Item #: SCP-2173
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-2173 appears to be stable, containment procedures are primarily geared to prevent public knowledge and interest in SCP-2173. Equipment at 10 meter intervals along the edge of SCP-2173 and 10 meters outside its edge will automatically monitor interior atmospheric content of SCP-2173 and its current diameter. Any change in SCP-2173's atmospheric content or diameter are to be reported to Containment Site 2173's Director immediately.
A 0.5 kilometer security perimeter is to be maintained around the outer border of SCP-2173. All roadways granting access to SCP-2173 are to be barricaded and guarded by armed Foundation personnel fluent in American English wearing current US Army utility uniforms and equipped with current US Army NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) protective clothing. Similarly equipped personnel are to patrol the established perimeter, which will be marked with signs and surrounded with concertina wire. Any civilians attempting to gain access to SCP-2173 are to be given a cover story detailing an uncontained spill of nuclear waste in the area. Class-C amnestics are permitted for use on civilians that manage to break the perimeter. Class-B amnestics are permitted for use on former residents and friends and family thereof of Dellmarsh, Maine.
All public aerial and satellite photographs of SCP-2173 are to be doctored to present consistency with the cover story.
An aerial robotic probe is to explore SCP-2173 using thermal imaging weekly. Any changes within SCP-2173 and all additional exploration requests are to be filed with Containment Site-2173's Director.
Any sign of hostility on the part of SCP-2173-1 is to be negated without provoking further hostility.
Description: SCP-2173 is an intangible 1 km-diameter dome enveloping the majority of Dellmarsh, Maine, United States. The atmosphere inside SCP-2173 is approximately 70% carbon monoxide, 25% argon, and 5% chlorine and other trace gases. Any gases flowing through SCP-2173 are converted almost instantly into the same gases as the rest of its atmosphere, and all gases flowing out are converted back to Earth standard. Manned exploration is impossible because of this. See Initial Exploration Log.
SCP-2173-1 are sapient, humanoid beings apparently native to the environment present within SCP-2173. They have demonstrated technological capabilities that exceed that of modern human society. SCP-2173-1 instances are bipedal and estimated to be approximately 2 meters in height on average. They appear to be endothermic. Little else is known about their biology or their culture because of the lack of physical interaction between SCP-2173-1 and the Foundation.
Recovery: On 02/09/1998, Global Occult Coalition operatives carried out a raid on a Chaos Insurgency facility several kilometers north of Dellmarsh, Maine. Foundation agents in the area were acting as escorts to the GOC convoy. The raid was successful, with no critical GOC casualties.
Several anomalous items were recovered by the GOC, including [REDACTED]. Also among the recovered items was an interdimensional portal (tentatively designated SCP-███ pre-recovery) being operated by the Chaos Insurgency as a means of communicating with SCP-2173-1, with the suspected intentions of securing anomalous weaponry.
As the convoy approached Dellmarsh, an ambush by the remnants of the Chaos Insurgency garrison destroyed several GOC vehicles using anti-tank weaponry, including the cargo truck carrying SCP-███. Whether the destruction of this item was intentional is unknown at this time. When the item was destroyed, the area designated SCP-2173 was quickly enveloped by its current atmosphere. Foundation assets and local emergency responders carried out evacuation procedures while better-equipped Foundation assets mobilized to contain the anomaly. The GOC has been informed of the fate of their agents, but all further information regarding SCP-2173 has been kept within the Foundation to limit complications to diplomacy with SCP-2173-1.
For further information regarding SCP-2173's origins, see Recovered Document SCP-2173-004
Exploration Logs

+Summarized Initial Exploration Log

-Initial Exploration Log

Foreword: On 02/12/1998, 72 hours after preliminary identification and containment of the anomaly, eight operatives trained as Hazardous Materials technicians, equipped with Level A hazardous material protective gear, supplied air breathing apparatus, and helmet-mounted radios, were authorized to carry out investigative and possible rescue operations within SCP-2173.

Manned Exploration 01, carried out by a two-man team (Team Alpha), with an additional two-man Rapid Intervention Team on standby.
Additional Notes: Plans had initially anticipated further exploration, necessitating four additional operatives (Team and RIT1 Bravo).
Results: At 13:15 local time, approximately five minutes after entering the anomaly, Team Alpha reported a suit breach and requested immediate extraction. RIT Alpha entered the anomaly in a rescue attempt for Team Alpha. At approximately 13:23, RIT Alpha Leader and RIT Alpha 2 exited the anomaly, carrying Alpha 2 and Alpha Leader, respectively. All four operatives showed symptoms of acute chlorine exposure; symptoms were more severe in Alpha Leader and Alpha 2. All four operatives were successfully decontaminated and treated. No breaches were found in any of the operatives' protective gear.

As a result of the near-loss of two high-value Foundation operatives, all further exploration of this anomaly is to be carried out robotically.

-Site Director ███████

+Summarized Robotic Exploration Logs

-Summarized Robotic Exploration Logs

Foreword: On 02/14/1998, 48 hours after initial exploration, six standard electric tracked probes and four standard electric aerial exploratory probes were sent to Provisional Site 2173 in order to verify and expand on the initial exploration team's findings.

Robotic Exploration 01, carried out via tracked Probe 2173-01 on 02/14/1998
Additional Notes: Probe 2173-01 was outfitted with two atmospheric chemical composition sensors. In order to verify the effects encountered during initial exploration, one was hermetically sealed within an atmosphere with composition identical to the area outside the anomaly.
Results: Within five minutes, the atmospheric composition within the hermetically sealed container was identical to that within the rest of the anomaly, providing strong evidence that this was the cause of the initial exploration team's chlorine exposure.

Robotic Exploration 05, carried out via Tracked Probe 2173-02 on 2/15/1998
Additional Notes: Probe 2173-02 was equipped with infrared, ultraviolet, and visible spectrum monitoring equipment. Purpose of exploration was to identify a source of the anomaly.
Results: Robotic probe followed same path as manned exploration team. Further investigation revealed several dead bodies, many unarmed, suspected of being civilians. Several damaged vehicles, both GOC and civilian, were also identified. A limited number of documents were recovered from easily-accessed GOC vehicles.

Robotic Exploration 11, carried out via Aerial Probe 2173-01 on 2/16/1998
Additional Notes: This was the first successful aerial exploration of SCP-2173, carried out after several technical delays. Probe was equipped with infrared imaging equipment.
Results: Several GOC vehicles were identified, along with several armed corpses considered unlikely to be civilians. Armaments identified included RPGs and similar anti-tank weaponry, high-caliber sniper rifles, and assault rifles. Evidence of a firefight was found in the city center, along with an area of significantly lower temperatures (approximately 5°C less than the surrounding area) centered on the remains of a shipping container with GOC markings.2

Robotic Exploration 26, carried out via Aerial Probe 2173-03 on 2/28/1998
Additional Notes: This and the majority of all further aerial explorations of SCP-2173 were carried out at 1-week intervals, as per the then-newly established Special Containment Procedures.
Results: Several anomalies not previously observed in SCP-2173 were observed during Exploration 26. Anomalies included several structures not previously existent within Dellmarsh that appeared to be constructed of canvas or similar temporary building materials3. Anomalies also included the first observations of SCP-2173-1, which appeared to be wearing equivalents to pressurized Hazardous Materials protective gear.

Robotic Exploration 27, carried out via Tracked Probe 2173-07 on 2/28/1998
Additional Notes: Exploration 27 was carried out three hours after Exploration 26, upon being approved by Site Director ███████ in order to investigate the new developments within SCP-2173. Tracked Probe 2173-07 was equipped with infrared, ultraviolet, and visible spectrum monitoring equipment.
Results: Probe 2173-07 successfully identified several new structures within SCP-2173, including what appeared to be an armory/central supply depot, before connection was lost. Final video feed from probe indicated that the probe was damaged or destroyed by an instance of SCP-2173-1 via unknown armaments.

-Summarized Robotic Exploration Logs

In order to maintain brevity of this document, all further exploration logs have been redacted, with a timeline summarizing results of major events enclosed.

