The cavalcade of America, presented by Dupont. Devotion to a high ideal inspires men of all ages. Often from the humblest walk of life, a man will respond to some driving inner conviction. We'll see beyond the margin of the world in which he lives. We'll envision a future far better than his own. Such a man was Nathan Hale. Out of tradition and legend and the few facts known about him that have come down to us from the days of the American Revolution, we have woven his story, the story of a 21-year-old patriot for whom no sacrifice was too great in the struggle for American freedom. And now with an overture, Don Voris and the Dupont cavalcade orchestra play one of the loveliest of our current melodies. I have eyes. It begins on a main morning in the spring of 1775. Green valleys dotted with aspires of sleepy Connecticut towns are lighted by a dazzling sun. It's the season when the land is stirring with new life, but it's more than ever true this spring of 1775. For within the last month up in Concord, Massachusetts, the crackle of farmers musketry burst in the faces of British colonial troops, patriots were rising in the cause of American freedom. It's a spring charged with undercurrents of excitement, but in New London, Connecticut, life continues as yet unperturbed. In a classroom of the Union School, the Langer of Spring prevails. And like his pupils, the young schoolmaster dreams of the soft countryside. But there's work to be done and handsome 20-year-old Nathan Hale wraps his ruler on his desk. All right, young masters, suppose we have today's memory lesson. Book 10 of Pope's Iliad. Uh, Master Prentice, are you prepared? Well, I... I... Excellent. Proceed. Yes, sir. Is there... is there a chief so greatly brave? Uh, and, uh... His life's too... Hazard.  Master Perry?  Lives there a man who... who singly dares to go to yonder camp or see some straggling foe, or favored by the night approach so near, their speech, their counsels, and designs to hear? What same were his through all succeeding days, while feebly shined, or men have tongues to pray? Master Hale? Yes? It's dangerous for a man to do that, wouldn't it? Dangerous to say the least. Yes, if he were captured by the enemy, he'd be a spy. Within the next two months, the sharp skirmishes of Lexington and Concord inflamed the hearts of men throughout the colonies. And on July 7th, Nathan Hale resigned from the Union School to become a captain in the newly formed 7th Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army. The Regiment ended in December, but he re-enlisted it once. And it was during this period when the new army was being organized, that General Washington granted his officers leave to visit their homes. Nathan Hale went down to Coventry, Connecticut, to his father's house. The night was hushed in silence. Snow was falling as he opened the front door. Anybody home? I can't believe it. Oh, Alice, it's almost... let me get my breath. Oh, it's good to see you again, Alice. Surprise! Well, wait till the family gets back. Where is everybody? At the meeting house. Tell me, what are you doing in Coventry? Well, first of all, I'm going to get warm.  Don't tell me you've left the army, Lisa. Oh, no. No, home on leave. Good. How long can you stay? Not more than a week, I'm afraid. Oh, well, there'll be more leaves coming. Then pretty soon we'll be over, and you'll be home for good. Optimistic, aren't you? Are things that bad? Sit down beside me, Alice. That better? Much. You're tired? Not now. Alice. Yes? You're not wearing your wedding ring. After all, I am a widow, Nathan. Everyone knows that. I guess I can't get used to it. I want to forget it, Nathan. My marriage was Mother's idea. But it was you and I who were in love. We were so young, Nathan. We still are, Alice. Do you think it could be like this between us, always? Do you want that very much, Nathan? Yes, very much. Darling, I've never stopped loving you. We'll make our own lives from now on. Nobody will interfere. I've missed you, Alice. Missed you terribly. After this is over. Oh, darling, we have all our lives together. No matter what happens. Don't say that. Nothing will. I'll always love you, Alice. When his leave expired, Nathan Hale left the comfort of the Coventry half-side, and Alice Adams, the girl he loved, to return to the Army of General Washington. After the British evacuation of Boston, the Continental Army moved brigade after brigade to New York, where Lord Howe was gathering his powerful forces on Long Island to crush the colonial troops. Hale was now a captain in Colonel Nolton's regiment, and no one more than he realized the perils that threatened the cause of American freedom. Accommodated by Nolton, he answers his summons to headquarters from General Washington. Come in. Sir, Captain Hale await your pleasure. Ask him to come in at once, Captain Hall. Yes, sir. Captain Hale reports his orders, sir. Captain Hale, Colonel Nolton informs me that you and your company have been assigned to cover the North Shore Line of Long Island Sound. Yes, sir. I'll come to the point at once. I need information. The safety of the whole Army depends on it. You may be able to secure that information, Captain Hale. What is it you want to know, sir? Lord Howe's plans. I'll try, sir. It's asking a lot. But if we could only know two things, when will the British cross the East River from Long Island and where will they attack? I understand, General Washington.  That means a grave risk. You know the consequences if you're caught. Yes, sir. I know. Be cautious, Captain Hale.  I'll remember that, sir. Good. Now, you will get in touch with certain persons on Long Island who have been of service to us before. There's a shoemaker in Jamaica, Simon Carter. Simon Carter. Yes, sir. Use the word liberty twice in your first speech to him. That's the password. Carter may have some information. If he has, I'll get it to you. I'll do my best, General Washington. I know you will. Goodbye, Captain Hale. I hope we meet again. Thank you, sir. Good day. At dawn the following morning, Nathan Hale, accompanied by his friend Captain William Howe, set out for Connecticut, where they hope to find some means of crossing the sound of the North Shore of Long Island. Near Norwalk, they learned that an American sloop was lying offshore and then dressed again as a schoolmaster in a brown home-spun suit, Nathan Hale and his companion rose stealthily out to the ship on the cover of darkness. After a few minutes, the dark shadow of the sloop towers above them in the night. Ahoy there. Ahoy. Stand by. I'll report you. William, as soon as I go aboard, row back to shore and wait a week for me. If I've not returned by then, go back and report me as lost. All right, Nathan. Good luck. Ahoy there. What's wanted? I wish to come aboard, sir, with your permission. Your voice sounds familiar. You don't by any chance happen to be Captain Hale. I am Captain Hale, but you have the advantage of me, sir. Don't you remember Captain Pond? I was in your regiment up in Boston. Pond! I'm glad to hear your voice. Come aboard. I'll lower a ladder for you. Thank you. Good-bye, William. Lower a ladder. I'll try to be back in a week. We'll be waiting, Nathan. William, if something goes wrong, you know what I mean, will you do something for me? Of course. Give my uniform to my family, and tell Alice I'll be thinking of her right up to the last. All right, Nathan. I will. Come aboard, Captain Hale. Good-bye, Nathan. Good-bye. Careful, Mal. Give me a hand. Watch yourself. All right. There. Thank you. Captain Hale, I'd never have known you if I hadn't heard your voice. Look, Pond, will you take me to Long Island and land me in some out-of-the-way spot? Why, yes, if you wish. Good. Can we go at once? Yes, sir. Boston. All right, sir. Get underway for Long Island. Bring her to in that cove near Huntington. You know the place. All right, sir. All hands on deck. How long have you decided to be on Long Island, Captain Hale? Well, about a week, I think. Could you meet me at the same place you're going to leave me, say, a week from tonight? I'll send a small bull to shore for you. Soon after dark, a week from tonight. Good. I'll be there. Is this the shop of Simon Carter, the shoemaker? It is no less. Are you at Liberty today? At Liberty to do a little work for me. Close the door. Now, sir, I'll do what I can for you. Have you any information for General Washington? Aye, plenty. Can you give it to me? It's all written out in these notes here. Careful. Good. Just a minute. Don't them boots of yours need new sores? Why? Listen, I'll hide these notes in the sores of your boots. See? That's an excellent idea.  It's my own idea. I wonder if you could hide some notes I've taken myself in the same way? Of course I could. I resold both of your boots. Give me your notes. Here. What kind of writing is this? It's Latin. Oh. I thought that they were discovered on me. Well, I'll put it where they'll never find it. Here. Right in the sole.  