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A photograph of the inside of SCP-3173

Item #: SCP-3173

Object Class: Safe Euclid Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Civilian access should be restricted within a 2km radius of SCP-3173. All manner of civilian vessels are to be turned away under the guise of hazardous sailing conditions surrounding the island. An agreement with the United Nations and Russian government has been reached to block satellite footage and the airspace over the island, and any existing satellite footage of the anomaly has been altered.

The island is to patrolled by no fewer than 65 armed personnel. No personnel are to be permitted within four (4) meters of the concrete wall which surrounds the forest. While SCP-3173 has not been found to have any compulsion effects, as a precaution, personnel must regularly undergo psychological screening to ensure they have no intentions of attempting to enter SCP-3173. Any personnel who express sympathy with or a desire to release SCP-3173-1 are to be amnesticized and reassigned. Cameras are lined every 110-meters and are to be constantly monitored. A standard airlock serves as the only entrance and must be inspected twice per month, but may not be opened without the approval of the on-site project manager under any circumstances.

No living non-insect creature is to be permitted through the barrier. Birds which might fly nearby are to be relocated or terminated before reaching the barrier, and no fauna are to be allowed on the island.

Any animal which is nonetheless found to have entered the barrier is to be immediately terminated. All others are to be detained for interrogation and quarantined for a period of three (3) days. Detainees found to be clear of SCP-3173-1's influence may be administered amnestics and released as appropriate. Termination is permissible in the event that a target resists detention.

Any living creature found within the barrier is to be terminated immediately. In the event that a creature found to have been within the barrier is able to exit, the creature is to be immediately sealed within an airtight chamber and terminated, and a full site lockdown must be conducted until SCP-3173-1 can be recontained.

Description: SCP-3173 is a 4 km x 4 km rainforest on a small island off the north shore of Russia. A transparent barrier measuring 3km x 3km x 400m surrounds the center of the island. This barrier prevents any gaseous matter from penetrating, but is otherwise intangible. Due to this effect, as well as the humidity of the forest, a thick fog surrounds the forest, negatively impacting visibility. As the barrier also appears to prevent heat transfer, there is a drastic temperature difference between the interior and exterior of the forest, with the inside averaging 39 degrees celsius and the outside averaging negative 11 degrees celsius. Native flora does not match any known species, but is otherwise non-anomalous, and appears sufficient to maintain atmospheric stability within the closed system.

SCP-3173 was first discovered on 10/12/20██, following reports by the Russian government of a 'rainforest which appeared out of nowhere.' No conclusive evidence has yet been found as to the nature of this sudden appearance, although the current prevailing theory holds that the barrier [DATA EXPUNGED], displacing the pre-existing landmass. Before this event, the island was known to have been the site of a marine research station; however, no traces of either this station or its inhabitants have ever been found.

SCP-3173-1 is an amorphous gaseous entity contained within the barrier surrounding SCP-3173. This entity is known to be sapient and highly hostile to the Foundation. Detailed information regarding the entity's capabilities may be found within the following exploration logs:

Exploration Log One

+ ftp--11.0.23.231-3173-exploration1.log

Post Exploration Interviews

+ ftp--11.0.23.231-3173-D-33847interview.flv
+ ftp--11.0.23.231-3173-D-65440interview.flv

Second Exploration

+ ftp--11.0.23.231-3173-exploration2.log

In light of this incident, SCP-3173 has been reclassified as Euclid and containment procedures updated. At this time, further attempts to interview the entity via D-class possession are proposed and awaiting approval by the Ethics Committee. Object reclassified as Keter as of February █, 20██. All further experimentation with SCP-3173-1 is denied until further notice.

BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL
The below attached files require Level-4 security clearance to be opened. Anyone found to have read these files bypassing proper authority checks will be terminated.

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