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Item #: SCP-4XXX

Object Class: Neutralized Safe

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the remote nature of SCP-4XXX, extensive containment procedures are largely unnecessary. Two sets of guards are to patrol the exterior entrance of SCP-4XXX in six hour shifts daily, while a small research station (designated Aleph-2) is camouflaged by local foliage. Aleph-2 rests at the base of the hill leading to SCP-4XXX, and is to have a team of 3-5 researchers in order to perform testing with SCP-4XXX-2 when necessary. In the exceedingly rare event that civilians approach SCP-4XXX, they are to be turned away, with the explanation that construction is being performed on the hill. Persistence after this point may be met with forced removal, with the application of light amnestics.

Maintenance is to be performed in the alcove containing SCP-4XXX-2 twice a month, at the discretion of the lead researcher at Aleph-2. This includes trimming grass, tree branches, measuring humidity, and cleaning of accessible fragments of SCP-4XXX-2. Should staff inadvertently trigger a 4XXX-2 Event, the affected are to be carried to Aleph-2 and placed into their bedding until the Event ends. Upon the end of a 4XXX-2 Event, all details of the event are to be recorded and sent for processing at Site 4.

Description: SCP-4XXX refers to a spherical area roughly 15 meters in diameter, located at a hill near Almod, in the Satpura National Park in India.

Access Communications Log

Testing Log:

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Captain's Log

The following document, labeled SCP-4XXX-A, was discovered in Foundation databanks on August 4th, 20XX.
Attempts to remove, relocate, or otherwise transplant SCP-4XXX-A have been met with failure. As such, current containment procedures advises that all agents or researchers accessing this file be administered a Class-C Infohazard Screen until further information regarding SCP-4XXX-A is discovered.
If the current reader has not been administered a Class-C Infohazard Screen, be advised that any sensations relating to state of mind, thought, or concentration is to be reported immediately to Dr. Louis Newer, Infohazard Specialist, Site 5.

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Access Log

Captain's Log: Stardate 43234.12

Log Type: Diary

Recorder: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) Onboard Information Recording System

Identity: Captain Jean-Luc Picard

We are, or rather, were on course towards the Vena V system, but seem to have hit some kind of delay. While the specifics are currently unknown, it would appear that every member of the ship, crew or otherwise, has experienced a rather large case of what could be called "deja vu". In order to better understand what may have caused this sensation, we have ceased momentum, and are scanning with all available sensors. At 0900 hours, I will be calling a meeting to discuss collective findings. With hope, we can uncover this mystery quickly, and return to our journey as intended. More later.

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Discussion Log: Stardate 43234.19

Log Type: Transcript

Recorder: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) Automatic Logging Interface

Identities of Personnel: Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Thomas Riker, Commander Deanna Troi, Commander Beverly Crusher, Lieutenant-Commander Data, Lieutenant-Commander Geordi La Forge, Lieutenant Worf

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Picard: Enough. Now, we need to get a handle of the situation. Counselor Troi, you are our expert in emotions and psyches, what can you tell us about the sensation?

Troi: To be perfectly honest, Captain, it isn't about the kind of emotion, it's about the intensity of it all. While at first it felt like deja vu, I can say more accurately that what we've all been feeling is what's known as hypnogogia, a sleeplike sort of sensation that can be caused by all sorts of things.