. Too?
Dr. Vidyarthi: They do. We don't… cogitate on the same degree as you. So this is already overwhelming.
SCP-5985-1: Hm. It seems we have all become weaker. Time has made us all weak.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I have more questions, if I can ask.
SCP-5985-1: Go on, Vidyarthi. You are a guest in my domain; I am a guest in yours.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Great. At the end of our first communication, I was able to… predict the future. Was this from your power?
SCP-5985-1: Overwhelming. Was it? If you had drunk me centuries ago, that precognition that latched on you would be a hundredfold stronger. No human could survive such a vision.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Why so? How am I and the khenchens able to survive your… power?
SCP-5985-1: Those were the eons where I had control over my essence. Now, the essence in me, spills out of its own. You humans have youth and senility? Perchance, I am on my path to this. Senility.
Dr. Vidyarthi: With age comes wisdom…
SCP-5985-1: …but sometimes age comes alone. You call this a quote. I have traveled into your mirrored plains—the dome you humans call mind. I learned many things.
Dr. Damien: Holy smokes… it can do that?
SCP-5985-1: Indeed. Purple man. I can accumulate knowledge, memories, and visions. I can forget them. At will. The best of all—I can transmit them to you. Vidyarthi. And to your humankind.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Yes, I have observed this ability you possess. You can transmit anything?
SCP-5985-1: Indeed. Shall I transmit your current memories to them? Although, that may overwhelm all your mental functions.
Dr. Damien: Uhh, no need for such things. We should, err, respect Dr. Vidyarthi's personal memories.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Yes… I prefer not to get my memories broadcasted, if you please.
SCP-5985-1: Do not worry. I will do no such foolery. Now, Vidyarthi, I have learned something new.
Dr. Vidyarthi: You sound… exhilarated about it. What did you learn about?
SCP-5985-1: Secrets. Vidyarthi. Your humankind keeps secret. I now know what a secret is.
Dr. Damien: Dr. Vidyarthi… you know where this is going, right?
Dr. Vidyarthi: And what is a secret to you?
SCP-5985-1: I do not have secrets. But you do. Vidyarthi. I see them like two eyes behind your back. One black. One white. And they both stare at you. With infinite emptiness.
Dr. Vidyarthi: There is nothing… behind me…
SCP-5985-1: Vidyarthi. That was also a knowledge of great importance I have learned from you.
Dr. Vidyarthi: What… was it?
SCP-5985-1: A joke.
There is a silence of fifteen seconds. Dr. Damien coughed. Dr. Vidyarthi exhaled in a breaking manner.
SCP-5985-1: Vidyarthi. Look above you. Your flames are blue. I am somehow able to understand them.
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Inhaling) Huh. Have the monks not taught you of human life? The khenchens?
SCP-5985-1: Their reverence for me was too great. Their meditations were greater than their selves. They drank me to assist them in the essence of finding this. Nirvana. They had no flames, only clear skies. They saw me as something of a great spirit. A Teacher.
Dr. Vidyarthi: The last khenchen referred to you by “Teacher”. Were there many khenchens before him?
SCP-5985-1: Many. They all flowed back to me. In those days, they used to bring the sick and the lost to drink my waters. I am certain you know where all those led to. A confusion in my being. I entered their bodies, their minds. I only saw flames. Shadowy flames. Red. Destruction. Things I could not extinguish.
Dr. Vidyarthi: So, the monks kept you a secret instead, for years?
SCP-5985-1: For the safety of many. Indeed. There was wisdom in it. For years, I acted as their Teacher, as I dreamed in the bedrock of Time.
Dr. Vidyarthi: What do you mean when you say, “dream in the bedrock of Time”?
SCP-5985-1: Time is my mother and father. From Time I came, awoken in this form, on this Earth. I could grant you the visions of the future and beyond. As we speak, I have seen the eventual deaths of every living being. Do you want to know yours?
Dr. Vidyarthi: …no. I choose to remain ignorant.
SCP-5985-1: The khenchens replied with the same answer. You humankind intrigue me still. I have found also in your plains, of a stronghold you call The Foundation. Where you came from. A place where you keep hidden. Things similar to me.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I knew it was a matter of time before you arrived at that.
SCP-5985-1: In this. Foundation. I see shapes and forms you humans fear would lay waste upon Earth. Most of this you fear, for you do not have the knowledge. In your ignorance, veiled as scientific truth, you have kept them as prisoners. If I was my old self, full of rage, and I saw this, I would have [DATA EXPUNGED]. But I have no issue being under your eyes. All of you are unprepared for what is about to come.
Dr. Vidyarthi: We exist to Secure, Contain, and Protect. Not for our benefit, but for better good of mankind.