I'll fix them up for you. Good. I'd better hide. No, it's better you sit right there in the dark corner. You look innocent enough. Come in. Morning, Sam. Good morning to you, Lieutenant Drew. I got your boots all finished for you. All right. Hard as work, I see. You're always hard at work, Lieutenant. I'll hear your boots. I'll wrap them up for you. Who's that gentleman over there? A customer. I'm fixing his boots. Know him? Never said eyes on him before. I've made the same much mistakes. I've seen him before, but I can't please him. Now, here's your boots, Lieutenant. Now come around again when you have need of a good shoe maker. Thank you. Good morning, sir. Good morning, sir. Haven't we met somewhere? I think you're mistaken, Mr. Drew. Drew, Lieutenant of His Majesty's Navy. Are you a stranger hereabouts? Yes, I am. Do you live on the island? Yes. Yes, I do. Where may I ask? Near Huntington. Oh, yes. Well, no doubt I've seen you over there. I'm often at Huntington. Perhaps you know that delightfully charming lady who keeps the tavern, Mrs. Chichester. Slightly. Only slightly. You should know her. Delightful, though. Well, good day, sir. Good day, Simon. Good day, Lieutenant. I've seen that man somewhere, but I can't place him. Well, as long as he can't place you, you're safe. Leave the neighborhood as soon as I fix your boots. Yes. I'll be best. In Huntington a few days later, the widow Chichester was bustling about her tavern kitchen when Lieutenant Drew entered the back door. Good evening, Mrs. Chichester. Good evening to you, Lieutenant Drew. What are you doing coming into my kitchen? I'd like to know. Open the door to the cat room just a little. Very well. Mrs. Chichester, do you see that man sitting alone in the corner? The nice-looking young fellow in the brown suit? Yes, that's the one. Do you know him? Never said eyes on him before. Then he is not from Huntington. He is not? I know every young blood here about, and he's not a native here. I can warrant you there. Close the door. I have it. He's a rebel. A... A rebel indeed in my tavern? I'll go throw him out. No, no, no, no. He must be certain at first. But I think he's an officer in the rebel army. Some months ago I was captured near Boston. I escaped later. But while I was a prisoner, I saw this fellow. And it's not much mistaken. I saw him again the other day in Jamaica at the Shoemaker's. Yeah, look at him. Through this crack in the door. He's looking for something out the window. He's watching the shore of the cove. Looking for a boat to fetch him away, I'll warrant you. Exactly. Now, Mrs. Chichester, let's set a trap for him. I will that. A rebel unlike his mother's spy in my tavern. Go into him, begin to talk to him, and then look out of the window. So you've just seen a small boat landing. I have to do it. If he starts up, I know he's my man. And then? Well, tell him you're mistaken. The darkness fooled you. Yes. The small boat from my ship is waiting for me around the point. I'll bring it into the cove with my crew, and we'll apprehend him. That's the way. Now wait here. I'll go in now. Good. I hope, sir, you found the roast beef to your liking. Yes. Yes, thank you, madam. Can I help you do anything else, sir? I think not. Thank you. I'm sorry we have such poor fare, sir, but the times are hard. I've fared very well, madam. Oh, you're like a young man, then. Look, now, who can that be? What is it? Not in the cove there, boats coming in. But bring me the score, madam. Madam Swan, I saw a boat out there. Something must be wrong with my eyes. Well, bring me the score, madam, if you please. But sir, you've had no sweet meat. Now come, sit down. I'll set you soft. All right, madam. Bring the sweet meat. I'll wait. A short time later, Nathan Hale leaves the widowed chichester's cabin and walks down to the shore of the cove to wait the boat he expects. Ahoy. Ahoy, Paan. Here I am. Right here. Hands up.  What? What's the meaning of this? It means that you're my prisoner. See to him, men. I'm a schoolmaster. We'll soon see. Click a light. Search him. Well, sir, I thought I'd seen you before. No, I know I have. You're an officer in the rebel army.  Find anything in his pocket? Not a thing, sir. Rip his jacket to pieces. Look in the lining and the seams. Yes. Well, anything there? Not a thing, sir. Strip him, tear every piece of clothing to pieces. Yes, sir. Here's a piece of paper. Let me see it. A seat for lodging. Is that the best you can do? It's all there is, sir. Perhaps now that you have ruined my clothes, you'll let me go. I will not. I'll find where you've hidden your notes.  What about his boots, men? Nothing in them, sir. I know you were having them very cold the other day. Give me a knife, bosson. He ought to. Uh-huh. I thought so. Papers. Papers. I thought of much. Bring the light nearer. What's this? Latin? Who would have expected a rebel to know Latin? I am a schoolmaster. Aye, and a spy as well. My Latin's a little rusty, but I can make out the tenor. Disposition of troops. Probably the movement of army. What have you to say to this? Nothing. You don't need to. We have evidence enough to hang you as it is. Bring him along, men. That night, Nathan Hale was brought before Lord Howe, whose headquarters were in the Beekman House at Mount Pleasant. Conflicted with the overwhelming evidence, the young captain confessed that he was a spy, and curtly without the formality of a trial, Lord Howe turned him over to the provo marshal, William Cunningham, for execution of the morning. After spending the night under guard in a greenhouse on the Beekman estate, Nathan Hale was taken shortly before 11 o'clock the next morning to the tent of Captain John Montressor, an aide-de-camp of Lord Howe. The tent was in an Appalachian, and outside, Hale knew the British soldiers were setting up a ladder, and tying a rope to the limibut tree. I'd hurry and finish those letters if I were you, Captain Hale. I don't think the provo marshal would approve, but then he always objects to everything. I've asked the corporal to warn us. Thank you for this courtesy, Captain Montressor. You're very kind. The provo marshal is coming, Captain. Thank you, Corporal. By who's the thought of using the prisoner right to get that table? I took to Liberty Marshal. It seemed the least we could do for the boy, was to let him write a few letters. I'd have to read it before they set out of our lines. Very well, Marshal. Everything's ready. That apple tree out there will do. One's as good as another to hang a rebel on. Captain Hale hasn't quite finished his letters, Marshal. Let you be long. He's written enough. I'm sorry, Captain. Of course. I'll come. Will you please see that these letters are delivered, Captain, especially this one to Mistress Alice Adams? Very well, Captain Hale. Is there anything you wish now? Could I see a clergyman? Absolutely not. May I have a Bible? You may not. I'm in command here. I'll have no foolishness. Guard, we're ready. All in around the prisoner? Just a minute. Captain Montessor, I'll trouble you for the prisoner's letters. But I promise. I promise. Hand them over. It's all right, Captain. Now, what do you think of this, Rebel? Marshal, you have no right. Silence, sir. You're under my orders. I'm sorry, Captain Hale. You've heard enough from you, Montessor. The prisoner has any last words to say he can say them to me. I only regret. I have but one life to lose for my country. Come. We waste time. Quick, step, march! Goodbye, Captain Hale. Goodbye. All right, Captain Hale, mount the ladder. So greatly brave, his life to hazard and his country saved, lives there a man who singly dares to go to yonder camp or sees some struggling foe, or favored by the night approach so near, their speech, their counsels and designs to hear. What fame were his through all succeeding days, while feeblest shines or men have tongues to praise? It's 11 o'clock on the morning of September 22nd, 1776. Nathan Hale sacrificed his young life for the cause of American freedom. That was his ideal, and there is none finer in the cavalcade of America. And now, Bessel Risedale has a message for you from the company which makes these programs possible. This week, 76,535 people will receive a report from the president of the DuPont company. Those thousands of people scattered from Maine to California, from Washington to Florida, are the stockholders who own the DuPont business. President Lamotte DuPont has some interesting facts to tell him in his annual report. Facts also of interest to every American citizen. For example, the problem of employment for workers throughout the nation. The DuPont company has found that its policy of continually developing new and better products through scientific research and invention, coupled with the courageous investment of venture capital, leads directly to greater opportunities for work in its plants. Yes, venture capital, well-named, because new enterprises always involve risks. In this connection, it is estimated that in the DuPont company, an average investment of approximately $11,000 to $12,000 is required to provide work for one man. For many years, DuPont's practice of this expansion policy has produced healthy growth and new jobs. It is believed, therefore, that if the nation's unemployment problem is to be solved, new industries must be established. And equally important, changes must be made in old industries so as to reduce waste, decrease costs, and give the consumer more for his money. Billions of dollars worth of worn-out or out-of-date equipment must be replaced with efficient tools of production. That job would put millions of unemployed to work. During 1938, DuPont spent approximately $21 million in the extension and improvement of manufacturing facilities. These millions of dollars courageously spent found their way into countless pay envelopes, events moved across counters into store cash registers, from there into the pockets of farmers and factory workers, marched on to do good wherever they went, such as the history of business progress in America. The investment of venture capital has always been essential, and DuPont plans to continue its expansion policy in 1939 and the years to come, a policy completely in keeping with the spirit and meaning of the DuPont pledge, better things for better living through chemistry. Next week, the Cavalcade of America will present an unusual story of the famous American detective Alan Pinkerton and the dramatic role he played in the life of Abraham Lincoln. So until next week then at the same time, this is Thomas Chalmers saying good night and best wishes from DuPont. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.