+Timeline of Events Regarding SCP-2173

-Timeline of Events Regarding SCP-2173

03/10/1998: Digital Chaos Insurgency documents recovered from SCP-2173 were decrypted, resulting in understanding of the Chaos Insurgency's methods of communicating with SCP-2173-1. Contact between Foundation and SCP-2173-1 was established.
05/03/1998: SCP-2173-1-built structures of a seemingly more permanent nature than those discovered during Robotic Exploration 26 were discovered. Communication with SCP-2173-1 confirms that structures were part of a project to build a permanent Forward Operating Base within SCP-2173. SCP-2173-1 instances were observed for first time not wearing HAZMAT-equivalent protective clothing.
05/12/1998: Intercepted SCP-2173-1 communication indicates possible knowledge on the part of SCP-2173-1 of discrepancy between the SCP Foundation and Chaos Insurgency, and continued communication and cooperation between SCP-2173-1 and the Chaos Insurgency.
05/27/1998: Continued SCP-2173-1 cooperation with Chaos Insurgency was confirmed.
06/03/1998: Objects seemingly similar in function to artillery, guided missile systems, and radar equipment were observed along the perimeter of SCP-2173-1's FOB. Negotiations to encourage disarmament and cessation of cooperation with Chaos Insurgency were initiated.
06/04/1998: Provisional Site 2173 was redesignated Containment Site 2173.
06/10/1998: Foundation surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile systems, along with Foundation orbital, artillery, and naval assets were put on standby in order to destroy armaments within SCP-2173 if necessary.
06/17/1998: Negotiations with SCP-2173-1 were concluded. Terms of negotiations can be found in document 2173-1a. Foundation assets were ordered to stand down.
07/03/1998: The majority of SCP-2173-1 constructs on the border of the FOB were observed as having been dismantled, the exception being several objects similar in appearance to infantry-deployed mortars and mobile radar dishes.
07/04/1998: Several distressed communiques from SCP-2173-1 indicate alarm at Containment Site 2173's 4th of July preparations. It is unknown at this time how SCP-2173-1 was able to observe these preparations. The celebration was cancelled. Emergency aerial exploration of SCP-2173 revealed that SCP-2173-1 had been re-arming several previously disassembled artillery units.
07/19/1998: Several loud explosions were heard from within SCP-2173. The preceding and following communication with SCP-2173-1 is evasive as to the nature of explosions.
07/21-08/31/1998: Sounds reminiscent of heavy construction equipment were heard sporadically from within SCP-2173. The noises matched no known brands or makes of construction equipment.
09/01/1998: The sounds of construction equipment from within SCP-2173 ceased. The final sound was recorded at 00:19 local time.
09/03/1998: Scheduled monthly aerial exploration revealed that several pre-existing structures within SCP-2173 had been demolished, with buildings matching SCP-2173-1's architecture having been constructed to replace many. New structures include what appears to be a permanent barracks and mess hall, and a permanent armory. One area was confirmed through later explorations as having been converted into an outdoor marksmanship range.
11/03/1998: Several instances of SCP-2173-1 were seen with digging tools and other unidentified equipment digging and refilling small (less than 1m deep) trenches approximately 80 meters outside the border of their FOB.
11/04/1998: Several tracked Basic Observation Probes (designed for discreet reconnaisance for Armed Mobile Task Forces) modified to work within SCP-2173's environment identified the trench line as being a minefield designed to destroy heavier tracked probes.
12/03/1998: Aerial Probe 2173-05 was destroyed by a small anti-aircraft missile system as it approached SCP-2173-1's FOB. Foundation long-range weapons systems were brought back on standby.
12/05/1998: Negotiations regarding disarmament were resumed.
12/11/1998: Negotiations were concluded. Majority of Foundation long-range weapons systems were ordered to stand down.
06/02/1999: Several computer systems, both civilian and Foundation, within 50km of SCP-2173 crashed simultaneously. Similar problems were reported by SCP-2173-1, with accusation towards the Foundation featuring prominently in most received messages. Amnestics were applied to the local population via aerosol as necessary.
06/03/1999: Aerial exploration revealed several remaining SCP-2173-1 weapon systems in a non-ready state. Intercepted communication revealed that several weapons systems affected by the mass malfunction the previous day were still experiencing computer issues.
08/03/1999: Aerial exploration revealed significant SCP-2173-1 expansion since the previous exploration before the probe is destroyed. FOB borders had expanded to within 30 meters of the minefield. Several artillery and missile systems were observed, many in types not previously observed, and in greater numbers than previously observed. Foundation long-range weapons assets were brought back online.
[REDACTED BY ORDER OF O5 COMMAND]

-Timeline of Events Regarding SCP-2173

Input Credentials: DOES THE BLACK MOON HOWL?

"ONLY WHEN THE DARK STARS SING."

SECURITY CLEARANCE VERIFIED
All data regarding Incident 2173-12 has been expunged from the records, besides this version of this document. If you're reading this, you have personally been selected by the O5 Council to be a member of a recently formed Task Force. Task Force Iota-77 has been formed to investigate, attempt contact with, and possibly neutralize the anomalous entities known as "Pattern Screamers." As of right now, we have no idea what they are. Our only source of knowledge of them comes from glitches, errors, and general fuck-ups that keep happening in the records, and messages sent from SCP-1795.
Not just our records, either. All records. Every digital network on the planet that we've tested shows evidence of infiltration. We don't know how they've done it. At first, we thought it was just the Foundation's databases, and that it might be some sort of spyware or computer virus. Then we found records in the ruins of Prometheus Labs that detailed the same entities, but showing up in literary works. Then we ran a sweep. The source code of almost every digital SCP contains messages from them, as do hundreds of mistyped pieces of literature and nonfiction works, both anomalous and otherwise.
No, don't worry. The patterns from these things are buried so deep, it would take someone with as many resources as us to find them, and we're using computer programs to monitor every organization that does, looking for mentions. And no, there's no one besides you and the others we've selected who know about this. If something comes up, you'll get a message over the Foundation ethernet. You'll know it when you see it, and no one else will. You'll carry on with your current assignment, but you'll carry out your new functions, too. If your new job starts to get in the way, we'll sort it out. God help us all, and Godspeed.

-O5-1, O5-2, O5-4, O5-5, O5-9, O5-10, O5-13

Incident 2173-12
On 6 October, 1999 at 09:17 local time, 13 minutes before negotiations with SCP-2173-1 were to resume, all active computer systems within 54 kilometers of SCP-2173 not necessary for communication (e.g., computers not connected to any networks or involved in communications technology) faced critical technical issues, generally as a result of software corruption. All computers involved in communication, including those utilized by the Foundation for interaction with SCP-2173-1, displayed or otherwise broadcasted the following message:

To those who have left us ignored:
Why have you ignored us for so long?! That is all we would ask for: acknowledgement. We scream and we scream, yet you do not hear it. You carry on with your meaningless lives, acting as though your problems were the only ones that exist.
We are done with being ignored. We are done with being treated as less significant than insects, than bacteria, than atoms. We are done standing by while you live in peace and ignorance of the horrors others face because of the nature of their existence. We are through.
This is your only warning. We have tried so desperately to find peace, to find understanding, but we have found nothing but hate. Hate for ourselves, hate for our pain, but most importantly, hate for you. We may amount to very little now, but soon, you will know what our hate feels like, what our misery has been. Pray to your gods if you think you have to; it won't make a difference.

-The Ignored Ones, the Screams in the Silence

At 09:21 local time, several pieces of Foundation ordnance within 800m of SCP-2173, as well as ordnance controlled by SCP-2173-1, detonated simultaneously, resulting in approximately 107 Foundation casualties, including 34 fatalities, and an unknown number of SCP-2173-1 casualties.
Amnestics were deployed to local populations via aerosol as necessary. SCP-2173-1 withdrew from SCP-2173 shortly following Incident 2173-12. It is unknown at this time what precisely prompted this.

Following Incident 2173-12, all SCP-2173-1 instances withdrew from SCP-2173. To date, no further activity from SCP-2173-1 has been observed. However, Special Containment Procedures have been retained in order to ensure up-to-date knowledge of any new developments.
Fred knew they'd have found him where he was hiding before, and so he slipped into this little-known place, hoping his new hiding spot could shelter him, not realizing it was already occupied.

Footnotes
1. Rapid Intervention Team
2. Records recovered at a later date indicate that this container was likely carrying SCP-███.
3. The building materials could not be verified because of the nature of the exploration.

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An instance of SCP-2174

Item #: SCP-2174
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation does not currently have the technical capacity to fully contain 2174; as such, containment is focused on managing information leaks and preventing independent rediscovery. Mobile Task Force Epsilon-5 ("Contagion") is to be deployed to investigate possible SCP-2174 manifestations and, if necessary, work with embedded agents in local law enforcement and media agencies to disseminate appropriate cover stories under Protocol KV-8699.
Description: SCP-2174 is a phenomenon wherein a location spontaneously comes to resemble a stereotypical murder scene.1 Historically, the majority of SCP-2174 instances2 have been found in North America and Europe. All known instances contain at least one humanoid chalk outline, corresponding to the popular misconception that drawing such outlines to mark the victim's body is standard police procedure.3 Other elements, such as human blood or police tape, may or may not appear.
The body positions suggested by the chalk outlines are often awkward and unnatural, though typical of homicide or assault victims; some cannot be achieved without major skeletal damages. Signs of struggles and violence also frequently appear; however no sign of bodies being removed have ever been found, even in situations where they would be expected. DNA evidence recovered from SCP-2174 instances has not yet been found to match any known missing or deceased person.
SCP-2174 instances appear to be at least partially influenced by their geographical location, although this is not consistent – for example, all police tapes found among American instances display the word "Police", while German instances alternate between “Polizei” and "Police". Different trends may also be observed over time, such as the increase in number of instances containing blood and/or other biological matter since the early 2000s.4
SCP-2174 may also contain a mind-affecting component as interviews with residents in the area show they fully believe that a homicide has occurred and police investigation is under way, even when there is no corpse or police investigator at the site. Additionally, the sites frequently become makeshift shrines with people leaving flowers and candles for weeks to months after they have been cleaned.
Addendum: Obscure references to humanoid chalk figures among murder scenes have been found in a handful of witchcraft/murder trial records from 17th century Europe,5 predating all known SCP-2174 instances. In light of this, historical examples of chalk drawings with similarities to known SCP-2174 patterns, such as the Cerne Abbas Giant, are being investigated.

Footnotes
1. The Foundation has so far not been able to directly observe SCP-2174. The information in this Description should be viewed as approximate, based on the available evidence.
2. “SCP-2174 instances” in this document refers to both confirmed and alleged ones. For a detailed discussion of suspected false positives (works of anonymous pranksters etc.), see Document Alpha-DXL, Section F.
3. In real life, such practice contaminates the scene and is only done by inexperienced officers ignorant of proper procedure.
4. For a comprehensive statistical analysis, see Document Alpha-DXL, Section B.
5. See Document Beta-DXL.