SCP-5985-1: Then the Buddha was never untrue. You all live in a state of dukkha. What if samsara is but the illusion you are all in. Vidyarthi? An inescapable cycle of fear and ignorance, but you call it truth.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Then I know… not a thing. I am only beginning to understand.
SCP-5985-1: So am I. I will help you to understand. Breathe.
SCP-5985-1: There is a wisdom behind the number of these monks.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Seven? The monks occupy seven spaces… and I occupy the empty one…
SCP-5985-1: You are the eighth. Vidyarthi. You complete the samadhi.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Samadhi… oneness with myself… (breathing deeply)
SCP-5985-1: And oneness with I.
Dr. Vidyarthi: You become me.
SCP-5985-1: I become you.
Dr. Damien: Dr. Vidyarthi? This does not sound good. You are entering critical stage!
Dr. Vidyarthi: Stand down, Dr. Damien.
Both of Dr. Vidyarthi's eyes were glowing bright, emitting a white light that disrupted electrical devices. Dr. Vidyarthi's body was also in levitation mid-air. Personnel were on critical alert.
SCP-5985-1: You now have entered the Formless Realm. This is as close as you can behold upon my pure existence, where all that is known and unknown clash together and reform into the universe. Here is where the khenchens pursued the path to their nirvana. Here is where they found their escape from samsara. Here is all the knowledge your cognizant soul thirsts for. The past, the present, the future— the bedrock of Time!
SCP-5985-1: Shall you open your eyes, Vidyarthi? Shall you become one with everything?
Dr. Damien: Dr. Vidyarthi!
SCP-5985-1: What shall be your say? With this infinite knowledge, you will be able to provide the Foundation with the answers it never obtained!
Dr. Vidyarthi: It… is too… bright…
Dr. Damien: Dr. Vidyarthi! We are going to lose you!
Dr. Vidyarthi: (Inhaling slowly) I… I will not open my eyes.
Dr. Vidyarthi stopped his levitation. His left returned into its normal form. His right was still glowing. Dr. Damien checked Dr. Vidyarthi's vital monitors. All re-stabilized.
SCP-5985-1: Then the veil is closed upon you. You could have had the answers. To everything. But there was wisdom in your choice.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I did not know what I was deciding for. Even if I had the answers, humanity will never be… ready.
SCP-5985-1: A wisdom in you has grown, more precious than anything you can term… anomalous. Now. Vidyarthi. It is time for us to part again. You have lost your energy. And there are beholders growing weary of our talk.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Beholders?.
SCP-5985-1: Indeed. Vidyarthi. They are eyes beyond you. And beyond me. I can sense them, perusing this moment. Do. You sense them?
Dr. Vidyarthi: What is this?
SCP-5985-1: Of no importance to you. Of great importance to me. These are things I need to ponder upon. In my dreams. In the bedrock of Time. For now. We must part. Look at your sky. It has become cloudy.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Is it bad?
SCP-5985-1: No. Vidyarthi. It portends that you are about to achieve boundless divinity in the next. Five seconds.
Dr. Vidyarthi: What?
Five seconds have passed, but nothing occurred.
SCP-5985-1: Of course. Vidyarthi. It is. Another. Joke. You are the most intelligent species on Earth, but you did not know it was joke. Your claim to dominance. Is that scientific truth or arrogance? Matters aside. I have not seen a cloudy sky. This is a first.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I find it hard to leave this… place now. Now I have more answers than questions.
SCP-5985-1: Answers, that I have at will. But you hesitate to pursue them. For when you do…
Dr. Vidyarthi: …there is no return from it.
SCP-5985-1: You are as wise as the khenchens, or even wiser than them. Perhaps, before we part, I shall disclose to you the secret burial chamber of… Buddha himself. As a gift.
Dr. Damien: W-what… burial chamber…
Dr. Vidyarthi: …of Buddha? Siddhartha Gautama?
SCP-5985-1: Do you speak in latitudes and longitudes? He is resting peacefully at [DATA EXPUNGED].
Dr. Vidyarthi: It seems I will be busy with a lot of things… to occupy my mind.
SCP-5985-1: Indeed. There will be no. Anomaly. As your Foundation says. That will happen to you. Vidyarthi. I have learned many things from you. I shall put them into meditation. For now.
Dr. Vidyarthi: Meditation? You mean, you will not… talk to me?
SCP-5985-1: You have become attached. Vidyarthi. But you must know. You are still human. You remind your peers of that. I have been mixed with human affairs for eons, I believe I have forgotten. Myself. It is time for me. And you. To part for now.
Dr. Vidyarthi: I will still communicate with you, if I can.
SCP-5985-1: We will see. The exchange of words is over. Remember your choice. Vidyarthi. Namaste!
SCP-5985 successfully exited Dr. Vidyarthi's body via the mouth. After, he suffered from minor dehydration and fatigue. All vital signs are normal. Dr. Damien ceased the operation.
End video.

