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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 through 6 are to be contained in individual Standard Containment Cells in the southern wing of Site-187. Each is to be placed on a tripod facing one of the following approved cardinal directions:

  • North
  • North-east
  • East
  • South-east
  • South-west
  • West

Following Incident XXXX-A1, SCP-XXXX-1 through 6 may not be pointed south under any circumstances. SCP-XXXX-1 through 6 are to have their focal point set to infinity, and their shutter angle, aperture, and ISO set to the optimal settings for visual quality.1

SCP-XXXX-1 through 6 must not be moved from these positions, or have their settings altered, outside of testing.

Foundation web crawlers are to search Ebay, Amazon, mpb.com, and other relevant sellers of second-hand cameras. Foundation personnel are to be alerted to listings that match all of the following criteria:

  • Mismatch between the lens and body manufacturers
  • Lens maximum aperture of T/5.6
  • Listed maximum shutter speed of 1/676
  • Firmware version listed being non-existent
  • Lens focal length listed as a non-standard value or listed in centimetres (cm)

These instances are to be located and taken to Foundation custody by MTF Scannán-2 ("Captured Moments"). Authors of these listings are to be amnesticised.

Recordings from SCP-XXXX-1 through 6 are to be stored on encrypted hard-disk drives and stored in Standard Containment Lockers in Site-187. Recordings must be made in locations which have been pre-approved by applications to Cognitohazardous Specialist Fiachra Ó Íomhair. Recordings must not be viewed without prior approval from Fiachra Ó Íomhair and Senior Researcher Aiobheann Ní Conchobhair, and, following Incident-XXXX-A1, the presence of an armed unit of MTF Scannán-2 ("Captured Moments").

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The interior of SCP-XXXX
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**Object Class:** --Thaumiel-- Keter

**Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-XXXX has been moved from its original location to Provisional Site-987, located precisely on the border between the townships of Ohioville in Beaver County, Pennsylvania and Middleton in Columbiana County, Ohio, thereby existing on the border between the three distinct spaces of state, county, and township. Despite it's immobility as a fixed location, SCP-XXXX has been moved to Provisional Site-987 by way of [[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2719|SCP-2719]]], with the Ohioville/Middleton border designated as having became Inside, and SCP-XXXX designated as going Inside. 

In accordance with Protocol XXXX-Byrne, Provisional Site-987 has been demarcated into three distinct concentric zones centering on SCP-XXXX, each with their own set of containment procedures. 

* **OUTER ZONE:** The outermost ring of Provisional Site-897 is to be comprised of ten miles of uninterrupted and uninterrupted forest. This forested area is to be fenced off and patrolled under the guise of a United States military installation, with appropriate security protocols. Three lines of Scranton Reality Anchors are interspaced at one mile intervals throughout the Outer Zone. Every other Reality Anchor has been programmed to fix reality at the exact opposite end of the Hume spectrum as the nearest one. This creates a "checkerboard pattern" of low (.40 and lower) and high (100 and higher) Hume levels, alternating between unstable and extra-stable reality. Additionally, a ring of Brennan Thaumaturgic Reactors, treated as holy objects by various priests of several faiths and emitting over 40 centiakivas of Akiva radiation, are to be placed in a ring in the exact center of the Outer Zone. No personnel may enter the Outer Zone; all maintenance must be conducted with drones.
* **CENTRAL ZONE:** The middle ring of Provisional Site-897 is to consist of the municipality of Branford, Pennsylvania. The Foundation is to indirectly cooperate with local architects, city planners, industry leaders, and contractors to ensure that all elements of Branford are both influenced by the Foundation's containment needs and that that influence is subtle and invisible. The Foundation cannot directly change Branford's structure to better improve containment, all functionality of the town as a municipal containment chamber must be organically designed by nature. Only 15% of containment staff involved with SCP-XXXX are permitted to live in Branford as determined by the Department of Analytics, of which 60% must be personnel posing as military to maintain the Outer Zone. No churches are to be located within city limits, but all other elements of a small Western Pennsylvania town must be present. The city's Hume field is to be maintained at a precise level of 1 Hume via a large-scale Scranton Reality Anchor tuned to [[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1915|SCP-1915]]]'s internal Hume level. Any deviations are to be immediately reported, and MTF Phi-90 ("Begin the Beguine") is to be dispatched to repair the Anchor. The Anchor is currently fixed to the outer wall of the Inner Zone's sarcophagus. The Loncraine-Eddefield Normality Engine is not to be used to maintain the Hume level under any circumstances. 
* **INNER ZONE:** The Innermost ring of of Provisional Site-897 is to consist of a spherical concrete sarcophagus covering SCP-XXXX, located in Branford city limits, with the Ohio/Pennsylvania border directly passing through the middle of the sarcophagus. The walls of the sarcophagus are to be 20 meter thick, with the protective walls 50 meters high. The facility is to be closed under the guise of an abandoned steel factory. A small research facility has been constructed in the Central Zone opposite the sarcophagus for use in studying SCP-XXXX. Personnel are not to approach the sarcophagus except for authorized D-Class expeditions and authorized repair sessions for the Anchor from MTF Phi-90. D-Class personnel are to be equipped with one eye-mounted camera equipped with a anti-cognitohazardous SCRAMBLE filter which is capable of streaming video and audio back to the facility. D-Class personnel are to enter through a small steel door built into the side of the sarcophagus, and are required to lock the door behind them and knock on it once before entering.

Should the large-scale Scranton Reality Anchor fail, a network of Reality Anchors and Brennan Thaumaturgic Reactors placed on Foundation ships are to activate and drastically raise the Hume and Akiva levels across the world until Protocol XXXX-Byrne can be reactivated and SCP-XXXX can be recontained. 

Under no circumstances is the Loncraine-Eddeford Normality Engine allowed to enter Provisional Site-987.

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