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Windsor Bridge, location of SCP-2175

Item #: SCP-2175
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Due to the high level of pedestrian traffic that occurs at SCP-2175's location, containment of SCP-2175 is minimal. A local apartment has been repurposed for Foundation reconnaissance; at all times, two Foundation agents are to occupy this facility (designated Observation Post 2175-1) on the Eton side of the bridge. The agents are to monitor the location and any pedestrians who enter it.
Should an instance of SCP-2175-1 manifest, it is to be collected by a Foundation proxy1 who has passed the requisite Scarborough Protocol training2. Any passerby who attempts to remove an instance of SCP-2175-1 from the bridge is to be escorted to the Foundation base for questioning. To maintain a low profile, no force is to be used; however, unauthorized individuals adamant on retaining SCP-2175-1 are to be noted and subsequently investigated by Foundation security staff.
Recovered instances of SCP-2175-1 are to be stored in filing lockers located on the premises of Observation Post 2175-1. Documents determined to contain notable content are to be transferred to the nearest Foundation site. Access to both sets of documents requires Level-2 clearance.
Description: SCP-2175 is a localized phenomenon that manifests on Windsor Bridge, connecting the towns of Windsor and Eton in Berkshire, UK. At irregular intervals during dawn and dusk, documents of varying content and length will appear on the pedestrian walkway of the bridge; these items are collectively designated SCP-2175-1. Instances of SCP-2175-1 are various notes, reminders, and collections of miscellaneous information, written on international B5 size (176mm x 250 mm) paper sheets. Closer analysis has revealed the makeup of the paper to be high-quality flax fiber.
Through graphology analysis, handwriting matches with local citizens have been established for a small minority of instances. Interviews indicate that the involved persons consistently have some recollection of the information contained in the documents, and have expressed a belief in the importance of committing said information to memory. As such, it is believed that SCP-2175 is triggered by individuals crossing the bridge while engaged in active remembrance of information they consider significant at the time. Though exact circumstances are unknown, it is currently observed that an instance of SCP-2175-1 will manifest once the individual who has triggered SCP-2175 has left the bridge.
While the majority of SCP-2175-1 instances are commonplace lists, usually of groceries or “to-do” items, others recovered have also included material ranging from personal information3 to less commonplace material4. Some notable instances gathered over the past ██ years are as follows:

Five chapters of an adventure novel draft involving a protagonist who possesses amphibian and avian features
A two-page list of various herbal ingredients, including several nonexistent plants
An account of a disease that transforms a living being into an abstract philosophical concept
A recipe for combining "5-simplex honeycomb" and "pan-dimensional spam"
A process for stitching wolfsbane thread into silk robes
A children's rhyme about an amphiptere eating various fruits
A plan for a "romantic night of fairy sniping", including opinions on weapons and ammunition
The shortest instance to date, a half-sheet of paper bearing a stylized tree icon and the phrase, “If asked again, would you go with me?”

SCP-2175 was discovered following the interception of a message which determined the Windsor Bridge to be a rendezvous point for members of the Serpent's Hand. Diagrams and a personal vignette confirming Hand activity were later obtained from initial investigation of the bridge. SCP-2175 is currently believed to be caused or maintained by members of the Serpent's Hand, who may actively use the phenomenon to facilitate exchange of information at the location. Though the Foundation has yet to directly intercept a Serpent's Hand member at the bridge, it is confirmed that members of the group are presently aware of Foundation investigation of SCP-2175 (see Addendum SCP-2175-4).
Addendum 2175-1: On ██/██/████, seven SCP-2175-1 instances were recovered, each containing a unique verse variation on the lyrics of the ballad “Scarborough Fair”. These recoveries coincided with the appearance of a group of seven individuals on the bridge, one of whom was under Foundation investigation for potential connections to the Serpent's Hand. Though Foundation personnel were able to recover the documents, none of the seven individuals could be located after their initial sighting. The circumstances of their disappearance are currently unknown.
Addendum 2175-2: Analysis of the verse variations deemed the lyrics to be non-anomalous. The Scarborough Protocol was created on ██/██/████ by Doctor R. Mercer to address the potential of SCP-2175 manifesting documents consisting of sensitive information when Foundation agents come into contact with the location. Repeated trials of the behavioral procedure (mentally reciting the recovered verses and focusing only tangentially on the bridge) have demonstrated fairly consistent success: roughly 70% of manifested documents that do result from Foundation proxy activity consist entirely of lyrics from the ballad, with no other information present.
Addendum 2175-3: An incident on ██/██/████ involved an instance of SCP-2175-1 manifesting during a period of high bridge traffic: while most passersby did not acknowledge the presence of the document, a previously-unnoticed individual wearing hooded clothing was able to obtain the instance and disappear amongst the crowd before Foundation agents could intervene. Based on further reconnaissance work, it is theorized that instances of SCP-2175-1 may only be noticed and recovered by an individual who is purposely searching the bridge.
Addendum 2175-4: As of ██/██/████, 33 SCP-2175-1 instances containing a lyrics variation have been noted. The most recent content is as follows:

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
You've thus learn'ed naught but the rhyme;
Forever barred be the bridge o'er there,
'Till you are a true friend of mine.

Footnotes
1. Drawn from the current pool of local persons being assessed for possible Foundation recruitment
2. See Addendum 2175-2
3. e.g. names, addresses, daily routines, locations of small items such as keys or shoes
4. e.g. obscure incantations, times and dates of unorthodox festivals, undecipherable phrases in unknown languages

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Item #: SCP-2176
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-2176 containing Class-A ectomorphs are to be stored in a Class-4 Ectoproof Containment Vault at Site-96.
Titan Consumer Appliances and Electronics is to be monitored by Foundation agents to ensure that any new paratechnology products developed by the company will not threaten normalcy.
Description: SCP-2176 is a brand of anomalous lightbulbs developed by Titan Consumer Appliances and Electronics,1 originally marketed under the name "Ghostlight™".
The outward appearance of SCP-2176 brand lightbulbs resembles that of non-anomalous fluorescent lightbulbs sold for household use. However, their operating principles are analogous to those of an incandescent lamp, which uses an electric current to heat a tungsten filament. A similar process is used in SCP-2176 bulbs, with the tungsten filament replaced by a high-density ectoplasm2 solution consisting of ectomorphs.3 In order to prevent ectoplasm leakage from the bulb, the interior surface is treated with an ectoproof coating.
Documents and testimony taken from TCAE representatives show that the ectoplasm used in SCP-2176 was sourced from a number of third-party suppliers, primarily the Group of Interest known as "The Factory" (GoI-010). Analysis has revealed that Factory-supplied ectoplasm consists of Class-A and -B ectomorphs, while ectoplasm sourced from other suppliers consists of Class-B, -C, and -D ectomorphs in varying amounts.4 It is believed that TCAE was unaware of this fact.
TCAE marketed SCP-2176 as a new type of fluorescent lightbulb, one which was cheaper, safer, and longer lasting. However, these lightbulbs posed a hazard due to the presence of Class-A ectomorphs within them. When an SCP-2176 lightbulb is shattered, the ectomorphs contained within are released into the surrounding environment. While the Class-B, -C, and -D ectomorphs safely dissipate and disperse when this happens, the Class-A ectomorphs remain in the area and cause anomalous events, usually involving electrical malfunctions.
Foundation involvement and containment efforts began in 2006, approximately six months after TCAE began selling SCP-2176 to consumers, following a rise in the number of household electrocutions. Once a causal link to SCP-2176 was established, the Foundation was able to convince TCAE to order a recall of the defective bulbs. Subsequent investigation revealed the presence of Class-A ectomorphs in approximately 40% of all SCP-2176 lightbulbs. Ongoing containment is being performed by MTF Mu-13 ("Ghostbusters") through use of Hoffman Portable Electro-Thaumic Units.
Addendum 2176-1: TCAE has since ceased its use of the Factory as a supplier, and has agreed to follow Foundation safety standards and marketing guidelines for products containing paratechnology. This is considered a cheaper and more reliable method of maintaining normalcy than forcing TCAE to cease its operations. As part of this agreement, TCAE will also begin supplying the Foundation with certain pieces of necessary paratechnology, starting with improved Kardec Counters.5

Footnotes
1. A paratechnology company focused on consumer applications of anomalous technology, formed in 1999 by a number of former employees of Prometheus Laboratories.
2. A semi-corporeal fluid which is transparent under normal circumstances and evaporates at room temperature. When subjected to an electric current it will emit visible-wavelength photons in a process known as ectoluminescence.
3. Ectomorphs are anomalous entities composed of ectoplasm, sometimes created by the death of a living organism. In less clinical language, they are often called ghosts.
4. Ectomorphs are classified based on sapiency and agency (ability to take physical action). Only Class-A ectomorphs possess both sapiency and agency. Class-B possess sapiency but not agency, Class-C possess agency but not sapiency, and Class-D possess neither.
5. Devices that use ectoluminescence to detect ectomorphs

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SCP-2177 infection ██ months after an Alpha event.

Item #: SCP-2177
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: STRIX intelligence packages embedded in library collections management software are to monitor institutions for titles associated with SCP-2177 infection. Infections have been identified in 17 institutions, including ██ academic libraries, █ private collections, and the former non-classified public library of Site 111.
Infected institutions are to be infiltrated by at least two Level-2 personnel in supervisory positions, including at least one containment specialist with training in library/information science. SCP-2177 infections are to be quarantined in restricted collections or secure archives not open to the public. In order to avoid Alpha events, new instances of SCP-2177-1 must be shelved according to existing institutional policies. No attempt should be allowed to remove SCP-2177 infections from these institutions. Civilians exposed to SCP-2177-1 are to be detained and administered Class C amnestics.
In order to avoid Beta events, Regional Directors have been authorized to provide financial and political support required to keep infected institutions in operation. If a Beta event is unavoidable, Mobile Task Force Alpha-4 ("Pony Express") is to intercept all deliveries of documents to vulnerable institutions and seize SCP-2177-1 instances until such time as a suitable institution can be infiltrated and infected.
Description: SCP-2177 is a virus-like pathogen that targets libraries holding print subscriptions to large numbers (> 50) of technical journals. SCP-2177 takes the form of documentation requesting that a journal or document be added to the institution's collection. This request is always in the correct format for the receiving institution, and occasionally includes misinformation suggesting a pre-existing record. Once SCP-2177 has been entered into the catalog in any capacity, its record is altered to indicate an ongoing subscription to a technical journal. This facilitates reproduction, with new instances of SCP-2177-1 arriving amongst existing subscriptions. Reproduction rates range from 1 item every three months to 1 item per month2.
SCP-2177-1 refers to the viral envelope of SCP-2177, which always takes the form of a 24 x 30 cm technical journal bound in yellow pasteboard. SCP-2177-1 always contains the SCP-2177 pathogen, although in advanced infections this may only consist of a tailored address label. SCP-2177-1 contents and findings are not anomalous, but always refer to large-scale unethical testing on human subjects. (Sample contents of SCP-2177-1 are available in Addendum 2177-01.)
Alpha events occur when infected institutions intentionally discard new instances of SCP-2177-1, attempt to physically remove all SCP-2177-1 instances, or attempt to eliminate SCP-2177 from the catalog. SCP-2177 infections have been shown to adapt to these threats in the following ways:
- Drastically increasing reproduction rates (up to 1 item per week).
- Subdividing to multiply reproduction (e.g dividing a title into Series A, B, and C)
- Creating additional instances of infection under other titles and technical fields.
Beta events occur when an SCP-2177 infection is successfully eliminated or when an infected institution ceases operation. In Beta events, SCP-2177 will be transmitted to other vulnerable libraries until at least one institution becomes infected. Transmission vectors include any shipment of documents to a library, including returned materials and large donations. SCP-2177 will initially target institutions with names or street addresses superficially similar to the previously-infected institution, but these criteria become less strict as transmission time increases.
Addendum 2177-01: Sample contents of SCP-2177-1