Item number, SCP-110, Object Class, Euclid. Special Containment Procedures. The entrance to SCP-110 is to remain closed off at all times, unless otherwise permitted by 05. The land covering SCP-110, roughly 6 square kilometers, is to be developed into a suburban area that will not attract the attention of the general public. Any movement that SCP-110 might make is to be explained as minute seismic activity, further complaints are to be ignored. Description. SCP-110 is an entire city that was found buried 0.5 kilometers underneath a large farm in data expunge to New York. Survey teams 2 and 3 concluded that the amount of surface area that the city is buried under covers approximately 6 square kilometers. Various items of high interest have been discovered within SCP-110 and will henceforth be labeled as SCP-110-XX. Known history of SCP-110, 11-08-19, a large earthquake occurs in rural New York, far from any city centers. The only casualties were a man and his dog, so no significant media attention was given to the event. SCP-105-19 minor earthquakes continue to occur in SCP-110's general area. The U.S. federal government dispatches a team of geologists to the site to determine the cause. Results come back inconclusive. SCP-105-19 SCP-Excavation Team 3 is ordered to investigate the site. Upon arrival, the team is greeted by SCP-110-01, who is then detained and moved to data expunged for further questioning. SCP-1405-19 information gained from SCP-110-01 and SCP-110-01 reveal that there has been a large temporal disturbance in the area of SCP-110 that has been causing earthquakes due to displacement of soil and rock. Another SCP-Excavation Team is sent to the site. SCP-920-2000 After many months of work, SCP-Excavation Teams 4 and 5 are only able to reveal the strong, impenetrable, concrete-like shell of SCP-110. Investigation is halted until further information becomes available. SCP-2507-2000 Due to the recent decoding and decryption of the files contained on SCP-110, Schematics of SCP-110 have become available. SCP-110's 4 and 5 are sent back on site to locate the primary entrance of SCP-110. SCP-1408-2000 The entrance to SCP-110 has been discovered, and the excavation teams are immediately met with what can only be described as a foul odor. SCP-110 had been an active Class 4 city, but due to a temporal accident, its core services were heavily damaged, and the entire city was displaced. The work begins to cover up the existence of SCP-110, its excavation, and the thousands of dead civilians inside. Layout of SCP-110 The general layout of SCP-110 is essentially a series of concentric rings connected by tram, train, and other transportation lines. Surveyors have determined that SCP-110 has numerous sections and levels to it, all with specific functions, which shall be described in greater detail here. Core Services The numerous maps found posted in what were high-traffic areas of SCP-110 labeled a central column of assorted utilities as core services. Upon exploration, which was limited due to heavy security restrictions, SCP Exploration Team 1 discovered a myriad of technologies that kept the underground city self-sufficient. Among these technologies were a series of matter reconstitution chambers, a combination reactor that provided energy from both nuclear fusion and geothermal sources, an elaborate water recycling system, and a large waste reconstitution area. The core is surrounded by numerous elevators and emergency stairwells. Numerous areas of the core have been assigned to certain personnel for research. Atrium Colossae This large, open, domed area surrounds the core, and apparently once held vegetation. The dome itself was a massive display, its composition undetermined, which was used solely to depict a sky as an indication of time of day. Numerous tram lines span at least three stories of the atrium, all leading to and from the core. Personnel have described them as looking like spokes in a wheel. Upon discovery, the death toll per area was highest in this area, suggesting that it was a high-traffic part of the city. Ring A ring of what used to be small, independently owned shops and chains surrounds the atrium Colossae. It is unknown whether or not commercial products were manufactured within the city. However, due to the immense size of the core itself and the city's apparent self-reliance, it is highly likely that the core possesses a manufacturing area. Habitation ring A The styles of living space is found in this area suggest that its inhabitants were the wealthiest of the city. Most documents found throughout the city seem to confirm this assumption as well. Habitation ring B This entire ring was inhabited by the middle-class citizens of SCP-110. The area is still being searched for items of interest. To date, SCPs have been recovered from here. Habitation ring C This ring was inhabited by the lower-class citizens of SCP-110. It was found in extremely poor condition and is currently being restored by SCP maintenance teams 1 through 12. It is speculated that due to its location furthest from the core, it suffered the most damage from the temporal disturbance. Damaged SCP-110 increases proportionally to distance from the core. Atria Vigis As so named by numerous maps, these atria were only slightly smaller in area than atrium Colossae and provided an estimated 80% of all foodstuffs to the population of SCP-110. These atria were once open-air spaces and thus suffered a great deal of damage upon arrival at the site, as it is estimated that SCP-110 was displaced at least 300 meters below its original position. Recovery of these atrias revealing advanced plant-growing technology that has useful applications. Atrium Animus Atrium Animus was responsible for the remaining 20% of foodstuffs. This atrium has at least 20 stories that were once modeled after the natural environments of the animals that were raised there. Each level had a tightly controlled climate and was subdivided so that different species of animals had no contact with one another. Some of the genetic labs attached to atrium animus were found intact and are currently being explored by personnel. Atria Recreus These atria were used for the sole purpose of recreation. They are found between the different habitation rings and typically consist of parks, artificial bodies of water, shopping malls, and other types of civilian recreation. These atria have been suggested for use with SCPs that require an outdoor-like environment or a temperature and humidity-controlled environment. Conversion plans have been drawn up. SCP Research Ring This city apparently had its outermost ring devoted to research of safe and euclid-class SCPs, although no documentation within this city is able to confirm this ring's existence. This suggests that SCP-110 was not originally designed by the private sector and rather was used as cover for SCPs currently unknown. This ring is highly dangerous, as it has suffered the most damage out of all sectors of SCP-110, thus potentially freeing some of the more dangerous SCPs. Only two members of SCP Exploration Team 3 have survived exploring the ring. Their actions are contained within Document No. 110F. Architectural Styles of SCP-110 SCP-110 has been confirmed to be of human origin and all materials used in its construction are terrestrial. The architectural styles of SCP-110 seem to vary depending on location. The main styles are listed below, core services, utilitarian, atrium colossi, Greco-Roman Revival, applies to all atria, commercial ring, post-modern, habitation ring A, art deco, habitation ring B, expressionist, habitation ring C, utilitarian, SCP research ring, too damaged to determine. The different architectural styles of SCP-110 create a problem when attempting to ascertain the general era in which it was built. The earliest documents found claim that the city was built in Data Expunged by the Data Expunged Group. Document No. 001-A, The Last Note To those who find this document, my name is Stephen Colesnick, rather my name was Stephen Colesnick. I will be dead by the time you read this. I was the chief engineer of this city, as well as the director of the Data Expunged Program, contained within the outer containment and habitation rings. Due to an accident with an entity known as Data Expunged, the entire city of R has been dislocated from its original area of Data Expunged. Nobody here knows where we are. From what I have been able to observe, the outer rings have sustained heavy damage and their contents are threatening the inhabitants of the inner rings, though we are surely doomed anyway, as the core has sustained heavy damage. Three of the main life-sustaining services contained within the core damaged beyond reasonable repair. Any attempts to repair them would take more time than we have left to live. Life support systems will go down soon. I would estimate that they have between four to ten hours of function left. To whoever finds this, contain Data Expunged as best you can. Do not follow the same mistakes as our containment procedures had. If you do, you shall regret it. List of notable SCPs found within SCP-110 Data Expunged Item Number SCP-121 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures Containment Site-83 has been established outside SCP-121 to house personnel dedicated to the containment of SCP-121. The perimeter of SCP-121 is to remain fenced off from the surrounding area, with guards stationed along the perimeter at all times. Guards are to don local military uniforms and remain heavily armed at all times. Rotation of guards is to occur every four hours. The surrounding population is to remain informed that SCP-121 is quarantined due to persisting hazardous material. Approaching signs are to be placed 75, 50, and 25 km out along roads leading to SCP-121 to deter trespassers. Civilians who approach the perimeter of SCP-121 are to be reminded of the quarantine and forced to depart. Those who resist are to be detained for questioning. In the event that approaching civilians witness an active instance of SCP-1211 or 2, Class A amnestics are to be administered. Any meteorological data regarding SCP-121's anomalous effect is to be censored, and SCP-121 has been labeled a no-flight zone to prevent knowledge of SCP-121, 1, and 2. Site Task Force IOTA-71, Homewreckers, has been established and permanently assigned to containment Site-83 in response to the threat of SCP-121-2. They