Dr. Vidyarthi did not exhibit any anomalous properties after the operation, and forwarded a letter to O5 that he will be abstaining from communicating with SCP-5985-1 for a period of time.He was questioned about the matter SCP-5985-1 discussed during the Critical Point of the communication, but Dr. Vidyarthi stated he could not fully comprehend the whole event to give a proper interpretation. Dr. Vidyarthi remains the head of any communication with SCP-5985-1. Presently, communication with SCP-5985-1 has not been initiated again.

Addendum SCP-5985-02: On █/██/21 Dr. Damien led an expedition to the coordinates of the burial, forty-five miles away from Bhutan, near the border of Tibet. A cave blocked by rock and ice was discovered, and the interior was a chamber resembling a stupa. In the middle of the chamber was a coffin, carved in the shape of a human. Dr. Damien opened the coffin, and found no corpse. There was only a scroll with a single line of writing in Sanskrit, which in English, roughly translates to:

"Vidyarthi. There is nobody here. You have been tricked."

It is unknown if this message was written by SCP-5985-1, and whether it was written in the past or the present. Dr. Vidyarthi postulated that SCP-5985-1 indeed wrote it, perhaps it entered a state of forgetfulness, which is one of its properties. It is possible that SCP-5985-1 has already foreseen everything. O5 have strongly recommended a further study into this anomaly, but Dr. Vidyarthi has not taken any initiative to commence another communication4.

Footnotes
1. It has been known to be completely nonreactive to temperatures higher than the melting point of Tungsten, which has the highest melting point of all elements (3422 °C, 6192 °F).
2. SCP-5985-1 does not manifest in animals. Although, SCP-5985-1 can weakly communicate with chimpanzees. This could be in relation to its cerebral functions being similar to humans. A study to test SCP-5985-1 with octopi is under evaluation.
3. This explains the longevity the khenchens enjoyed. Their meditation practices were effective in reducing brain activity without complications. - Dr. Damien
4. I believe, gentlemen, that SCP-5985-1 has learned of pranks. How could it possibly have learned this? By reading my mind from the future, getting amused by it, and then doing the little trick. Afterwards, it had forgotten everything from this part. That is just my hypothesis. Namaste. - Dr. Vidyarthi.

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Item #: SCP-5986
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Any witnesses to SCP-5986 are to be amnesticized by Foundation agents stationed in maternity centers across Rhode Island.
Description: SCP-5986 is a phenomenon randomly occurring in the state of Rhode Island. SCP-5986 occurs primarily in newborn infants. During an SCP-5986 event, the affected child will begin to speak in a masculine, adult voice. The transcript of the recorded speech is below:

"What's up parents? Hey, did you know that children have three times as many taste buds as you old folks? It's crazy! That's why you should take me down to Millie's Candy Shop, so I can eat plenty of delicious, sweet goodness! And don't worry about packing on extra weight or getting cavities, as all of Millie's candy is zero-calorie with no sugar! That's right zero calories and no sugar! Maybe you parents will even want in on some of this action, eh? We'll see you there!"