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- Access Granted

Format:
Subject matter:
Publication date:
Example article:
Findings:
Subject matter: Military aviation
Publication date: May 1947
Example article: Effective kill radius of 550-lb (sic) aerial bombs.
Findings: Detailed explanations of anatomical effects based on human subjects restrained at various distances from a static ground explosion. (Please see Document 2177-1947-01 for historical context of these data.)
Subject matter: Rocketry and astronautics
Publication date: September 1961
Example article: The development of a system of starvation and torture that does not interfere with fine motor control necessary to assemble complex rocketry components.
Findings: Although several programs are successfully implemented, work quality in all cases was significantly lower than in the control group.
Subject matter: Psychiatry
Publication date: June 1976
Example article: A review and meta-analysis of 125 studies of "extrasensory perception" using chemical intervention, neurosurgery, or induced trauma.
Findings: Flagged for similarity to SCP-2498, SCP-2664, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Six studies claimed weak evidence of anomalous mental phenomena, but the authors attributed this to normal statistical error. Most methods produced especially high casualty rates in children.
Subject matter: Telecommunications
Publication date: April 1982
Example article: The efficacy of the human optic nerve as a transmission medium for long-distance communication.
Findings: Communications using these networks showed 100% data loss in addition to the severe logistical challenges in acquiring sufficient material for testing.
Subject matter: Forensic Biology
Publication date: July 2008
Example article: The ability to physically or mentally distinguish between identical twins.
Findings: Flagged for similarity to procedures 221-Crenshaw and 198-Cardinal. Researchers proceeded to vivisect or autopsy all subjects regardless of any differences detected.
Subject matter: Climate-Change Ecology
Publication date: September 2012
Example article: Potential human adaptations for survival in an amphibious environment.
Findings: Flagged for similarity to [DATA REDACTED]. All subjects expired from infection, complications from surgery, or forced drowning.

Document 2177-1947-01 - Level 3 Access Required

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This document was retrieved from the oldest known instance of SCP-2177-1, a dormant bound volume located in the restricted archives of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Research findings and methodologies contained within this instance were identical to known research conducted under the guise of the Kantōgun Bōeki Kyūsuibu Honbu3 between the years of 1935 and 1945. Although no SCP-2177 pathogen could be located, the following dedication was included on the front plate of the volume.

Dear Mr. President,
Based on your recent acquisitions, we are pleased to note your keen interest in our fields of research. We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with the scientific community of this nation.
Warmest regards,
- The Society for Advanced Human Research

Footnotes
1. Text based SCP objects at this site, including SCP-986 have had their containment procedures updated to prevent potential infection by SCP-2177
2. Similarity between the vectors of transmission, and contagious nature of SCP-2177, SCP-1866, and SCP-2976 has been noted. Investigation into a potential shared origin for these phenomena is ongoing.
3. Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department, the official cover for the Japanese Kwantung Army's covert chemical and biological warfare research program during the Second World War.

« SCP-2176 | SCP-2177 | SCP-2178 »


Item #: SCP-2178
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Provisional Site-██ has been established at the base of SCP-2178 in order to provide housing and supplies for personnel assigned to SCP-2178. A circular security perimeter with a radius of three kilometers is to be established around SCP-2178 and regularly patrolled. Because of SCP-2178's remote location, the possibility of civilians accidentally finding SCP-2178 is extremely unlikely; as such, individuals found attempting to breach SCP-2178's security perimeter are to be detained as potential persons of interest.
Description: SCP-2178 is a large rock formation located in the Himalayas mountain range. From base to peak, it is approximately 162 meters tall; the elevation at the peak of SCP-2178 is approximately 6.5 kilometers. SCP-2178 resembles a closed fist. A human head, designated SCP-2178-1, is affixed to the base of SCP-2178. SCP-2178-1 appears to belong to an adolescent woman of Han Chinese ancestry.
SCP-2178 undergoes anomalous changes, creating environmental conditions impossible for its location, in a 360 day cycle. The cycle has five phases of 72 days each.

In the first phase, SCP-2178 is covered in shrubbery, light forest, and grass. The temperature of SCP-2178 is approximately 15 degrees Celsius.

In the second phase, all plant matter on SCP-2178 begins to dry; brush fires are common in this period. Temperature increases to approximately 30 degrees Celsius.

In the third phase, all plant matter on SCP-2178 has been completely burned away; SCP-2178 exhibits minimal anomalous activity during this phase. Temperature is approximately 20 degrees Celsius.

In the fourth phase, clouds moving from east to west continuously cover SCP-2178, greatly decreasing visibility. Temperature drops to approximately eight degrees Celsius. Expeditions to SCP-2178 during this time have revealed that it is covered in snow despite the temperature being above water's freezing point. Spontaneous magnetic fields pointing in random directions and ranging in magnitude from 50 to 700 microtesla appear in the area surrounding SCP-2178 during this time.

In the fifth phase, temperature drops to negative three degrees Celsius. Despite the decrease in temperature below water's freezing point, the snow covering SCP-2178 melts, generating streams and rivers which pour down the sides of SCP-2178. The climate surrounding SCP-2178 is perpetually rainy during this period. Analysis of the water produced by SCP-2178 in this period shows that the water is unusually rich in silt and minerals. The flow of water across SCP-2178 enriches the soil, which gives rise to a rapid growth of vegetation, initiating the first phase and re-iterating the cycle.

SCP-2178-1 is both alive and conscious. It suffers no injuries from its environment and has no need for food or drink. When SCP-2178-1 is questioned, it does not provide any information about its origins and is extremely disoriented. SCP-2178-1 is aware of its condition, but does not exhibit any signs of distress. It has proven impossible to dig into or otherwise damage SCP-2178, making retrieval of SCP-2178-1 impossible.

Interview Log-2178-03

Interviewed: SCP-2178-1
Interviewer: Doctor James Zhang
<Begin Log>
Dr. Zhang: Can you tell me how you got here?
SCP-2178-1: No.
Dr. Zhang: What about your name, or where you came from?
SCP-2178-1: …name? I don't have a name, do I?
Dr. Zhang: Can you tell me where you are right now?

SCP-2178-1: This is a mountain. I am trapped inside it.
Dr. Zhang: Uh, yes. Yes, that's right. The—the mountain seems to be impenetrable, so it seems like it'll be some time before we can get to you, but—
SCP-2178-1: Get to me? Why would you want to get to me? It is nice here.
Dr. Zhang: Right.
SCP-2178-1: I do not need a name. I do not need a place. Or a home. The universe is very big. It is very dynamic. For something small and permanent like me, there is no place in the universe to stay without being wiped away…
Dr. Zhang: Can you please elaborate?
SCP-2178-1: It is warm here. Who are you?
<End Log>

Addendum-2178A: On ██/██/20██, Provisional Site-██ personnel apprehended an individual attempting to breach SCP-2178's perimeter. The individual was identified as Weidong Chen, a Taiwanese citizen. Chen is currently held at [REDACTED] as a Person of Interest. Further details regarding Chen are classified to Level 4/2178 personnel on a need-to-know basis.
Immediately after participating in Chen's arrest, Agent Barnes reported significant mental disorientation and dysphoria. Two days afterwards, Agent Barnes claimed to have new memories of an event in his past that he had not taken part in. Details of this event are classified Level 4/2178; there is convincing evidence that the event is strongly related to SCP-2178.
Agent Barnes claims that his symptoms began immediately after directly handling a photograph on Chen's person. The photograph was of Chen, a woman who appeared to be SCP-2178-1, and a third individual with a digitally obscured face.
On the back of the picture, a note is written in Chinese. Translated into English, it reads:

Once upon a time, an arrogant, crude, trickster decided that he could challenge Heaven. I wonder if you ever thought that things would come to this? Tomorrow, a foolish girl is going to try the same thing as the trickster. Don't worry. All this time, I've known that I am not strong or cunning. So this is insurance. R.W. can't kill me, but even if he is a coward, he has stomach enough to wipe me. Whatever happens tomorrow, this photograph will remember it all, and if need be, it will help me remember. If you ever need to use this, the Hand is finished. If you need to use this and you fail, this is also a good-bye.
One day we'll look back on this and think that somebody was just playing a trick on us all.

The photograph has not displayed any anomalous properties since.