are to escort researchers interested in studying non-hostile instances of SCP-121-2 as well as neutralize any instances that have grown to potentially lethal sizes. In the event of an attempted containment breach, IOTA-71 is to assist perimeter guards in the neutralization of the instance of SCP-121-2. Any buildings within SCP-121 that develop into SCP-121-1 are to be recorded and monitored at all times for transition into SCP-121-2. Instances of SCP-121-2 that become innately hostile upon transition are to be neutralized. However, passive instances may continue to dwell within the perimeter of SCP-121 for research purposes until they've grown to a size too dangerous to contain or become hostile at which point they are to be neutralized. SCP-121 is the region of land occupied by the former town of Colorado. The town was home to roughly 6,800 prior to enactment of current containment protocol and holds roughly 3,000 buildings, both residential and commercial. Clouds above SCP-121 appear incapable of entering an area roughly 12 kilometers in diameter, instead passing around the area. It is speculated this is related to SCP-121's range of effect, but it is not known how at this time. Buildings in SCP-121 will sporadically, no more than one at a time, with three weeks minimum between manifestation, detach from any foundations, and ascend into the air. At this point, these buildings are identified as SCP-121-1. Instances of SCP-121-1 ascend to a random height of a minimum of 45 meters. Regardless of the previous state of the building, doors and windows become locked and any potential entryways become barricaded by furniture inside. Forced entry has shown an increased ambient temperature of roughly 35 degrees Celsius and a relative humidity of roughly 65%, but a lack of any further anomalous properties. Instances of SCP-121-1 will cease suspension after a minimum period of 10 weeks, but may remain airborne for no more than 15 weeks afterwards. Instances do not show any abnormal levels of durability.  After impact, the remains of instances of SCP-121-1 will contain an ovoid object, approximately 1.2 meters by 1.2 meters by 2 meters. Most of materials consistent with furniture found inside the home. Examination of mostly intact instances of SCP-121-1 show an absence of previous furnishings. The object will begin to locomote on its own accord. At this point, it will be referred to as SCP-121-2. SCP-121-2 begin to form a conglomerate with nearby materials, including debris from SCP-121-1, flora, automobiles, and, on rare occasion, other buildings. SCP-121-2 will continue to attract objects until it forms a body of material 9 meters in height, at which point the body will animate and appear to take on levels of sentience. SCP-121-2 may, at this point, begin to simulate ingesting other material to continue growing at a considerably slower rate. Examination appears to be for the sole purpose of continued growth, as instances have gone prolonged periods of time without material. Certain items have been known to attach to SCP-121-2 instantaneously, despite size and the lack of simulated ingestion. Instances of SCP-121-2 normally resemble animals, capable of locomotion on land, but have been known to take on humanoid forms and forms that do not resemble any known animal. They are primarily docile, and normally do not display hostility towards personnel unless provoked. However, SCP-121-2 instances have been known to form with innate aggressive and territorial behavior. This behavior has also been observed to develop following the accumulation of certain items, including firearms, bladed weapons, and in one example, the taxidermy head of a bear. SCP-121 came to the attention of the Foundation when local authorities were flooded with reports of a previously abandoned residence suddenly flying in the sky. The town was evacuated, under the guise of a hazardous material spill, and the residence was observed. Once the instance of SCP-121-1 transitioned into SCP-121-2, SCP-121-2 was quickly neutralized. During the neutralization, another instance of SCP-121-1 developed, and the town was permanently evacuated and contained. This is the only occasion on which the creation of SCP-121-1 has so closely followed the creation of an instance of SCP-121-2. Incident 121A On 1104-98, a sound, described as a muffled siren, was heard for approximately five minutes. An active instance of SCP-121-1 was suddenly subject to an immense force following the sound, causing the building to prematurely break apart while suspended, before the 10-week minimum. Neighboring towns reported hearing the sound. Local press were informed quarantine staff were being evacuated, due to a temporary elevation and toxic levels. The cause of the sound is currently unknown. Further research is recommended. Three weeks following the sound and the destruction of SCP-121-1, the remains finally fell to the ground. Inside the rubble were remnants of the ovoid object found in SCP-121-2, along with traces of aluminum slag. Incident 121B On 0509-12, a 1991 Dodge Caravan was found suspended 53 meters in the air. All surveillance is at this time impossible due to the windows being obscured by what appears to be wool cloth. Further observation of the vehicle is recommended. Item number SCP-277 Object Class, Euclid Special Containment Procedures Due to the difficulties inherent in containing SCP-277, it has been placed under a level lockdown. These of the residents of SCP-277 must be monitored by no less than f***ing embedded agents, and civilians are not to be aware of Foundation presence or influence. Any attempts to contact civilians within SCP-277 by those outside SCP-277 must be investigated. Personnel must undergo psychological screening before being assigned to SCP-277. SCP-277 is a moderately populated town and the principal anomaly within SCP-277 are apparitions found throughout the area that seem to be images projected from children's thoughts or imagination. These are collectively referred to as SCP-277-1. Incidents of SCP-277-1 appear as figures drawn in white outlines, with no physical substantiality of their own. The size, style in which they are drawn, and the complexity of the projections vary from child to child. Pre-pubescent children are the only individuals capable of producing such incidents, and the process of projecting one seems for the most part to be unconscious and involuntary. An average of all incidents of SCP-277-1 are present at any given time within the area. All embedded agents are requested to report potentially uncategorized children to their supervisors to be examined. Due to the size of SCP-277, the pre-pubescent population there within, and security complications, this is recognized as occasionally unfeasible. Incidences of SCP-277-1 are capable of interacting with each other, although physical objects pass through, leaving no damage to either party. Children frequently play with their projections, and the existence of SCP-277-1 is regarded as normal by residents of the town. Civilians in SCP-277 claim that the projections have been present within the town since its colonization. This claim is dubious at best, as there are no records of the area's existence before the year 2008, and the towns immediately surrounding the area deny any knowledge of the city. Information of members within SCP-277 revealed that their dental, fingerprint, and DNA records correspond with no recorded population databases. When under questioning, civilians denied having memories of living or traveling anywhere but within SCP-277. Operation 277 Update the first. To evacuate SCP-277 has commenced. On 615, small changes were made to the previously detailed methods of evacuation, namely, expunged, in hopes of avoiding what may have caused previous failures. Residents continue to deny any memory of previous evacuation attempts. Personnel members involved in previous assignments involving the suppression of SCP-277-1 and SCP-277-1R in particular seem to have been expunged. More trained personnel and class D subjects are requested, along with the necessary medical equipment in the event of another such incident. Operation 277 Update the second. As of 623, Operation 277 has proven unsuccessful due to data corrupted. SCP-277-1R demonstrated the ability to render mental damage not only to prepubescence, but to physically mature agents. No further evacuation attempts are to be carried out. Level 1 Lockdown Suggested Dr. R. Foundation personnel have been unable to trace the source of file Operation 277-1. Foundation data banks have been unable to produce an unexpunged copy of the file. No personnel or civilians in the area are able to recall any attempts made to evacuate, and the legitimacy of the file has been called into question multiple times. As per common consensus, however, no further evacuation efforts have been planned. Furthermore, it has been discovered that when a resident of SCP-277 leaves the area for several minutes, they are violently data-expunged and then may be found within the area, with no memory of departing from the area. Addendum 277-A As of 914, an unaccounted for SCP-277-1 was photographed in the local library by a Foundation agent. No one in the vicinity claimed to be responsible for the projection. As the appearance and actions of incidents of SCP-277-1 are often telling of a child's psychological profile, efforts are being taken to identify the owner of these projections. Designated, SCP-277-1R. Projections that match the image shown in drawing style or behavior are to be reported immediately. Addendum 277-B Sightings of projections that are similar to SCP-277-R have tripled in frequency. Since 923, on 10-5, there were several child casualties made by members of SCP-277-R upon children's projections. Addendum 277-A Interviewed Agent Davis Interviewer Dr. A Begin log Dr. A Right then, please begin at the point where you first saw the SCP-277-1. Agent Davis Well, I was walking to a local diner after the end of my shift when I saw a cluster of them across the street. Dr. A, it would be helpful if you could include as many details as you can recall, Davis. Agent Davis, they were in the form of, uh, rabbits. Most of those are, for some reason. Regular kids imagine things from space ships to magic beanstalks within an hour. But all I've seen drawn in that style are rabbits. They were huddled at a street intersection, watching the passing people in cars, I