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Item#: XXXX

Level2

Containment Class:

euclid

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

vlam

Risk Class:

caution

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SCP-XXXX after recovery

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a securely locked opaque safe in a cell 5m x 5m x 5m in the E Wing of Site 64. This is to be suspended in a second container 10m x 10m x 10m. The space in between both containers is to be filled with Xenon and must be recycled monthly. Furthermore, no personnel without specific clearance should come within 50m of SCP-XXXX. Any personnel working with or around SCP-XXXX are required to take a biweekly vocabulary test¹. Personnel are also required to take neuroprotective and neuroregenerative supplements to ensure safety. Class C Amnestetics are to be administered to any personnel who display any signs of memetic infection.
All major American financial institutions have been further notified at every level to report any odd bills, under the pretense of reducing counterfeit money entering circulation.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a standard American Dollar with smudged markings in red pen around the right edge and seal of the bill. The bill is slightly worn—having been visibly folded in quarters.

When one comes into smells SCP-XXXX, is able to recall the smell of SCP-XXXX, or can imagine the smell of SCP-XXXX² they gradually lose the ability to communicate. This is mostly the result of the obfuscation of vocabulary. Individuals afflicted by SCP-XXXX inadvertently use words in ways that do not match their definitions. These individuals are completely unaware that the word itself is incorrect, even when confronted with their misuse. Additionally, people displaying this vocabulary obfuscation are perfectly able to define the words that are used incorrectly. This schizophasic effect is present in all forms of attempted communication³. MRI scans revealing neurodegeneration of Brocca's area in almost all subjects. However, no significant changes were found in Wernicke's area or the angular gyrus. This suggests no abnormalities in the ability of subjects to understand other people. Individuals displaying memetic schizophasia do not understand others afflicted with the same memetic infections. Vocabulary shifts are noticeably different between subjects—though, after long exposure, comprehensible sections of word-salad are constant between subjects⁴.

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Footnotes

1. This test measures a subject's vocabulary using the Obfuscation Index—developed by (standing). The test should be administered after reading proficiency is established, if possible.

2. See Testing Log #2 for more information

3. See Testing Log #1

4. See Testing Log #3