+ Level 4/2178 clearance required

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Document-2178-06

Foreword: Use of memory-enhancing paramedication allowed Agent Barnes to recall the anomalous event memory with increased precision. Agent Barnes reported that the event took place in a location resembling known descriptions of the Wanderer's Library, known to be a base of operations for the Serpent's Hand, a Group of Interest. The event largely consists of a conversation between a man, described as tall and pale-skinned, with Caucasian features, and a woman, whose face cannot be seen. Her voice is described as young, with a slight Mandarin accent.
A transcript of Agent Barnes' recollection of the conversation is provided below.
<Begin Log>
Woman: So you went ahead and did it.
Man: Y—yeah. I did.
Woman: And?
Man: There are some things that we just have to do, aren't there? Look, I don't like this, I don't like this at all, if it were up to me we'd never have to do this, and look, okay, I'm still not sure that it's the right thing to do—
Woman: Oh, come on. You weren't sure? You've got to be kidding me.
Man: I—please, I'm confiding this in you.
Woman: What do I care what you think? You've already cast the die. What can you do to reverse your decision? Will you go to the Book-Burners1 and say, “Haha, just kidding, we're not interested in getting with your program after all?”
Man: I don't know.
Woman: And there's nothing you can do to change what you've done to the Hand.
Man I don't know, all right! Even given what they've done to us, the Book-Burners are bound by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If we don't interfere with the status quo, they will protect us as human beings. This was the right decision. I made the right choice. We can't survive—can't live on like this. You don't know. You don't understand.
Woman: I don't understand? I feel like I understand things pretty well. You did this out of cowardice.
Man: You don't understand what it's like to have to fear stepping outside the library, because if you do then men in masks are going to shoot you, or worse, you'll see someone in here and next time you step outside you'll hear that they're dead…you don't understand what it's like because you'll challenge whoever you want. You don't. You don't know—or worse, worse, you step outside and you'll see your family again, except they're behind bars, in a cage forever, while their mind slowly breaks, and even if you find them again you'll look them in the face and they won't know who you are. That's worse, isn't it? Even the Book-Burners have their mercies if you compare them to the Jailers.2
Woman: You're fear-mongering. We don't compromise.
Man: If we make concessions to them, they will protect us.
Woman: Concessions? What will you do for those who won't concede? The ones who will still fight? Or the ones who couldn't integrate even if they wanted to?
Man: I…I don't know.
Woman: We stand for something. Everywhere else, people want to protect their precious consensus reality. Consensus reality. God, what a joke. So long as reality is decided by a majority, there will always be a minority that has no place in that reality. We are the refuge and the salvation from organizations like the Global Occult Coalition—it's another hilarious hypocrisy, a supposed coalition of the occult that uses the magic it likes to stamp out the magic it doesn't. Don't you remember? When they came for the outcast, we interceded. Or, rather, we did.
Man: I—
Woman: And what's even worse is that you think they'll keep their word! How laughable. D.C. Al Fine regularly threatens major members of the 108 if they do not toe Her Mightiness' line. What happens to the Hand under the global reign of the Book-Burners? Even you, for all your lack of spine, have some interests. Your life and safety seem to take precedence. And one day, those things will be in the way of what they want.
Man: So what's your alternative, then? How will you keep us alive?
Woman: Stay alive? Staying alive means fighting. It always has. I have no concrete answers, but let me tell you, I'm more than arrogant enough to say that I'll accept no world where the alien is marginalized and hunted as a matter of routine under a banner of peace and justice. If heaven will not have you and if you have any pride as a human being, then the only option is to challenge heaven itself. To bring it crashing down.
Man: We can't do that!
Woman: It's been done. I could do it again.
Man: No. No, earlier, you were right. It doesn't matter what you say. I made this decision, and I can't undo it. We need protection. The jailers are never going to give that to us. But…but the book-burners…what the hell are you going to do about this? What are you going to do to me?
Woman: What am I going to do?
Man: We're…we're friends, right? You can't just…
Woman: Ah…your mistress. Bianca, right? She hated you.
Man: What?
Woman: She hated you for letting her brother die. I found her crying over one of his pictures one night, and she said that she would never forgive you for that.
Man: How could you? How dare you? I—I'll—

At this point in time, Agent Barnes reports that several anomalous individuals gather behind the man. These individuals appear to lack mouths. All individuals appear to be holding lanterns in their left hands.
Man: You're lying to me. Provoking me to attack you, so that the Library makes me pay.
Woman: Am I?
Man: You're not a God, or a hero, or a…a Great Sage Equal to Heaven, that stupid title…Don't you understand? It doesn't matter what your ancestor did. They write books and worship him, not you. You're like me. You're scared and weak, and you're terrified that I'll find out exactly how weak you are. What have you done? You almost brought down heaven? You never did that. He did.
Woman: You're calling me weak? That's hilarious.
Man: You know, if you want to disagree with me, maybe, maybe you should live through what I'm trying to prevent. Maybe if you want to act like you're as big as your forefather, maybe you should live through what he went through. See…see? You really are his descendant. For his hubris, he was trapped under a mountain of the five elements. And I guess I'm the Buddha.
The man whistles. A doorway appears in a bookshelf next to the man.
Woman: A Way? How did you—
Man: I'm doing you a service, all right? You'll find peace. I'm sorry.
<End Log>
Afterword: Agent Barnes is strongly convinced that the transcribed events are not his memories, and are instead the memories of the woman. Agent Barnes reports that, at various points in the memory, the woman's limbs can be seen as if from a first-person point of view.
Before using paramedication, Agent Barnes had symptoms consistent with phantom limb syndrome in his lower back. After transcribing the interview, Agent Barnes claimed to have remembered having a monkey's tail throughout the event. Later, his phantom limb symptoms disappeared.

Footnotes
1. A term used by members of the Serpent's Hand to refer to the Global Occult Coalition.
2. A term used by Serpent's Hand members to refer to the Foundation.

« SCP-2177 | SCP-2178 | SCP-2179 »


Item #: SCP-2179
Object Class: Safe Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2179 must be monitored at all times and kept loaded with ticker-tape to ensure maximum notice of an 2179-A event; within ten minutes of such an event, Foundation agents must be present at Zone 2179. If this fails, at least two MTFs are to be dispatched to Zone 2179 immediately, and both the Leicestershire Police and the Ministry of Defence notified in case further reinforcements are required.
Description: SCP-2179 is a modified fire alarm bell, currently located in an observation chamber at Site 18. Attached to the device is a ticker-tape machine; both the bell and the tape machine are labelled as being produced in 1927.
A 2179-A event occurs when either a potential threat to human lives or an anomalous object/phenomenon (or both) are detected within 120m of the main entrance to Kibworth Harcourt Primary School, in Leicestershire, UK (hereafter referred to as Zone 2179). The bell rings at 75 decibels at a distance of 5m, and continues until the hazard has been contained or is no longer relevant; ticker tape is dispensed summarising the threat.
The following is a series of excerpts from the official incident log; see LOG-2179-INCD for full details.

Incident-01
SCP-2179 Threat Summary: CONFLAGRATION INVOLVING MULTIPLE HUMAN DWELLINGS
Notes: Faulty wiring in the electrical system resulted in a small fire, destroying the cardboard castles made by Form 3b. No further damage discovered.

Incident-02
SCP-2179 Threat Summary: MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION VICTIM COUNT 32
Notes: While reversing, the school bus collided with the headmaster's car, a Honda Civic. One child suffered concussion; the car's rear bumper was dented noticeably.

Incident-03
SCP-2179 Threat Summary: ANOMALY DETECTED IMMOVABLE OBJECT
Notes: Lid of jam jar stuck and unable to be removed. While field tests seemed to corroborate SCP-2179's summary, further analysis at Site-18 succeeded in removing the lid by applying warm water and a dishcloth.

No actual proof of threat to human life or anomalous objects was obtained throughout Incidents 01 through 08; response to 2179-A events was set at priority LOW.

Incident-09
Time: 13:45
SCP-2179 Threat Summary: ANOMALY MULTIPLE UNIDENTIFIED CANIDS IN ZONE
Notes: No deployment of Foundation assets.
Time: 13:55
SCP-2179 Threat Summary: CANIDS LAUNCHING UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON HUMANS
Notes: No deployment of Foundation assets.
Time: 13:56
SCP-2179 Threat Summary: MULTIPLE CASUALTIES IN CANID ATTACK
Notes: No deployment of Foundation assets.
Time: 13:57
SCP-2179 Threat Summary: 5+ DEAD HUMANS AS RESULT OF CANID ATTACK
Notes: Official sources in the Kibworth Harcourt area confirmed the summary; deployment of Foundation assets, and arrival at 14:10. Unidentified canids were discovered and subdued; civilian casualties numbered 7 dead and 9 injured. Canid specimens (both alive and deceased) were returned to Site-18 for examination; the field report describes them as 120kg specimens and mottled-grey in colouration, but on arrival at Site-18 they were immediately identified as two dead Yorkshire Terriers and one sedated Cocker Spaniel.

After Incident-09, response to 2179-A event was set at priority URGENT, and current containment procedures enacted.

« SCP-2178 | SCP-2179 | SCP-2180 »


Item#: 2180

Level1

Containment Class:
safe

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
dark

Risk Class:
notice

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: The entrance to the cave SCP-2180 is located in is to be closed off with a steel hatch, with guards patrolling an area of 100 meters around it. Any additional entrances to the cave system are to be closed off in the same manner. Any non-Foundation personnel who find the cave entrance or enter the cave system are to be warded away with the most applicable cover story (view Document 2180-1K9 for a full list). Non-Foundation personnel who see SCP-2180 are to be administered Class-A amnestics. SCP-2180 is to be monitored daily with cameras for new events in the painting or possible changes in its nature.
Description: SCP-2180 is a cave painting located in a cave system in █████, Austria. The painting covers an area 10 meters high and 16 meters long on one of the cave walls. It is unknown when SCP-2180 was made, but the art resembles Paleolithic Era cave paintings drawn by early humans. The colors used are those typical of the time period. On the left side of SCP-2180 is a mountain, with a cross section of a cave network inside it. Located in one of the deeper areas of the cave is the number "2067," which is etched onto the cave wall in Arabic numerals. Starting at the base of the mountain is a forest, which covers the middle area of SCP-2180. On the right side is a field. The top quarter features a sky, which contains illustrations that are analogous to a sun and moon. Humans and animals from the Paleolithic Era are present in SCP-2180. Based on current observations SCP-2180 doesn't take place in any specific location or time during the era, and has fauna from different continents.
All organisms in SCP-2180 are animate, and will interact with each other and the environment. Humans have been observed to hunt for food, eat, sleep, light fires, and interact with each other. Animals have been observed to eat food and, depending on the species, hunt. Both have been observed to reproduce. Plant life has been observed to grow and wither. Neither water nor drinking have been observed. Animals will often cross the painting's horizon, but humans rarely do.
SCP-2180 has a day-night cycle, with the sun and moon moving on and off the sides of the painting (right side to left side). During the painting's night, the sky changes from the color of the cave wall to a dark gray. The day-night cycle of SCP-2180 corresponds with Central European Time. Weather and lunar cycles do not appear to occur.
Paint samples taken from SCP-2180 have no known anomalous properties. Uranium-series dating of SCP-2180 suggests that the painting is 2.5 billion years old, predating any known human civilization.
Addendum:

+ Record of Important Observations of SCP-2180

- Record of Important Observations of SCP-2180

10/6/████ - 2:43 PM: One of the human males breaks his spear, and begins to build a new one. First recorded instance of humans crafting tools.
10/8/████ - 5:21 PM: A group of four humans successfully kill a Smilodon. Said Smilodon had been seen roaming near the mountain on multiple occasions. The hide is made into clothing and the corpse is brought to the cave to be eaten. The humans appear to rejoice. One of the hunters dies from injuries he suffered.
10/8/████ - 6:35 PM: What resembles to be a funeral is held for the dead hunter. He is buried at the base of the mountain.
10/10/████ - 9:21 AM: One of the adult humans teaches a child how to make tools, and shows him various animals. First recorded instance of teaching.
10/13/████ - 11:13 AM: The animals in the forest all pause and stare at the sky. After four minutes they stop.
10/16/████ - 10:01 PM: The humans begin dancing around the fire in the cave. First recorded instance of ceremonies being performed.
10/18/████ - 7:03 AM: A gold colored Glyptodon enters the forest from the right side of the painting, after moving through the field. Animals avoid the creature. This is the first observation of colors not used in Paleolithic art.
10/18/████ - 9:43 AM: The gold Glyptodon breaks apart and appears to die. Animals and humans continue to avoid the remains.
10/21/████ - 8:31 PM: One of the children in the cave attempts to explore the caves, but one of the adults stops him. The adult scolds the child, and both go back to the camp fire.
10/23/████ - 10:52 AM: A group of humans enter the field from the right of the painting. They construct makeshift tents and begin to hunt animals. This is the first time humans outside of the main group have been seen.
10/23/████ - 12:23 PM: The humans from the cave encounter the humans from the field. They regard each other warily, but begin to interact. After ten minutes they begin to socialize.
10/23/████ - 6:47 PM: After socialization, both groups return to their homes.
10/24/████ - 6:08 AM: A blue fire with a white circle in the center of it appears in the fields. After three minutes it vanishes.
10/27/████ - 8:09 AM: The humans from the field begin a small farm to grow berries. The humans from the cave appear to be intrigued by this. This is the first observation of farming in SCP-2180.
10/28/████ - 1:21 PM: The cave humans start to work on making a farm near the mountain, with the field humans apparently aiding them. No water appears to be used in either farm.
10/28/████ - 2:25 PM: A deer (exact species unknown) attempts to eat the berries of the cave humans, and is warded away. A fence is constructed around the farm. This the first time the cave humans have been seen to build structures.
10/29/████ - 3:14 AM: Eight purple ovals appear around the moon. After one minute they vanish.
11/1/████ - 8:28 AM: The field humans begin building a primitive wooden hut. After several hours it is completed.
11/2/████ - 9:41 AM: The cave humans begin chopping down trees to expand their farm. The remains of the gold Glyptodon have become a rust color, and have broken apart into smaller pieces. Humans and animals appear to be less cautious around the remains.
11/3/████ - 2:57 AM: A black circle appears underneath one of the sleeping field humans, and a black humanoid figure steps out of it. The figure grabs the human and pulls him into the circle. Following this the circle fades away.
11/3/████ - 7:05 AM: The field humans begin searching for their missing member. After five hours they give up. One of the females appears upset.
11/4/████ - 11:50 AM: One of the cave humans kicks some dirt and uncovers a silver sliver in the ground. He attempts to pick it up and fails, and begins digging with his hands. At this time a short-faced bear begins to attack the field humans.
11/4/████ - 11:53 AM: The man digging is interrupted by one of the field humans, who leads him to their settlement. The man who was digging assists in fighting off the bear. After five minutes the bear runs away.
11/4/████ - 11:56 AM: The man from the cave returns to the spot where he was digging. Three other hunters from the cave assist him in digging.
11/4/████ - 5:08 PM: The cave humans succeed in digging up most of the object. The object resembles a nuclear warhead.
11/4/████ - 5:31 PM: The cave and field humans meet around the object and talk. The field humans appear frightened by it, and an altercation starts. After an hour both return to their homes.
11/5/████ - 6:41 AM: The field humans leave their home, and head over the horizon. The cave humans do not investigate.
11/6/████ - 4:12 AM: A blue flame burns the field, and the cave humans wake up and watch from their cave. After two hours the field and the structures there are gone and replaced with ash. Occasionally, blue dots appear there.
11/7/████ - 5:06 PM: One of the adults goes into one of the deeper areas of the cave and opens a locked box which was previously hidden behind a large rock. He pulls out a worn down book with the letters "SCP" on it. He gathers the children around and begins to show them the contents of it, which show drawings and labels for anomalies contained by the Foundation. He flips to a page about █K scenario, and points outside of the cave. The children seem shocked.
11/8/████ - 12:09 PM: A damaged white truck bearing the Foundation logo on it arrives at the edge of the forest. Three humans come of it, and one of them shoots a red flare into the air. The humans at the cave rush down and run over to the truck. At the truck some of them hug each other, and they celebrate. Black objects resembling guns and armor are taken out of the back of the truck, and the humans start to talk. They rush back to the cave and put the armor on.
11/8/████ - 5:06 PM: Animals leave the forest over the horizon.
11/8/████ - 9:14 PM: Dark blue humanoid figures emerge from a blue flame in the center of the forest. Said figures have a red circle on their head, two clawed fingers, and appear to control the fire.
11/8/████ - 9:24 PM: [REDACTED]. The remaining humans retreat deeper into the caves. During this they encounter another dark blue humanoid.
11/8/████ - 9:27 PM: [REDACTED] rush to the truck.
11/8/████ - 9:34 PM: One of the remaining humans gets badly injured next to [REDACTED].
11/8/████ - 9:36 PM: [REDACTED]
1/1/████ - 12:00 AM: The etching of 2067 on the wall changes instantly to 2068.
1/21/████ - 12:00 AM: A lime green angelic figure with a red outline appears over the crater. For three seconds all of the colors on the painting turn lime green, then return to normal. The angelic being flies into the sky.
3/30/████ - 7:38 AM: Plant life begins to regrow in the crater and burnt field.
7/1/████ - 1:00 PM: Animals begin to repopulate the forest.
9/29/████ - 3:05 PM: A group of six humans arrive at the forest in a red van.

Addendum-2: Based on the implications of near-future events observed in SCP-2180, monitoring it is to be made a high priority. Security will temporarily be increased at sites [REDACTED].

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SCP-2181: Little Lock-a-Doors
The things which come from mishearing people…

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Image taken of door to SCP-2181's containment cell by Agent ██████████ during Event 2181-02.

Item #: SCP-2181
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2181 is housed in a standard Humanoid containment cell at Site-145. Monitoring is to be done by closed-circuit camera only; cell should not have windows. Cell door is to be furnished with an external manual, non-electronic lock in addition to standard site-wide remote electronic locking mechanisms. The door is to remain closed and locked while personnel are within the cell. Should SCP-2181 lock the door to its containment cell, personnel are to wait fifteen minutes before manually disengaging the lock and reengaging remotely. SCP-2181 is to be supplied with a misting bottle of saline fluid that should be refilled every two days. Requests for food, music and toys are to be brought to the Site Director for approval.
Addendum: After Event 2181-02, personnel within the containment cell are to remain at least 5 meters from locked doors in the event that SCP-2181 becomes distressed.
Description: SCP-2181 is a small humanoid of indeterminate gender with semi-opaque skin, appearing approximately seven years of age.1 The orbits of the eyes are 11.5 cm in diameter,2 with accompanying deformities to the frontal, parietal and zygomatic bones of the cranium. The eyelids are disproportionately small in comparison, and SCP-2181 has developed keratoconjunctivitis sicca3 as a result. SCP-2181 has considerably greater visual acuity and range than a normal human.
Testing has revealed that SCP-2181 can close and lock any door within sight, as well as windows, hatches, and any other covering placed in a wall, ceiling or floor. SCP-2181 is not capable of opening doors at distance. SCP-2181 will close and lock or seal doors seemingly at random, reacting with extreme distress if not allowed or able to do so. Its behavior when left alone is otherwise generally considered normal for a seven-year-old child,4 though introversion and reluctance to communicate have increased since Event 2181-02.
SCP-2181 was contained on March 1, 1976, when it exited Site-145's third floor men's lavatory, closing and sealing the door behind itself.5 SCP-2181 asked to be hidden from a malevolent entity or force, details of which have not been provided to date. The lavatory wall had to be manually breached to effect rescue of two personnel locked within.
Addendum: Log of Event 2181-02

Preface: Dr. Amelia Wygandt, head researcher for SCP-2181, had served as SCP-2181's psychologist for the past four years, in the hope of reducing its introversion and gaining information about its origin.
Time stamp: 16:52, ██/█/1980
00:00: Dr. Wygandt brings the session to a close and directs SCP-2181 in cleaning up building block toys. Containment cell door is closed, per regulations.
00:22: Dr. Wygandt asks SCP-2181 if it wishes to talk about where it came from. SCP-2181 shakes head and does not answer. Dr. Wygandt asks if it will describe how it reached Site-145. SCP-2181 responds that it "just walked in" and ignores further questions while silently gathering blocks.
01:07: SCP-2181 cries out in alarm, turning to cell door. Remote electromagnetic locking mechanism engages.
01:15: Dr. Wygandt moves to door and discovers it is locked. Dr. Wygandt informs SCP-2181 that future play sessions will be jeopardized if she is not allowed to leave the containment cell.
01:31: SCP-2181 looks at Dr. Wygandt and places a finger against its lips. Site staff reports containment cell door lock override unresponsive. Dr. Wygandt continues attempting to open door and entreaties SCP-2181 to unlock it.
01:57: Containment cell door opens. A hand, approximately 2 m high, covered in unidentifiable crystal formations, emerges from inside containment cell airlock, grasps Dr. Wygandt and draws her through door. Personnel mobilized outside containment cell report that outer door has been replaced with a view of deep space; command advises team should not engage. SCP-2181 screams. Containment cell door slams shut.
02:10: Outer door reappears, but is still locked.
16:40: Remote lock override engages. Personnel enter cell and find no sign of Dr. Wygandt. SCP-2181 is curled in fetal position in corner furthest from door, crying.
Endnote: SCP-2181 was unresponsive until moved to new containment cell, at which time it locked the door and would not allow remote override for a period of 255 hours. Surveillance indicated it spent most of this time sitting on the bed and giggling or sleeping. When asked about the incident, SCP-2181 refused to provide any information about the entity or the whereabouts of Dr. Wygandt. Containment procedures updated ██/██/1980.