think. They don't move very much or play like the other sketches. That's what the personnel there have taken to calling them, sketches. Mostly they watch others. Dr. A, you weren't alarmed by them. Agent Davis What? No. No, they were pretty common by them. They didn't really do anything hostile, so the hype about them had calmed down. Dr. A, noted. Please continue. Agent Davis Right. Well, after I walked by them, I heard this kid scream from behind me. Little girl, maybe 8 years old, she'd been playing with her sketch when I passed. This winged pony thing. So I turn around and one of the rabbits is on her sketch. I've never seen anything moving that fast and it was, the closest thing I can think of is consuming it, while the girl was going into some type of seizure. I had trouble making sense of what I was seeing at first. It looked like one huge white scribble in the air. There was no helping the girl. I was holding her so she wouldn't hurt her head against the concrete, but I'm no doctor. More of the rabbits had reached other sketches by then, and those sketches too were being torn apart and the kids were all screaming. And according to the documents I've been given, this was happening all over the town, right? Dr. A, that's correct. Agent Davis, I unloaded a load of shots into the thing, but of course that didn't help. I don't really know why I did that. They're all in comas now, aren't they? The kids? Dr. A, yes, they are. I think that will be all, Agent Davis. Agent Davis, one last thing. Dr. A, yes? Agent Davis, may I request to be transferred out of SCP-277? Dr. A, you've already been reassigned to SCP- Agent Davis, thanks. Goodbye then, doctor. End log. Update. Three months following this incident, members of SCP-277-R have vanished from the area. It is still unknown whether they were projections from a child, or a manifestation native to SCP-277 itself. Addendum 277-C. Inquiries made to civilians regarding the incident on 10-5-R have returned with mixed results. A number of the residents claimed that they had never witnessed such an occurrence before, an expressed desire for Foundation officials to quickly identify and prosecute the perpetrator. Others claim that similar events happen periodically, every year. Personnel staffing SCP-277 have expressed discomfort when dealing with members of the town. They smiled too wide, as if this entire place is just a fairytale, and that massacre was just part of their happy ending. Agent J. Item number. SCP-333. Object Class. Euclid. Special Containment Procedures. SCP-333-A 1-1618 are to be stored in a standard Secure Containment Locker, with incitement accessible only by personnel possessing level 3 clearance or greater, with authorization of at least two clearance level 4 personnel. As testing with SCP-333-B and SCP-333-C has concluded, any performance of SCP-333-A is strictly prohibited. Description. SCP-333-A are 1,618 identical copies of a musical score, of unknown title and origin. Given the score denoted by SCP-333-A is performed by an orchestra of sufficient size, SCP-333-B manifests. The chamber SCP-333-A is performed in may be entered normally. However, roughly three minutes into a performance, anything leaving the chamber arrives in SCP-333-B. Re-entry of the performance hall from SCP-333-B is possible, given it is temporarily integrated into SCP-333-B. SCP-333-B appears to be a metropolitan area, devoid of any signs of habitation, past or present. Due to its nature, it is unknown when SCP-333-B was constructed, using what materials, by whom, or even if it was constructed in the conventional sense at all. For as long as performance of SCP-333-A continues, SCP-333-B may be traversed. Following cessation of a performance, SCP-333-B dematerializes, along with anything within at the time. Instrumentation left within suggests that unless a performance of SCP-333-A is occurring, SCP-333-B experiences no passage of time and may not exist at all. SCP-333-C is a highly aggressive entity, a variable appearance in composition, residing within SCP-333-B. All manifestations of SCP-333-C have proven much more durable than its composition would suggest, requiring considerable firepower to terminate outside of SCP-333-B, and possessing apparent invincibility while within. Could SCP-333-C manage to escape SCP-333-B? It will remain until the next time SCP-333-B manifests unless terminated. Following termination, SCP-333-C will dematerialize as well. Addendum 333-1 SCP-333-B will not fully manifest unless SCP-333-A is performed by a minimum of 49 musicians within a single concert hall. Larger numbers of musicians appear to correlate to a larger and more complex metropolitan area. Additionally, simultaneous performances in differing locales result in integration of all concert halls within which SCP-333-A is being performed. SCP-333-B could hypothetically serve as a means of rapid transit between Foundation facilities. Addendum 333-2 The content of all 1618 original instances of SCP-333-A have been observed to change following each performance. All remain identical to each other. Copies of SCP-333-A do not display this polymorphic nature. Addendum 333-3 Changes undergone by SCP-333-A appear to constitute the inclusion of motifs, representing any foreign materials left behind by exploration teams. Given that copies of original SCP-333-A do not update to reflect material within SCP-333-B, it may be possible to selectively manifest materials, and possibly even personnel, within SCP-333-B. A more in-depth cost-benefit analysis will follow. Addendum 333-4 Visual, chemical, and mass-spectrometric examination of structures within SCP-333-B indicates their composition is directly dependent upon the composition of instrumentation utilized for the corresponding performance of SCP-333-A. Additionally, it appears that the better a particular instrument is played, the less its composition is reflected within SCP-333-B. Given that structures within SCP-333-B are always of similar composition to the instruments utilized, it has been suggested that these structures may not have a finite composition. However, considering errors cause the composition of a particular instrument to feature more prominently, it is also possible that corruption of SCP-333-B is unavoidable, due to general inability to perform SCP-333-A precisely enough. Experiment logs SCP-333-A-B 1-9 are pending declassification. Addendum 333-5 Cost-benefit analysis regarding SCP-333-A as a foundation asset. Rapid Long Distance Transit If used for transit between facilities, SCP-333-B could allow for rapid dissemination of SCP objects in the event of a containment breach. This risk should not be taken lightly. Cloning of personnel, items, SCP objects, etc. effectively granting the foundation access to infinite resources. A Contingency Plan in case of R.O.V.E. or Class Events. Personnel critical to the operation of the foundation, a cache of useful SCP objects, and a store of various provisions and resources could be left within SCP-333-B. This would ensure their survival, provided performance of a suitable copy of SCP-333-A may take place. A Garrison and Armory The song itself could be utilized as several different foundation facilities simultaneously. Particularly dangerous Euclid and Keter objects could each be deposited in their own instance of SCP-333-B. If SCP-333-A is performed as it was prior to an SCP object being deposited, SCP-333-B will manifest without the SCP. If SCP-333-A is performed as it is following an SCP object being deposited, SCP-333-B will manifest with the SCP present. Performances of identical copies of SCP-333-A could take place in several locations, allowing access to the prospective facility from several places. A kill switch to sever SCP-333-B from any adjoining facilities is strongly advised. The risk of accidental discovery of the SCP-333-A should be carefully considered before any utilization of the SCP-333-B for these purposes takes place. Note, the contents of Addendum 333-5 have been struck through. Consult Addendum 333-9. Addendum 333-6. SCP-333-C is capable of leaving SCP-333-B. Any sighting of SCP-333-C within SCP-333-B is grounds for immediate evacuation and cessation of SCP-333-A performance. Addendum 333-7. Composition of SCP-333-C appears linked to musical instruments, utilized in similar fashion to 333-B. Closer scrutiny of footage recorded during experiments SCP-333-AB-1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 has found SCP-333-C present, appearing to be of similar composition to each corresponding instance of SCP-333-B, making it difficult to distinguish from its surroundings. This likely explains why its presence initially went unnoticed. Addendum 333-8. Operation was unsuccessful. Operation losses exceeded 90%. A 5-megaton tactical nuclear device was detonated within SCP-333-B in a last-ditch attempt to prevent SCP-333-C escaping. SCP-333-C was undeterred. Addendum 333-9. Corruption of materials left within 333-B has been noted. This corruption generally takes the form of minuscule changes in chemical composition of objects left within. Though in extreme cases, physical deformation has been observed. Notable examples include malfunction of ROV-13-B, due to critical circuitry being displaced by and the discovery of D17711's skeletal system being composed of 0.1% brass by weight. I hereby rescind my prior recommendations for utilization of SCP-333. Dr. N. Addendum 333-10. Computer aided analysis of SCP-333-A in all copies thereof, considered alongside the events of experiment SCP-333-A-B 1-9, and operation indicates beyond a shadow of a doubt that SCP-333-A dictates any and all occurrences within SCP-333-B, including activity of Foundation personnel and SCP-333-C. All further testing of SCP-333 is hereby suspended indefinitely. Item number SCP-419. Object Class. Safe. Special Containment Procedures. SCP-419 is to be kept within a steel alloy frame, and attached to its accommodating wall space. No covering or casing is present. SCP-419 currently resides in a room inside Site-33, dimensions 3 meters by 5 meters by 4 meters. All of the walls in the containment unit, including the one behind SCP-419, are made of a mesh of plastic, steel, and concrete. On the north facing wall of the containment room is a viewing bay. Note that there is no physical barrier between the viewing bay and SCP-419, leading to another room with the same dimensions. Two guards are positioned