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SCP-XXXX in containment at Site-██

Item #:SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX should be kept in a standard containment chamber equipped with at least four high-powered electric lights, one positioned in each corner of the chamber, pointed at SCP-XXXX at all times. The chamber should be equipped with a backup generator in case of a power failure. All rooms within the same site as SCP-XXXX should have at least one standard light fixture on at all times to prevent loss of visual contact with on-site personnel. Permanent floodlights should be installed around the exterior of the site and should be kept on at all times.

A team of perimeter guards should patrol the outside of the facility at all times to prevent the escape of any instances of SCP-XXXX-1. Perimeter guards should be equipped with portable floodlights and light armaments. They should travel in groups of at least three personnel to prevent loss of visual contact with each other.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a black candle roughly 15 cm tall and has a diameter of roughly 3 cm. The wax that composes SCP-XXXX appears to melt, though the total size of the object has remained the same. SCP-XXXX perpetually burns with a black flame, which seems to absorb light and heat from its immediate surroundings. Any area surrounding SCP-XXXX will begin to be inhabited by instances of SCP-XXXX-1. It is believed that SCP-XXXX spontaneously creates these instances.

Very little is known about SCP-XXXX-1 due to the briefness and inconsistencies of the sightings of instances of them. However, they have been reported to be anywhere from 2 meters to 3.5 meters tall. They have been described as humanoid, werewolf-like, or as creatures with six limbs, implying multiple kinds of SCP-XXXX-1, but this inconsistency may be due to the extreme briefness of the sightings of SCP-XXXX-1.

Any personnel in the presence of an instance of an SCP-XXXX-1 while not having visual contact maintained with them have been apprehended by the SCP-XXXX-1 and presumably killed, though no tangible evidence of any deaths has been found.

Discovery: SCP-XXXX was found in ██████ ████ Orphanage in ████████, England. SCP-XXXX 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.

Addendum: The following is a list of personal notes taken by Dr. Amygdal concerning SCP-XXXX.


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