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SCP-4068 in containment at Site-██

Item #: SCP-4068
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4068 should be kept in a standard Safe-class Anomalous Locker at Site-64. Direct eye contact with SCP-4068 is not allowed, under any circumstances.

Description: SCP-4068 is a black candle roughly 15 cm tall and has a diameter of roughly 3 cm. The wax that composes SCP-4068 appears to melt, though the total size of the object has remained the same. SCP-4068 perpetually burns with a black flame, which seems to absorb both heat and light from its immediate surroundings. Direct eye contact with SCP-4068 will cause severe paranoia and visual hallucinations in the subject. Subjects affected by SCP-4068 will often become violent and irrational.

On several occasions (see the incident report of Site-██), subjects affected by SCP-4068 have attacked or attempted to attack personnel. When questioned, the subjects stated that they believed the personnel were, "monsters in the dark."

Discovery: SCP-4068 was found in ██████ ████ Orphanage in ████████, England. The orphanage is recorded as being constructed in 1911. SCP-4068 was discovered on a wooden nightstand adjacent to what appeared to be a child's bed. The orphanage was brought to the Foundation's attention when it was shut down after ██ faculty and ███ children went missing over the course of three months.

SCP-4068 was then moved to Site-██. After the disappearance of the faculty of Site-██ (see the incident report of Site-██), SCP-4068 was recovered by MTF Zeta-2 ("Silver Bells") and moved to Site-64.

Addendum: The following is an audio log (Log-██-1) from the recovery of SCP-4068, SCP-████, and SCP-████ from Site-██ by MTF Zeta-2 ("Silver Bells")

Date: 01/██/20██
Log #: ██-1
<Begin Log>

Zeta-2 Alpha: Alright, blow the charges.

Zeta-2 Beta: Got it.

Zeta-2 Alpha: Doors are open, let's move in.

Zeta-2 Charlie: Yes, sir.

Zeta-2 Alpha: Okay, look around. Let's see why this place shut down.

Zeta-2 Charlie: Sir, there's bodies everywhere.

Zeta-2 Beta: Yeah, look at 'em. It looks like they died killing each other.

Zeta-2 Alpha: What the hell? Why would they be attacking each other?

*MTF Zeta-2 enter the main laboratory*

Zeta-2 Alpha: Look at this.

Zeta-2 Beta: What?

Zeta-2 Alpha: It looks like they were analyzing this arm.

Zeta-2 Charlie: Why? It's just a normal guys arm.

Zeta-2 Alpha: I don't know, but something really messed up must've happened here.

<End Log>