outside of the containment room near the viewing bay, and are authorized to use lethal force. They shift every three hours. SCP-419 must be cleaned daily, with ordinary window cleaning supplies. Any personnel tasked with maintenance must not suffer from acrophobia. Constant monitoring of SCP-419 must take place from the viewing bay, in order to ensure that the view through SCP-419 does not change significantly. In the event that it does, contact Site Director- Access to SCP-419 is prohibited, except under special conditions and permission from Site Director. Description. SCP-419 is a large pane of reinforced glass, 1.5 meters by 3.6 meters by 7.6 centimeters in dimensions. One side of SCP-419 does not allow light to pass through. Instead, it displays a view of what appears to be an extra-dimensional urban environment. This phenomenon is only present when viewed directly by a human subject. Photographs, motion sensors, and vision enhancing objects such as glasses or contacts, all act on SCP-419 as if it were a mirror. The scene viewed through SCP-419 appears to be outside, but lacks any natural lighting, regardless of the time it is viewed. No superterrestrial forms, such as celestial bodies, are visible. The view would appear to originate from a vantage point high above ground level. Approximately 800 lux of light emanates from SCP-419, despite the lack of a light source. The source of this phenomenon is theorized to be whatever environment SCP-419 displays. Light from SCP-419's testing chamber does not affect this scene. The buildings visible through SCP-419 appear similar to those of the Victorian architectural period. However, they tend to have unusual, almost imperceptible changes that make them appear warped or twisted, or occupying spaces they should not. Much, if not all of the area viewed through SCP-419, is non-Euclidean. Estimates of the size of this city vary depending on when it is viewed and have ranged from approximately 12 square kilometers to over 60. A multitude of neon lights and signs have been noted, but are not in any known language. Organisms have been viewed walking, albeit only en masse due to their relatively small size. Their actual size is currently unknown due to the lack of a scale. They appear to be humanoid and dark red in color. However, the lack of available computerized assistance and the obvious flaws in the human eye, does not allow for a higher level of detail to be ascertained. Due to their seemingly advanced level of technology, the running theory among researchers is that this is not their actual skin color, but rather their clothing. Additional Description Prior to Incident 419b Obsolete Occasionally, large metallic constructs have been viewed moving through the streets, followed by large masses of the humanoids. During these occasions, such processions compose all of the visible movement within the city. Dr. Wang notes that these processions are highly reminiscent of military marches due to their extremely geometric nature and constant pace. After Incident 419b Following Incident 419b, the entire landscape viewed through SCP-419 has changed drastically. Many of the buildings appear to be lit on fire or smoldering. Much of the ground is covered in rubble, and there is almost no visible movement from the previously described red humanoids. However, what appear to be similarly shaped dark blue humanoids have been observed performing similar processions. Approximately 1% of the buildings consistently observed before Incident 419b have collapsed. Visibility has also been significantly obscured by an opaque gas, theorized to be smoke. Upon closer inspection, a multitude of dark gray figures are visible in the streets, but remain stationary. The implications of this event are unknown. Note 92713 SCP-419 seems to be aging at an abnormally fast rate. We currently believe this is due to the atmosphere on the other side, though we obviously cannot test it to know for sure. At this speed, SCP-419 could become non-functional as soon as 2019. What this will mean, we do not yet know. CULSEN Item number SCP-468 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures A buffer area of one kilometer is to be maintained around SCP-468-2. Individuals found inside upon initial Foundation acquisition may only exit with the permission of the overseeing Level 4 researcher. All Foundation personnel entering for purposes of observation must exit two hours after entrance. SCP-468-1 is not to be moved from SCP-468-2. It is to be contained within a standard locked containment unit. One video camera inside the unit is to monitor SCP-468-1's movement. The unlocking combination is held by the overseeing Level 4 researcher. DESCRIPTION SCP-468-1 is an abacus with dimensions of 20x7 centimeters in near perfect condition with no missing beads or signs of disrepair. Its beads, despite the lack of any obvious motor or driving system, will move autonomously. Periods of movement are interspersed by periods of rest, which usually last three to five hours. SCP-468-1's beads will often perform basic arithmetic operations, though this is not always the case. SCP-468-2 is the former farming village of located in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, with an area of about 2.3 square kilometers. It is presumed that the previous owner of SCP-468-1 lived within this village. Research site 133, which houses all personnel assigned to SCP-468, is located three kilometers from SCP-468-2. Foundation investigations have data expunged. Roads, houses, and other sufficiently large man-made structures inside SCP-468-2 will shift their positions as SCP-468-1 itself moves. Movement invariably results in the formation of geometric patterns. Usually, roads lined with houses will move to form rows and columns. Other patterns that have been observed include basic circular and triangular patterns. Researchers have recorded a relation between arithmetical operations done by SCP-468-1 and the movement of SCP-468-2. For example, SCP-468-1 moving to multiply 10 and 32 resulted in a 10 by 32 grid pattern with outlying houses forming a perimeter around the resultant grid. All sufficiently large animals, including horses, dogs, cats, and human beings, within SCP-468-2 are subject to its effects. During periods of SCP-468-1's rest, affected subjects will travel between structures. Only SCP-468-2's roads will be used to travel. No two subjects will ever travel in different directions on the same road. The speed of travel is invariably 2.3 meters per second, with one pace taken every 0.6 seconds. Mathematical functions are often performed with affected subjects acting as counters. Animals susceptible to SCP-468-2's effects begin to display symptoms 2.5 hours after entry into the village. The initial symptom is the loss of all complex mental functions, such as basic coordination, language skills, and reasoning. After 3 hours inside, instinctive and reflexive actions, such as the fight or flight response, are forgotten. After 3.5 hours, brain activity reduces to an essentially comatose state, and only the knowledge of how to walk is retained. However, only a certain number of affected individuals actually take place in group movements at any given time. Because of this, surplus beings will simply data expunged. If enough subjects are removed from SCP-468-2 such that the number of affected individuals inside is less than 0, all movement will cease. It can only resume once members of the same species as the removed subjects are placed inside SCP-468-2. Despite their inability to consume food or water, all subjects seem to be in perfect health. Removing SCP-468-1 from SCP-468-2 causes all activity with an SCP-468-2 to cease, though affected subjects do not regain lost mental capacity. Given the research opportunity that would be lost, this is prohibited. Addendum 468A Before it became the focus of Foundation attention, SCP-468-2 was a relatively isolated community. Beginning January 12, 19- Residents reported roads and houses shifting several meters in sudden bursts. Local authorities assumed tectonic instability to be the cause of the moving structures, and advised all residents to evacuate. Approximately half of the population complied. By February 3, no more reports were filed concerning the believed tectonic instability. By March 21st, attempts to contact people living in the village were met with no response, prompting Foundation involvement. By the time nearby agents arrived, the entire remaining population had succumbed to SCP-468-2's effects. A discrepancy exists between the population of SCP-468-2 post-earthquake evacuation, 188, and the current human population, 66. Extensive Foundation exploration has not found a single member of the missing 122. Data expunged. Addendum 468B Patterns and calculations made by SCP-468-2 have begun increasing in complexity since observation has begun. While only basic addition and subtraction were seen when first discovered, its repertoire of mathematical operations has expanded to include multiplication and division, calculating the area of quadrilaterals, triangles, and circles, comparing proportions, and finding the square roots of two-digit numbers. On July 19th, 2000, SCP-468-2 arranged in grid patterns used for basic arithmetic. However, Foundation observers quickly realized that the right half of SCP-468-2 had only very limited activity, whereas the left side exhibited an abnormal increase in subject movement. Dr. F, upon investigating the matter, theorized that the computations being made were an attempt to perform matrix multiplication, with the left-hand side acting as scratch work, and the right-hand side including the actual matrices. After only 39 minutes, all subject movements ceased, and SCP-468-1 entered another period of movement, the shortest recorded period of rest yet. Researcher estimates placed the time required for matrix multiplication to take place inside SCP-468-2 in approximately three days. Matrix multiplication was an unusual jump in the normally steady progression of mathematical complexity previously undergone. Furthermore, the subsequent arrangement of SCP-468-2 facilitated fraction multiplication, the only recorded instance of a decrease in mathematical complexity between rearrangement periods. Lesson complete. To continue with your orientation training, subscribe to SCP Orientation right now and make sure you don't miss any of our upcoming videos.


