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CAPTION-GOES-HERE

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: The area of ████ ███████, New Jersey, is to be kept under surveillance by Junior Researchers from the times 00:01 on every Tuesday to 23:59 that day. Under no circumstances are Foundation Personnel authorized to attempt to observe the phenomenon as it appears, as doing so can cause great distress to civilians under the memetic effects of SCP-XXXX. To avoid conflict with local affected police officers and civilians, who may perceive attempted research activity as invasion of private property, vandalism, or stalking activity, all observation of instances of SCP-XXXX-1 is to be done under the guise of tourism, vacationing family members, or other appropriate guises of anonymity and foreign-origin. No adverse action, such as vandalism, attempted removal, or interference with instances of SCP-XXXX-1 is to be attempted or carried out, as currently no immediate threat from instances of SCP-XXXX-1 has been ascertained by any research efforts, and the societal complications cause by any of the previously listed actions would cause disarray among the populace and could lead to violent retaliation against responsible Foundation personnel. Despite the lack of any dangerous anomalous properties shown by instances of SCP-XXXX-1, as many instances should be kept under occasional surveillance as consistently as possible, as the harmless aspects of SCP-XXXX-1 instances may be subject to change at any time.

Description: SCP-XXXX refers to an anomalous phenomenon which affects the small lake township of ████ ███████, New Jersey, on every Tuesday. Due to the memetic effects of SCP-XXXX, all citizens of the aforementioned township perceive the phenomenon and anomalous objects that occur due to SCP-XXXX as completely mundane, naturally occurring, or otherwise normal events (see Interview SCP-XXXX-1-380). SCP-XXXX has no known harmful effects towards the locals of the township, and only seems to implant its memetic effects in the population who were born in the township, have lived there for more than one full year, or have otherwise been integrated into the population, via various means, including but not limited to; township related clubs and activities, local religious groups, no matter the size or organization, or enrollment in a township school or educational program. Researchers are still investigating how or why the phenomenon selects who it implants its effects on.

These memetic effects are related to the warped perception of instances of SCP-XXXX-1 as perfectly normal, despite a very clear discrepancy when compared logically to other natural phenomenon. This perception persists, regardless of education level, IQ, perceptive, or deductive ability.

SCP-XXXX-1 refers to the anomalous objects assumed to be created by SCP-XXXX, the perception-warping phenomenon that affects the town. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 appear to be completely normal stone fountains, constructed out of standard granite mix, with a circular base, and a pillar in the center with two rings to hold and catch water which spills out of the top, the ring in the middle being about double the size of the ring towards the top. Dimensions of the fountain are measured at 2.1x2.1x1.5 meters. Every Tuesday of every week, the exact nanosecond the day starts, an instance of SCP-XXXX-1 will appear in every lived-in property within the bounds of ████ ███████ Township, given there is an appropriate stretch of unused yard to accommodate the instance. These instances will persist, with a constant flow of water that maintains a constant temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. The source of this water appears to be anomalous in nature, as regardless of any groundwater present, drought-like conditions, or below-freezing temperatures, the flow of water will continue. Further investigation into this has been troublesome due to the defensiveness of the local population.

For still unknown reasons, instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will not appear if the area in which they appear is under surveillance, be it digital or physical.

Below is a series of interrogations and interviews performed by the Foundation acting under the front of a local initiative to ascertain the safety of local groundwater.

Addendum: Under no circumstances are Junior Researchers to be stationed on SCP-XXXX research duty for more than 1 month at a time, to avoid integration into the perspective warping phenomenon of the SCP. - Dr J. Clark