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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the widely popular nature of SCP-XXXX, there are no effective methods for containing it. Several attempts have been made to suppress access to SCP-XXXX by the general public [see Addendum A], but none so far have worked. Any ideas for effective and anonymous containment are welcome from any persons of security clearance 2 or above.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a widely influential short novel titled [redacted] by author [redacted] and published in 19xx. Readers of this book usually experience a mild personality-shift consistent with other non-anonymous pieces of great literature. (“Great” here being as described by the general community of literary scholars). SCP-XXXX only exhibits its anomalous properties roughly ■■% of the time, based on testing with literate D-Class individuals.

SCP-XXXX is considered a memetic cognitohazard which can cause the reader to become obsessive over the main character in the novel, a young adult called [redacted] who becomes bitter and disenfranchised with society. During such an SCP-XXXX event, the reader (hence forth reffered to as SCP-XXXX-1) will enter a delusional state in which they see themselves as a manifestation of the main character and proceed to commit acts of violence which follow a specific pattern. This pattern is cataloged as:

SCP-XXXX-1-A.

The highest profile incident of SCP-XXXX-1-A was the assassination of [redacted] in 198X by [redacted]. This incident implies an incredible range of SCP-XXXX's effects, considering the instance of SCP-XXXX-1 had no known ties to this instance of SCP-XXXX-2 and the latter had massive stardom. The instance of SCP-XXXX-1 was living in ■■■■■■, Hawaii but had managed to travel all the way to New York City, managing to find [redacted]. The aftermath of this assassination caused a number of suicides and great bereavement for [redacted].

The total number of murders caused by SCP-XXXX events is estimated to be [redacted].

Addendum-A

Addendum-B: 19XX SCP-XXXX INCIDENT

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The following contains excerpts from the private journal of Researcher ■■■■ [deceased] who had become an instance of SCP-XXXX-1.

09/03/19[REDACTED]
I don't usually do this…. I just finished a copy of [DATA EXPUNGED] I borrowed from a friend. It was incredible. It has got to be the best book I ever read. Something that speaks to me profoundly in art is the loss of innocence… I think this is why I found the book so powerful. The way in which [DATA EXPUNGED] sees himself as the [DATA EXPUNGED], standing by the cliff catching the children so they can continue playing strikes me as his attempt to preserve those young one's innocence. Something he can't do for his late [SIBLING]. I guess in that way, I kinda see myself in [DATA EXPUNGED]. It's like the author was writing a story of my inner monologue. I might just give the book another go, see if I missed anything. - From, [Researcher ■■■■■]

09/03/19[REDACTED]

I don't usually do this…. I just finished a copy of [DATA EXPUNGED] I borrowed from a friend. It was incredible. It has got to be the best book I ever read. Something that speaks to me profoundly in art is the loss of innocence… I think this is why I found the book so powerful. The way in which [DATA EXPUNGED] sees himself as the [DATA EXPUNGED], standing by the cliff catching the children so they can continue playing strikes me as his attempt to preserve those young one's innocence. Something he can't do for his late [SIBLING]. I guess in that way, I kinda see myself in [DATA EXPUNGED]. It's like the author was writing a story of my inner monologue. I might just give the book another go, see if I missed anything. - From, [Researcher ■■■■■]

09/05/19[REDACTED]
I spent the entire day picking apart [DATA EXPUNGED] and I caught so much more this time. This book is incredible. I had always had suspicions that our society was full of phoniness and people who by into it are fake themselves… but I never considered how it was related to innocence. For the innocent are the only ones not beaten down by the phoniness of society. As long as they are innocent, they are safe from our collective trauma. That's why the death of [MAIN CHARACTER'S SIBLING] is so much more meaningful than any death I've ever read about in fiction. It was the death of an innocent. Of course, had he survived, his innocence would have died inevitable. Maybe he was lucky. He lived and died innocently. I wish that were my fate. - From, [Researcher ■■■■■]

09/05/19[REDACTED]

I spent the entire day picking apart [DATA EXPUNGED] and I caught so much more this time. This book is incredible. I had always had suspicions that our society was full of phoniness and people who by into it are fake themselves… but I never considered how it was related to innocence. For the innocent are the only ones not beaten down by the phoniness of society. As long as they are innocent, they are safe from our collective trauma. That's why the death of [MAIN CHARACTER'S SIBLING] is so much more meaningful than any death I've ever read about in fiction. It was the death of an innocent. Of course, had he survived, his innocence would have died inevitable. Maybe he was lucky. He lived and died innocently. I wish that were my fate. - From, [Researcher ■■■■■]

The next seven entries just expand on Researcher ■■■■■'s analysis of SCP-XXXX. They are redacted for being nonessential.

09/24/19[REDACTED]
There's a lot of phony people in the world, but if the king of the whole lot isn't my boss [Doctor ■■■■■ was Researcher ■■■■■'s boss], then I don't know who is. He just keeps forcing me into this humdrum mediocrity of tests and procedures and reports. It's enough to make me go fucking crazy. He pretends like he matters. He pretends like he's better than me. All he does is kill any innocence I have left. I hear he has a baby daughter. She would be much better off without him so she can stay innocent as long as possible. She needs a [Researcher ■■■■■ repeats title of SCP-XXXX]. - From, [SCP-XXXX MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME]

09/24/19[REDACTED]

There's a lot of phony people in the world, but if the king of the whole lot isn't my boss [Doctor ■■■■■ was Researcher ■■■■■'s boss], then I don't know who is. He just keeps forcing me into this humdrum mediocrity of tests and procedures and reports. It's enough to make me go fucking crazy. He pretends like he matters. He pretends like he's better than me. All he does is kill any innocence I have left. I hear he has a baby daughter. She would be much better off without him so she can stay innocent as long as possible. She needs a [Researcher ■■■■■ repeats title of SCP-XXXX]. - From, [SCP-XXXX MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME]

20 pages of Researcher ■■■■■'s journal are ripped out after this, likely because they discuss Researcher ■■■■■'s plan for the murder of Dr. ■■■■■. This was ultimately carried out on November 3rd, 19XX. Researcher ■■■■■ was killed in an ensuing firefight between himself and several rapid response teams deployed after gunshots were heard from Dr. ■■■■■'s office.

Addendum-C

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