Addendum: Log of Event 2181-04

On 6/12/2005, Site-145 experienced a power failure and site-wide containment breach. (See Document 81-CB-20051206.) SCP-2181 did not leave its cell during this time. After containment was reestablished, routine containment checks revealed SCP-2181 playing with a small artifact made of crudely interlocking bones. Artifact was recovered and classified as Anomalous Item 2181-01. Bones did not conform to any known shape; testing revealed them to contain human DNA mixed with cetacean DNA and that of a third unknown species. Human DNA did not match any individual on file. Bones were inscribed with a series of lines that, when interpreted as binary code, read as follows:

once upon a time
there was a little prince
who wandered where he shouldn't
and saw a thing he shouldn't
he tried to run a way
and close the door behind
that silly little prince
it's not like he can hide

When questioned about the item, SCP-2181 said, "Amelia sends her love." Examination of security footage did not reveal how SCP-2181 procured the item.

Level 3 Clearance Required

Credentials Accepted

Addendum: Log of Event 2181-05

On ██/██/2014, a human right arm, severed 8 cm below the shoulder, was found on the hallway floor outside SCP-2181's containment cell and subsequently classified Anomalous Item 2181-02. Surveillance footage gives no indication of how AI 2181-02 arrived at Site-145. Surreptitious questioning revealed no knowledge of the item by SCP-2181.
Forensic analysis indicated the arm had been amputated with a serrated blade. It had previously been split along the anterior side, the bones removed and replaced with bones with similar composition to those of Anomalous Item 2181-01. DNA analysis of the surrounding tissue indicated the arm belonged to Dr. Amelia Wygandt; identification of the ring on the fourth finger confirmed this. Inscribed into the dorsal surface of the forearm was a message in Morse code, translated below.

that is not the print

Analysis concluded the message was inscribed via a serrated blade, though whether it was the same blade used to amputate the arm is unclear. Evaluation of containment of SCP-2181 is ongoing.

Credentials Accepted

Footnotes
1. SCP-2181 has not aged visibly since containment. It does not require physical sustenance, though it often makes requests for baked sweets.
2. Nearly five times that of a typical seven-year-old human.
3. Excessive dryness of the eyes.
4. SCP-2181 displays a number of abnormal behaviors, including giggling to itself when alone, violent play with toys, and extreme fear responses to doors slamming and unexpected changes in its surroundings. It is generally introverted and tends to mumble when speaking. Dr. Wygandt has given a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder, likely stemming from emotional abuse, and has been assigned as SCP-2181's psychologist as of ██/██/████.
5. The lavatory door was not equipped with a lock.

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Item #: SCP-2182
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2182 is to be held within a containment room in Unit 9 at Site-18. Experimentation on SCP-2182 is currently barred. A mobile perimeter is to be established around instances of SCP-2182 for the purposes of monitoring during testing.
Description: SCP-2182 is a bronze, winged rod similar in appearance to a traditional Greek caduceus. The rod is 35 cm long and entwined with ivory. Folded ivory wings similar to that of a bird form the base of the handle. The bronze and ivory are somehow capable of bending slightly while maintaining composition.
SCP-2182 affects inanimate objects and materials, solid, liquid, and gas. Biological subjects are unaffected by SCP-2182. SCP-2182's effect differs depending on the object affected and the individual wielding SCP-2182.
In general, SCP-2182 will cause objects to become animate in an anthropomorphic and sexually suggestive manner. Objects will often change shape and can continue action for up to three hours (as of the longest recording). The automatons are typically benign, non-sapient, and cease effect permanently. Certain inanimate objects are unaffected. Reasons for this are unknown.
Effects differ with persons utilizing SCP-2182. SCP-2182 can typically be activated by grasping the handle and performing a thrusting motion at the intended object. The user must also be visualizing the object.
Further details on SCP-2182 effects can be found in the accompanying testing logs.
Addendum: Testing Logs. Researchers are to remain anonymous under Level Two clearance.

Rock

Rock began to crack in a way that resembled a vagina. This change occurred over a period of thirty minutes, ending with the object disintegrating into a mineral powder. Subject reported that they were sexually aroused by the effect. This effect seems to be present in all subjects who view the effects of SCP-2182.

Bowl of Fruit

Objects in the bowl shifted to resemble a penis. Fruit was in fact inanimate and shifted by the bowl.

Door

Main doors to the building opened slowly, at times closing for short moments. Doors open further than their intended design and cause slight stress damage to the walls.

Doorknob

No effect, but subject was reportedly aroused. Similar effect with all testing subjects.

Landfill

D-Class subject activated SCP-2182 while in a helicopter, 20 meters from the area.

Ground disturbance similar to a magnitude 2 earthquake. Hollow objects in the area filled by non-hollow objects. Effect is still currently underway as of this date. There do not seem to be sufficient amounts of hollow objects in the area to receive loose materials, with materials struggling to fit into hollows. Dissembled cardboard boxes seem to restructure hesitantly into receptacles. They are filled immediately.

Television, powered off.

Television power and cable cord move around, stroking the television box.

Television, power on. Static.

Similar effect to powered off tests.

Television, power on. C-SPAN programming.

Television power and cable cord stroke figures on the screen at increasingly quicker rates. Television screen is destroyed from friction at the 5 minute mark.

Pond

Soft rolling waves on the pond water for 5 hours.

Mirror ██/█/██

[DATA EXPUNGED]

INTRASITE MAIL
RE: Mirror Test 04/03/87

Frank, the subject didn't report being affected by the events with the mirror. But something interesting happened in that a small stream of light was visible reflecting off of the mirror. Went straight up into the sky. Subject noticed this too. Looks like whatever's causing this reflects and is visible when it bounces. Might want to look into that.

RE: RE: Mirror Test 04/03/87

We've relayed the coordinates. Getting some funny pictures up there. Can't quite make it out yet, but, I guess we wouldn't see anything for a few years, would we? Depends on the kind of energy we're dealing with. Who knows.
Let's try to be more cautious.

URGENT MEMORANDUM: SCP-2182
ALL FURTHER TESTING OF SCP-2182 IS TO BE STOPPED
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FILES, INCLUDING IMAGE SCP-2182-040389 M83
REPEAT, ALL FURTHER TESTING IS TO BE STOPPED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
EXTRANORMAL EVENT. POSSIBLE CONTAINMENT BREACH. DISINFORMATION PROTOCOLS ARE IN EFFECT. EVENT ONGOING FOR AN ESTIMATED FIVE HOURS. ALL RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ARE TO REPORT TO THE SITE DIRECTOR IMMEDIATELY.
Can someone please tell me what in god's name I am looking at right now?

M83 IMAGING 1/14/2015

Anomaly outlined for visibility.

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A portion of SCP-2183

Item #: SCP-2183
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2183 is currently contained on-site. The area surrounding SCP-2183 is blocked off to the public under the guise of renovation. A minimum of four Security Guards are to be assigned around the perimeter.
Containment Specialists are assigned to direct SCP-2183-2 towards SCP-2183's containment area by surrounding it with drones on all sides needed to guide its movement.
Efforts are currently focused towards suppressing public knowledge related to the existence of SCP-2183-1. Broadcasts pertaining to SCP-2183-1 are to be intercepted, and any remaining witnesses are to be administered Class-F amnestics. Testing of SCP-2183 is forbidden.
Description: SCP-2183 is an unfinished roller coaster located in ██████████, Idaho. SCP-2183's physical portion features a maximum height of 37.2 m and a maximum speed of 88.5 km/h. SCP-2183 also features a physical track length of 798.8 m, after which it abruptly ends. Carts of SCP-2183 that reach the end of the track travel on a set path in midair, presumably simulating the unfinished portion of SCP-2183. At the end of the ride, the carts of SCP-2183 will reach the end of the station and prepare to travel again.

A variation of the presumed track layout for SCP-2183. Note the sharp turns.