5 Tips for Spending Wisely This Holiday We spend a lot of money during holidays. As a result, you need a lot of money. Okay, the holiday seasons can be financially demanding. Our mental health, physical health and emotional well-being should be our priority. Take out time once in a year, at least to have fun, eat as much as we can stomach, travel and do all the fun things we can afford and not bad ideas. However, it is not good to overspend because we only care about having a nice time during the holidays. What happens after the holidays? It is important to have a wonderful time during the holidays but it is also important to spend wisely while you are at it. In this video, I'll share with you 5 tips for spending wisely this holiday. This will help you become a successful person. If you're new here, consider subscribing so that you won't miss other interesting videos like this. 1. Create a budget and stick to it Dave Ramsey, an American radio show host, author and businessman, said and I quote, A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went. Make a list of the items you've been needing for the holidays as well as the number of people you want to get gifts. Make sure that your list captures only what you can afford because you're going to stick to it. The last thing we want is tapping from your extra fund that had been put aside. So, be realistic with your list and budget. The thing about setting a budget is that it will help you manage your spending decision. Note that your list is working with your budget, not your budget working with your list. So, once you have decided what fraction of your income you want to spend during the holiday, create your list. Put on the items on a scale of preference so that if your budget accommodates the least important items, good for you. But if not, it doesn't mean that we are expanding it. 2. Start shopping early. Everyone will be shopping during festive periods. This can make your shopping a little more challenging because you won't be able to explore as much options as you like. Everyone wants to buy and everyone wants to check for alternatives so that they won't get to spend so much money when they can get a similar quality for a lesser price. Besides, if you live in certain parts of the world where prizes of things are spiked during festivity because of the surge, it is only advisable to start shopping weeks or months if possible before every shopping mall and marketplace gets crowded. 3. Avoid using credit cards to make payment. Credit cards offer the convenience of buying now and paying later. While this sounds like a good idea now, it can be a little implicated. For instance, a $20 gift is only $20 until you purchase about 5 of those and then paying off your debt becomes a problem. As a result, interest begins to accrue and suddenly that $20 gift has snowballed into a big sum because you were unable to pay back before the next billion cycle. Mind you, you got 5 of those for your loved ones and friends. To see why creating a budget enlist is important in the first place, you don't want to walk in a store and begin to pick random items because there is a discount on nearly all the items and well, you think it's a great opportunity to shop as many things as possible. 4. Put a savings plan in place. Savings should be a part of your monthly budget, irrespective of the season. Don't put your financial freedom plans on hold because you feel the need to try out all the amazing things you've never done. If you don't have a professional financial planner, get one to help you with strategies to save more and plan a better financial future. Also, remember that the new year is just around the corner and you don't want to start the year already looking forward to your next income because you barely have enough to live on. 5. Remember, people come first. What are the holidays, Christmas and New Year without your family and loved ones? You see, people are the most important part of anything, be it business or fun. The reason why you are looking forward to the holidays is that you get to spend it with loved ones, not because of the exciting things you want to do, but the people you want to do those things with. So, in getting gifts for them, always remember to put them first. It won't matter if you get expensive gifts and in the end, it's not something they want. So, instead of trying to please everyone and prove a point, get them sentimental gifts. Something thoughtful. You'll be surprised at how much they'll appreciate it than the very expensive gifts. Have a great time and, more importantly, spend wisely this holiday. 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Hey guys so I would do my own intro and everything but I kind of want to keep this video short and serious because there's a lot going on right now. So you can probably tell from the title this video is going to be about the delay of idle research and about why I am doing that. If you're not really interested in the story you don't really care about me as a person and you just want a quick explanation I will provide that real quick. Essentially the list of things that I need to get done is growing and the amount of time I have is shrinking and that just doesn't work. And when that happens my stress level increases and my anxiety level increases and I begin to rush and I create crappy products and I don't want that for idle research. So therefore I am extending the games release date to some time in 2022. I have no idea when it could be a month it could be two months it could be six months it could be a year from now we don't know but I will say that it's going to be sometime in 2022 and I'm not going to be giving any more concrete dates until I am for sure knowing when it's coming out. And on top of that I am just I just have so much I need to get done and currently it's finals week so I already have a lot on my plate right now and just on top of all that stress and everything I have to get done in such a short amount of time it's just nearly impossible like the game's supposed to be released in what like few weeks less than a few weeks and I still haven't finished the cylinders layer yet not even close I still have so much and you get done there's just no way I can get done by them. Anyways that's the quick explanation I will kind of go more into details if you are interested and if you actually care about me and my feelings. So believe it or not game development is fun okay I will say it's a lot of fun you learn a lot of things you learn a lot of tricks you develop a lot of skills over time with game development however at the same time it sometimes feels like a job when it's supposed to be like a hobby and right now I'm currently at the point where it kind of feels like a chore rather than a hobby that I enjoy. Don't get me wrong I still enjoy working on idle research and game development in general but just right now just where I am in life right now it just feels like a chore and that just makes me uninterested not really uninterested but like if it's a chore I'm gonna half-ass it and I don't want that for you guys because I have been working on this game for such a long time now and I've been working very hard and I want to create a great game that you guys will enjoy I don't want to create a half-ass game that you guys are not going to kind of enjoy and that's just one a waste of my time two that's a waste of your time and three that just gives me a bad impression and it makes me embarrassed but to kind of go along with that it's mental health really that's kind of a big reason behind this um everyone feels stressed anxious depressed lonely at times we've all felt that well I'm assuming most of us have felt that way at least um I've definitely felt that a lot recently and that's just because I'm overwhelmed simply there's just a lot going on I have just lots of stuff going on outside of the game development world and I'm kind of just trying to work on myself and focus on the really important things and that is first of all getting through school second of all having a social life because if I don't have a social life then I'm going to be lonely and even more depressed and that just doesn't help so I need to focus on those two areas and then kind of work on the game right so hopefully that makes sense and if I can satisfy those two things then I can satisfy the third thing because I am happy and I am motivated and ready to work so there's all the mental health and everything relates to that so I'm done talking about that let's talk about the game itself and like what's taking me so long what is actually making my to-do list grow like crazy so as I'm playing it I am just jotting down new ideas to kind of just rebalance and revamp everything um before I actually get into that I'd like to talk about the refactorization so basically I spent a week completely refactoring my code and it looks much better now than it did about a month ago I did this about like a few weeks ago but anyways that's what the point the point is that I basically had the same code for crafting research fire ice stuff like that for each layer flasks tubes and cylinders so there's a lot of copy and pasting and it's just a lot of just mess and it's really hard to manage and if I'm going to add more layers in the future I'm going to have to do the same thing over and over and over again and it's very daunting and that is also another reason why it was kind of stressing me out it was just not the fun and another thing is that if I want to add holiday events this coder factoring is going to help me a lot it's going to do a lot for me so it's going to be really nice so that's I spent a lot of time doing that so it should help speed things up a little bit however I had to sacrifice some things first of all the save system I had to redo it entirely so that means any beta tester or anybody that's in the demo version right now their saves are going to be gone but don't worry I'm going to provide a save bank for those kind of people but anyways that's not the point the point is that I am just doing a lot to the game right now just to make it more stable and make it easier for me and just better for the long term another thing I had to sacrifice is the mastery tree in the last layer so you probably have seen the preview on my channel before I try to remember if I actually made that video public or not but anyways there was a feature with an upgrade tree I am ditching that just because it's the quality of life is really hard to kind of master and it's a waste of my time so removing that feature has to get me brainstorming again creating new ideas for Flass and seeing if I should provide it for all layers and stuff like that and then that also comes down to rebalancing Flass again so I'm in the middle of doing that which takes a lot of time so yeah there's a lot kind of going backwards at this moment rather than actually moving forward and finishing cylinders another thing I'm planning on doing