FalsePositive
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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a standard Euclid class containment room, in a locked steel case.

Personnel working with SCP-XXXX must have Level 2 clearance, and are only permitted to 1 hour of exposure to SCP-XXXX every 48 hours.

Anyone displaying strange behavior who has been recently exposed to SCP-XXXX is to be administered a Class-A amnestic and afterwards go through psychiatric evaluation, if they are deemed to be in stable condition afterwards then they may continue work with SCP-XXXX, if they are in an unstable condition, they are to be prohibited from any further exposure.

Description: SCP-XXXX Appears to be a regular ███ brand lighter, it is red in color with light scratch marks on the bottom of it.

Anomalous activity occurs when SCP-XXXX is lit, the flame produced can talk and seems to be sentient, it's voice is masculine, deep, and scratchy.

Prolonged exposure to the flame1 has been shown to have two notable effects, smoke inexplicably forming in the lungs until the point of asphyxiation and mental degradation over time.