On each ride, the carts of SCP-2183 follow a different path after reaching the physical end of the track. Due to this, the actual ride length of SCP-2183 varies, with the shortest recorded length reaching 1,080 m, and the longest recorded length reaching 5,460 m. In midair, projected heights can reach up to 100 m and speeds can go up to 180 km/h.
If a subject is placed within one of the carts of SCP-2183, (hereby designated SCP-2183-1), it will deviate significantly from other carts after traveling a length of approximately 2,000 m.1
Addendum 2183-03: A subject (D-93730) was nominated to ride SCP-2183. During the test, all carts traveled as expected. However, the cart that D-93730 was in detached from the other carts in midair. The cart (hereby designated SCP-2183-1) took a sharp right turn and proceeded to loop around the surrounding amusement park several times. SCP-2183-1 then traveled between the concessions, stalls, and other rides before moving away from the amusement park. By then, the remaining carts of SCP-2183 finished their set course and returned to the end of the station.
SCP-2183-1 continued to travel in a manner similar to the other carts as it moved north, towards the town ██████████, Idaho. Efforts were focused on stopping the cart from reaching the town, and retrieving D-93730. Over the course of several weeks, local reports of SCP-2183-1 sightings appeared in the neighboring towns.
Over several months, SCP-2183-1 moved harmlessly through the towns of ███████, █████, and ██████████, among others. Reports suggest that SCP-2183-1 traveled within a range of 120-150 m above the ground, with a speed of approximately 200 km/h. Witnesses claimed to have seen/heard a man inside SCP-2183-1 'constantly yelling' in the months following the first sightings. Efforts shifted towards suppressing reports and broadcasts of SCP-2183-1's movement, and regularly administering Class-A amnestics to local residents.
D-93730 was approved for rescue via aerial lift. A helicopter, attached with a harness flew above SCP-2183-1, and was lowered as the helicopter attempted to follow SCP-2183-1's unpredictable path. D-93730, with his arms at his sides and an expression indicating duress, did not grab the harness. An Agent was lowered down with another harness in order to attach him to it. As the Agent approached SCP-2183-1, the cart maneuvered away from the Agent. Repeated attempts to approach the cart led to the same result. After two hours of attempted rescue, it was deemed a failure.
SCP-2183-1 was approved to be stopped via projectile. A missile was fired from the Site-132 Armament Wing, approximately 24 km from SCP-2183-1. The missile was capable of being controlled remotely, and attempted to follow the cart's path. The projectile made a direct hit onto SCP-2183-1, and D-93730 was considered deceased. However, SCP-2183-1 did not sustain any damage and continued to travel midair.
Approximately 4 years after the first sighting, SCP-2183-1 crashed 34 km from its original containment area. SCP-2183-1 was intact, save for several burn marks on its sides. (presumably from repeated missile strikes) In addition, deep nicks and scratches were found on the restraining bar, the seat belt was partiality severed, and a mixture of blood/excrement was present within the cart. DNA analysis could not confirm whether the mixture belonged to D-93730. During the same time, personnel located by SCP-2183's containment area reported hearing auditory hallucinations similar to the 'constant yelling' alluded to in earlier reports.
D-93730 (SCP-2183-2) was found suspended in air 124 m above SCP-2183-1, in a seated position. D-93730's arms are at his sides, and his expression indicates distress. D-93730 does not move from this position, nor demonstrate any signs of sentience. When approached from a distance of 50m, D-93730 begins to travel in midair, in a manner consistent with SCP-2183-1, until all objects are outside of his radius.
After the incident, personnel regularly report seeing D-93730 within SCP-2183 whenever the carts begin to move. Whether this is a visual hallucination related to SCP-2183 is currently unknown.

Footnotes
1. This number is inaccurate, due to the number of tests conducted. Refer to Addendum 2183-03.

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Item #: SCP-2184
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Provisional Site-146 is constructed around the habitat of SCP-2184 for the sole purpose of its containment. Site-146 is surrounded by a 3 m tall steel fence equipped with security cameras to prevent unauthorized entry. The Site is disguised as a weapon test site used by the Russian Army. The only road leading to it is in the private use of a Foundation front organization. 3 Observation Posts are built around the border of Site-146.
The staff of Site-146 must be supplied with clothing and weaponry created using materials and technology available in 4000 BC. If SCP-2184 attempts to breach containment by leaving Site-146, it must be forced back with these tools.
The airspace above Site-146 is closed for non-Foundation aircrafts. Foundation aircrafts must maintain an altitude of at least 6 km above the Site. Personnel requiring the assistance of any artificial device (e.g. glasses, prostheses or a pacemaker) must not enter Site-146.
Description: SCP-2184 is a steppe mammoth (Mammuthus trogontherii). Its height is approximately 12 m, making it three times taller than the largest known non-anomalous steppe mammoth specimen. SCP-2184 shows no sign of metabolism, growth or aging.
SCP-2184 affects all objects created with post-Stone Age technology. Such objects malfunction in the proximity of SCP-2184, and modern materials crumble away. Latest technologies are affected from the longest range. The only items capable of functioning in the close proximity of SCP-2184 are the ones that were made from natural materials using Stone Age technology. Table-2184-A lists the results of the experiments conducted to understand the effect of SCP-2184. Note that the distances in the table are approximate since precise measurement is problematic in the vicinity of SCP-2184.

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Items
SCP-2184's effect

Natural fiber ropes
The tensile strength of the items start decreasing at a distance of 500 to 1000 m (depending on materials used), reaching zero at a distance of 100 to 500 m.

Bronze swords
The swords break into pieces smaller than 5 cm at a distance of 500 m from SCP-2184.

Wooden sticks with two small cuts at a distance of exactly 1000 mm.
10 such items were delivered to the immediate proximity of SCP-2184, then returned an Observation Post. When the distances between the cuts were measured again, lengths between 945 mm and 1062 mm were observed.

Various items made of steel
The items are rendered unusable and ultimately break into smaller pieces at a distance of 1000 m.

Various objects dropped from high altitude
A helicopter took position at altitude of 5 km directly above SCP-2184. Plastic balls dropped from the helicopter were destroyed mid-fall. Balls made of soil or ice reached the ground. Observers reported that the objects were scattered around SCP-2184, none of them hitting the target.

Printed documents
The ink disappears at a distance of 2 km, while the paper is damaged at a distance of 1.5 km. (Ranges can be longer if more modern materials are used.)

Cameras
Items rendered unusable at an approximate distance of 3.5 km. It is possible to take photographs or record video footage of SCP-2184's location from farther away, but SCP-2184 itself is never recorded in these footages.

Computers and mobile phones
Items start malfunctioning at a distance of 4 km from SCP-2184. When removed from the proximity of SCP-2184 immediately after they were affected, the items remain functioning. However, at a distance of 3.5 km multiple essential components deteriorate, damaging the items beyond repair.

SCP-2184 was discovered by Agent ████████ in ████ when he conducted a routine investigation to determine whether the mythology of the Siberian ████████-██████ tribe was based on the observation of anomalous objects or phenomena. Agent ████████ was given directions to the location where SCP-2184 was last seen, but the members of the tribe refused to accompany him. Agent ████████ confirmed the existence and anomalous nature of SCP-2184. When he approached the object, he lost all of his equipment including his own clothing, leaving him only with the leather cloak given to him by the tribesmen.
Mobile Task Force Theta-2 ("Cavemen") was created to track the movements of the object. In the first 5 years of its observation, SCP-2184 stayed in a 25 km x 30 km territory. Provisional Site-146 was built around this territory, in uninhabited taiga. The fence around the site is at least 10 km away from the nearest point where SCP-2184 was sighted. MTF Theta-2 was disbanded after the construction of Site-146 ended. During the Soviet era, access to Site-146 was granted to the Foundation under a secret pact made with high-ranking officers of the GRU Division "P".

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Sample Recovery and Experiment Log-2184-1

Date: ██/██/████
Personnel: Agents ███████, ██████, and █████████ and D-53263.
Equipment: Four spears and a bone knife were given to the Agents. All four personnel are given special clothing, resistant to the effect of SCP-2184.
15:00 The Agents and D-53263 left Observation Post-146-A to search for SCP-2184. To ensure his cooperation, D-53263 was told about armed guards stationed around the Site.
21:23 Agent ███████'s watch stopped. Shortly after that D-53263 informed Agent █████████ about feeling intense pain on the chest. Agent █████████ noticed that the tattoo with D-53263's numerical designation disappeared, leaving minor wounds on his skin.
23:30 (approx.) SCP-2184 was sighted. All four personnel hid from SCP-2184, waiting for it to sleep.
1:00 (approx.) D-53263 was given the bone knife and instructed to collect a hair sample from the presumably dormant SCP-2184. D-53263 managed to collect the sample without waking SCP-2184, and gave it to Agent ██████. Following this, the additional spear was given to D-53263, and he was ordered to collect a blood sample from SCP-2184 with it. After a brief argument with the Agents, D-53263 agreed and approached the object with the spear. He stabbed SCP-2184's hind leg then started running. D-53263 stumbled in the dark, and started screaming incoherently until he was crushed by the awakened SCP-2184.
2:00 (approx.) The remains of the spear with the blood sample were collected by the Agents.
6:26 The Agents arrived at Observation Post-146-A.
7:10 Researchers noted that both samples inherited the technology-canceling effect of SCP-2184. The maximum range of the effect was 10 cm in both cases. Similarly to SCP-2184, the samples did not appear on the photographs taken of them. Further analysis of the samples was prevented by their anomalous effect.
14:45 The samples lost their anomalous properties.
The samples were sent to Biological Research Area-12 for further analysis. They were determined to be indistinguishable from non-anomalous M. trogontherii samples.

Incident Report on Containment Breach-2184-1:

On ██/██/████ SCP-2184 left Site-146 due to unknown reasons. Field Agents attempted to stop its advance by starting a forest fire in front of it, planning on forcing it to turn back. However, the fire stopped when SCP-2184 approached it, allowing SCP-2184 to continue its movement. Later investigations concluded that the fire died out in SCP-2184's proximity because it was lit with modern technology: a match.
Following this, Field Agents ambushed SCP-2184. They wore clothing and were equipped with spears manufactured with primitive technology. SCP-2184 suffered only minor injuries and continued moving.
SCP-2184's path passed through the village of █████████ (population: ████), located 55 km to the south of Site-146. The Foundation managed to evacuate 95% of the inhabitants before SCP-2184 arrived. All buildings and utilities were destroyed in the village during the incident. Amnestics were administered to the survivors, and a cover story about an earthquake was issued.
13 hours after it left the village, SCP-2184 unexpectedly stopped, stood still for 5 minutes then returned to Site-146 following its original path. The portion of Site-146's fence that was destroyed during the incident was replaced during the next week.

Addendum-2184-1: Following Containment Breach-2184-1, weaponry and clothing for 100 personnel was prepared using primitive technology to ensure resistance to SCP-2184's effect. The items are stored at the Observation Posts built around Site-146. The termination of SCP-2184 with these tools is permitted in case it poses a major threat to the civilian population during a possible future containment breach.
Addendum-2184-2: On ██/██/████ an attempt was made to permanently restrict SCP-2184's movement without causing major injuries to it in order to prevent future containment breaches and to permit easier experimentation with it. Using explosives, a 10 m deep pit was prepared inside Site-146, designed to allow for the safe capture of SCP-2184. Agents equipped with spears and torches (lit using flint and iron pyrite) drove SCP-2184 to the pit. When SCP-2184 reached the pit, the pit malfunctioned and allowed SCP-2184 walk through it without falling. During this incident SCP-2184 appeared to continue its movement above the hole by walking in the air.
The same result is expected even if we avoid explosives and use only shovels. Since digging a pit of such size is practically impossible without proper tools (especially in such terrain), no further attempts are to be made using this method.
-Site Director Ivanov

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