The affected child will then wink before losing consciousness, ending the SCP-5986 event.
Other than SCP-5986 itself, no evidence has been found to support the existence of a Millie's Candy Shop. Millie's Candy Shop has been classified as SCP-5986-1. See Incident 5986-1 for more details.
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Incident 5986-1

On March 11th, 2020, Sarah Hampton gave birth at home with assistance from her wife, Leah Hampton, and Paula Gallagher, a midwife from a local hospital.
The child was reportedly affected by the SCP-5986 phenomenon, however, it also gave directions to SCP-5986-1. Leah Hampton followed these directions, and posted about her experience on her amateur blog, Rhode Why?-land. A Foundation webcrawler quickly removed the blog post, and an archive can be seen below:

Heyo, Why?-landers! Good news! My wife, Sarah, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, who we decided to name Stein, right in the comfort of our own home. Thank you to all the commenters who gave recommendations for housewives on our last post! We hired Ms. Gallagher, and she was very kind and helpful through this stressful period of time.
A few other things happened too. When Sarah was finally holding Stein, he started talking in a really deep voice, about some Millie's candy store. Then he started giving directions, and, eager to capture his first words, I copied down them down verbatim! Then, after kissing Sarah, I followed 'em! Now, I know you all think I'm crazy. Leave my baby boy just an hour after he's been born? Well, I wouldn't have expected it either, but candy that doesn't give cavities and is zero-calorie from a reputable gal like Millie? I just had to try it!
They brought me to this cute, pink little house. It had a garden, but it was just lollipops stuck in dirt. I went in, and this nice young lady greeted me at the counter as I looked around. It was just like any other candy shop, nothing special there. This lady on the other hand, oh boy, she looked a bit like a circus clown, with face paint and all that stuff!
The lady introduced herself as the owner of the candy shop, Millie, then asked me what I wanted. I remembered the ad saying they had zero-calorie candy, but that just sounds like a bunch of gobbledygook, so I asked about that. And she laughed! Said everything they have is zero-calorie, all home grown right in her little garden. So I asked how she's able to grow candy, and she said she uses candy seeds. What an ingenious concept!
I asked for a sample, and she gave me a little pack of gummy bears, my favorite candy, and told me to give them a taste. But then something amazing happened. Holding them in my hand, they were weightless! I even tried dropping them, but they floated right in the air. Millie said that they naturally go down into your stomach when you eat them, and not to worry about it getting stuck anywhere along the way. Without hesitation, I shoved them in my mouth, and they were really really good! So I bought a few big boxes of them, they were so affordably priced, and Sarah also really likes gummy bears, so it'll help her get off her post-pregnancy cravings.
So I paid, looked up, and the store was gone. Gone! I was standing right in the middle of the woods with a bunch of gummy bears in my hands! But gosh, that Millie was so kind, and her candy is soooooooo good! You should definitely make your way down to Millie's Candy Shop— be it for your kids or for yourself. After all, adults have sweet teeth too!
Alright now, I've gotta get back to taking care of Stein, so thank you for reading, Why?-landers! See you next post, and remember, Millie's candy is all zero-calorie, the perfect diet snack!

Shortly after the post was deleted, Foundation agents were dispatched to Rhode Island, where all witnesses were interviewed and amnesticized. Upon attempting to follow the directions that had previously given to Leah Hampton, they led to a nearby forest.
Investigation and testing concerning the access of SCP-5986-1 is currently ongoing, as no other SCP-5986 instances have given directions following this incident. Foundation agents stationed in maternity centers have also been encouraged to advertise their services for home births in order to prevent similar incidents from occurring.

Incident 5986-2

On May 23rd, 2020, a Foundation agent stationed at a post office in Hope, Rhode Island reported the sudden manifestation of hundreds of letters within a postbox as they were emptying it. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that the letters were addressed to the parents of each child that had been affected by SCP-5986. A transcription of one of the letters can be seen below:

Sad news, pals. Millie's Candy Shop is closing!
That's right, now you'll have to settle for candy with CALORIES! Isn't that just disgusting?
I'd love to stay open and continue sating your cravings with my zero-sugar treats, but candy shops need business, and I simply wasn't getting any, despite all of my top-notch advertising! Perhaps it's because someone scared all my customers away!
Have fun making your teeth rot! And remember, dentists are always watching!
~ Your dearest ex-candymaker, Millie

As of Incident 5986-2, no new instances of the SCP-5986 phenomenon have occurred. Reclassification to Neutralized pending.

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The following file is a digitalised copy of an American Secure Containment Initiative file that has been preserved for posterity. Please consult your local HCML Supervisor before acting on any information in this file.
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Item Number: 6789-AH
Object Class: Humanoid Ontokinetic (possibly)
Threat Level: Green No Threat Currently
ASCI Protocols for Containment: A bounty of 10 thousand francs has been placed on 6789-AH's head, with an additional 100 francs for each of his crew members. As political complications resulting from Emperor Napoleon's military campaigns have prevented the Estate noir from supporting the ASCI, business in the state of France concerning 6789-AH should be conducted through intermediaries.
Description: Item 6789-AH is the French captain François Aregnaudeau, captain of the Duc de Dantzig. The item is believed to be a Preternatural Being of some renown, though a full description of its abilities is unconfirmed. What has been observed is that 6789-AH is able to physically control the paths of other ships within eyesight, manipulating their sails and riggings any way it pleases. 6789-AH has used this ability to run vessels and their crews aground, or dash them against rocks and collect whatever of value remained.
As a result of these abilities, 6789-AH was able to become a highly successful privateer in service to France, capturing over 30 military and merchant ships in under ten years. Apprehension of the item while at sea is highly inadvisable. Officers should wait until Item 6789-AH has disembarked, and sink Duc de Dantzig as soon as possible to cut off a means of escape.
14/12/1812: In December of 1812, a report was published in a local French newspaper of a naval ship's encounter with the Duc de Dantzig. Due to the Second War of Independence, a full examination and review of the event was not possible.

We had spotted the vessel floating at sea late last night, floating on the waves with seemingly no direction. The decision was made to contact the crew. If they were good and courteous Frenchmen, we would assist them in whatever distress they had found themselves in. If they were brigands, we would assist their distress.

As we drew closer, we were perplexed at the silence at which the ship stood. There were no signs of a recent skirmish, or the impact of a storm, it was in perfect condition. A boarding party came up beside it, and I was first among them.

We found an ungodly amount of blood staining the deck. It appeared that the whole crew, at least fifty men strong, had been slaughtered. Men were hanging off the ropes like criminals, others laid on the ground with their entrails thrown astride, and many had simply had their faces caved in with cannonballs fired from their own cannons. One man, dressed in the finery of a captain (and with the putrid stench of a corpse), had been lashed to the main mast, swords piercing his hands and feet like a ghastly crucifixion.

Bloody papers in the hold identified the ship as the Duc de Dantzig, a privateering ship of some small fame. It had gone missing some time ago and resurfaced here. What had happened? Had the crew gone mad, overthrowing the captain? But why would they destroy themselves in such a manner?

Francois made the decision to burn the ship, one I agreed heartily with. Whatever evil occurred there, it was best to leave it.

Based on the details of the scene above, it is the opinion of ASCI Command that a mutiny occurred against Item 6789-AH in which it was slain, but not before it used its anomalous abilities to enact the deaths of its crew. The possibility of other members of the Duc de Dantzig having had similar powers has not been ruled out.
With the death of Item 6789-AH, the mission has been closed.

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The hut leading to the entrance of SCP-5988.

Item #: SCP-5988
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The trapdoor leading to the entrance of SCP-5988 is to be sealed with a new padlock and hidden under a new set of floorboards. Exploration within SCP-5988 is currently suspended until further notice.
Description: SCP-5988 refers to a massive facility located underneath a hut inland of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. The hut appeared to have been abandoned for a considerable amount of time. The interior of the hut appears normal with three rooms: a bathroom, a bedroom with two beds, and a kitchen. A wooden trapdoor is hidden underneath a bearskin carpet in the bedroom. During its initial discovery, the trapdoor appeared to have been sealed with a rusted padlock; however, the padlock's shackle appears to be broken apart. Further inspection of the lock's body indicate scratch marks, implying a tool was used to break it open.
Opening the trapdoor reveals a shaft with a ladder built into it. The shaft extends for over a hundred meters down and leads to an open room. The contents of this room consists of a control panel with a large glass viewport and a metal placard on the viewport's left side reading "Dreamscape Facility". Above that appears to be a heavily damaged placard; with the only readable portion being "Abnormalities".
On top of the control panel lies a headset visor with cables running to a computer terminal which has been recently left active. Beside this panel are large tanks with pipelines connecting to the chamber filled with pentobarbitals, benzodiazepines, and other liquid sedatives.
Beyond the viewport is a dark, spacious chamber with a ceiling spotlight serving as the only source of illumination on the entity inside.

Image file recovered from within the computer. Context unknown.

Inside the chamber is a humanoid entity covered entirely in bandages and suspended eight feet off the ground by six chains1 with cables and tubes attached to the entity's spine and the back of its head. Attached to the entity's face is a headset and visor similar in appearance to the headset outside the chamber. Beside the computer is a leather-bound journal (See Addendum 5988.1 for more details).
When the visor is worn, viewers will experience a period of darkness before losing consciousness and falling into rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Seconds later, the screen on the computer terminal will change from standby to reflect the perspective of the viewer. Individuals will find themselves sitting in a steel chair inside an oneiric environment resembling a Foundation interrogation room, in front of a table along with another vacant chair at the opposite end. Viewers will often find themselves "waking up" upon being materialized into this room. Individuals can only exit this space by a second party deactivating the terminal connected to the headset; instantly waking up the exiting individuals.
The room itself is largely unfurnished, save for a coat rack located near the open hallway which holds a fedora and a black business suit in its place. Unlike the rest of the area, both the hat and suit do not appear to be covered in dust; it would appear to have been left there recently.
The layout of the area is built with two rooms, separated only by a hallway. This hallway hosts hundreds of what appear to be cramped hibernation pods built into the walls, each of them possessing a gas canister on the left side and a glass dome for viewing but are all obscured by a dark metallic covering from within the glass. Each of the pods have a single, small picture of an adolescent child attached to the top left corner. Only one of these pods, located near the left wall of the hallway, appears to have been opened.
This pod's glass dome is broken with shattered glass and dried blood scattered all over. Inside, the pod bears a soiled mattress with leather straps for restraining. Located at the top right corner, the canister's tube exudes an odorless, colorless gas within. Analysis of the substance has revealed it to be a mixture of liquid sedatives similar to the kind used on the figure outside2. The picture for this pod has been torn off.
All of these pods also have large tubes which are organized together into six larger groups of tubes that connect with the wall at the end of the hallway, separated into three by a large door with an altered Foundation insignia engraved at the center. The door displays damage such as scratch marks and deformities consistent with terminal ballistics. Despite the damage, the door still holds and cannot be opened. Three bullet casings can be found lying at the front.
Analysis of the door's makeup has revealed it to be composed of beryllium copper that's been lined with an unknown alloy that causes migraines and speech impediment when exposed in the vicinity of human beings. A closer analysis of the material warrants further investigation.

Addendum 5988.1: Journal Contents

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The journal depicts astronomical models of the planet Earth surrounded by the Kuiper Belt as well as individual illustrations of various asteroids and dwarf planets3. They are depicted as having distended hands and human eyes emerging from their craters along with an organic surface covered in numerous glyphs.
The journal also hosts written text; however, the writing is incoherent to the point of illegibility and cannot be understood. Certain words have been repeated throughout the pages of the journal, these words include "sleeping", "nightmare", "vessels", "more", and "reborn." The phrase "the children scream to feed her billion mouths" appears multiple times in the book but is never seen again when the pages are checked.
The significance of the text and the drawings are currently unknown.

Footnotes
1. These chains are held to the figure's arms, feet, waist, and neck.
2. However, a closer analysis has revealed that this also contains an unknown chemical that can cause disturbing dreams and nightmares in the sleeping individual. Research into this substance is currently underway.
3. Notable sketches have included Ceres, 4 Vesta, 243 Ida, and Pluto's moon, Charon.

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