is redoing the adventure system so currently um when the two like the enemy in you your player when they fight they have two different attack times so I'm going to change this approach because it makes defense more useful the approach I'm going for is a trims style which is another idle game trims t-r-i-m-p-s if you're curious it's a cool game but anyways I'm kind of going for that style so basically they're going to have the same attack attack speed the normal player will attack first but then instantly the next player will um the enemy will attack and it will keep going on and this will just make defense more useful so if I'm going to do that a lot of balancing is going to be required because I'm going to have to make sure attack max hp um regen and defense is kind of equal now so there's that and now let's go to the little darker side of the game development which people don't really like to talk about just because it's such a gray area and that is monetization so I am going to be including ads for mobile and in-app purchases and I have yet to design those at all right now there's just nothing in there I'm completely balancing the game based off free play so people you know won't get into a time wall and feel peer pressure to actually buy something but anyways I stopped to design those and that's going to take a long time as well and along with that marketing so advertising I have never advertised before well not for a game at least but I have for other things in the past but anyways the point is that there's a lot to learn and if I'm going to create ads from scratch or if I'm going to do research on search engine optimization just stuff like that it's going to take a lot of time and I can't just do that in a weekend it's just no way and I as a broke college students would like to make some money so I can actually have a better quality of life and eventually buy myself a car so I can drive so I can commute during my sophomore junior and senior year unless I buy an apartment stuff like that so again I need money because I need to live as a broke college student that is severely in debt well at least I will be but so yeah anyways there's the gray area um the game will be free again I've explained that many times but um yeah if your case you're curious the game's free so I'd like as many people to play as possible and yeah so those are all the game related updates I'm trying to think if there's anything else I shouldn't I guess I can talk about YouTube so I haven't uploaded a YouTube video in a really long time it was the 5k sub and then I'm gone just like that one it's it's motivation in all honesty I just haven't really had the drive to make a video I have some unedited videos but I just when I sit here at this desk I'm just like nah I don't feel like editing it today and that just repeats every day I just haven't had the motivation to record a video and I'm really sorry for those who are kind of just waiting on me for that I promise I will at some point hopefully over winter break when I'm back at home and I'm kind of just you know back in my normal routine but we will see so yeah anyways again our research will be delayed um I'm aiming some time in 2022 I'm not going to give any concrete dates until I actually know one month ahead of time this game will be ready and I need that kind of grace period to like be prepared and to mentally prepare for such a release because we just hit 5000 wishlist today as of um the 13th of December which is a lot of people and that is something that kind of you know not my territory so I gotta mentally prepare but I hope you guys all understand what's going on and I hope you aren't too angry with me I mean it's a free game you shouldn't really be mad at me I mean come on I'm just a college student working on a free idle game come on give me a break but anyways enough about me I hope you guys are having a great day or night whatever you're doing right now and I will see you guys in a video at some point thank you very much for watching I really appreciate everyone's support I can't wait to see you guys in the next one see y'all later peace


More than 120,000 Cambodians have crossed back into their own country from Thailand in the past week, bearing a crackdown on migrant workers after last month's coup. Cambodians make up a big part of the two million strong migrant labour force in Thailand's seafood, agriculture and construction industries. But they often work for mega-pay and lack official work permits. They're apparently fleeing after a rumour that illegal foreign workers may be arrested and deported by Thailand's new military rulers. Jo Lowry from the International Organisation for Migration has been at the border and has just returned to Bangkok. Jo Lowry, thank you very much for joining us. Thank you. Is it actually true that these people may be deported by the Taijanta or has this exodus been triggered by a rumour? No one really knows. There are certainly strong rumours going around in the Cambodian community, which people are listening to and are making their decisions to leave. Certain heads say that for 140,000 people to leave en masse within a week, to leave their jobs and to go back to a country where they don't have any work and there'll be a strain on the services there, for them to leave so rapidly in such numbers, there must be a compelling reason. There are many migrant workers in Thailand, not only from Cambodia but also from Myanmar and Laos, notably. Are they leaving as well or is it just the Khmer workers who are departing? At the moment, the information we have, the large number of migrants leaving are Cambodian. There are some indication there may be smaller numbers of people going back to Myanmar as well. So this is the Iranya-Pretet-Poy-Pet border post. Can you just describe what sort of facilities are there because it's really not sufficient to cope with this number of people, is it? No, it's not. The border post itself is right next to a few large casinos and hotels but just across the border post, there's just a normal Cambodian border town of about 10,000 people, Poy-Pet, and there's a limited amount obviously of shelter, water, food, healthcare. So we're something that as best we can. There are organisations providing water, providing food, talking about setting up places for people to sleep if that's needed. So without the trucking operation, there will be a lot more people. There will be tens of thousands of people there now but thankfully it's down to a few thousand and people are getting out quite quickly. And where are those trucks taking people to? They're taken to the provincial capitals to places like Batan Bang and Siam Reap and to the capital, Phnom Penh itself. And then people have to get back to their home, towns and villages under their own steam. And of course the concern is that when they get there, there won't be much waiting for them. And a lot of them have paid money to brokers to get jobs, fruit picking or in construction in Thailand, low pay jobs, jobs that pay about eight to ten dollars, US dollars a day. And so they've also taken on a large debt, perhaps up to a thousand dollars to get these jobs and that debt has to be paid back. Yet they're going back to no work and perhaps no services either. Yeah, it's going to put substantial pressure on those small towns that they're going back to, isn't it? Because these are probably the breadwinners for many families. Exactly, yeah. The whole economy in this region relies heavily on migrant labor, not just for workers themselves to fill jobs but also on the remittances they sent home. And of course those remittances have dried up completely now. And IOM does work globally with people who've come back from situations like this, with returning migrants. And we have experience in helping them with reintegration and re-assimilation into their communities, helping them set up small businesses and so on. So we stand ready to do that if the need arises. That's going to be a big job to do quite suddenly though, I'd expect it unexpectedly. What about the industries that these people are leaving in Thailand? How will they be affected by this sudden exodus of their workforce? Well, some of it's seasonal, you know, agriculture and so on, but there's a lot of construction projects going on in Thailand right now and I guess they'll have to find local solutions to that. Are you now gearing up for an increasing exodus, as I said, if people from the Burmese community, for example, start doing the same thing? Well, that's a big if, we just don't know if that's going to happen or not. What we do know is that there's approximately 150,000 to 180,000 undocumented Cambodian workers in Thailand and about 140,000 of them appear to have already crossed the border, at one border crossing. Are you expecting that some of those people might return to Thailand when and if the situation normalises? Hard to say, I mean, it would be, they would have strong motivation to do that economically for sure and people will take, as we know from the scenes in Europe and other parts of the world, people will take extreme measures to get somewhere where they believe they can better the lives for themselves and for their families. Joe Lowry, thank you very much for joining us.


Mast and Sub projects require a blank project and then individual projects which can then be inserted into the blank project. So here we've got four projects. Car servicing is the blank project and then car one, car two and car three are all about servicing cars and these will be inserted into the blank project. Now the master project is the blank project so we're going to open up car servicing and now we're going to insert the three individual projects. So I'm clicking the task name column. Project tab. Insert section of the ribbon towards the left and sub project. Need to find my files now. And I'm going to insert car one, car two.


Good morning, Dr. Jill. Good morning, John. Were you listening to music? Yes. I check the Billboard Hot 100 every week to see which songs are popular. Isn't Justin Bieber very popular? Yes. And the Kid Leroy. I don't like him. His grammar is terrible. Really? How so? Well, he has this one song called Stay. One of the singers sings, Know that I can't find nobody else as good as you. So it starts with the imperative form of the verb no. In this form, the subject, you, does not appear. Right. But pay careful attention to the words, I can't find nobody. Know that I can't find nobody else as good as you. But notice the words that come before nobody also suggest a negation. I can't find, which is short for I cannot find. This produces a kind of double negation. I cannot find nobody. John, you are so old-fashioned. The double negation isn't acceptable in traditional grammar or on writing tests, but you occasionally hear it used in everyday speech. You shouldn't judge a popular song or a person based on how they use a pronoun. I guess you're right. Just enjoy the music and make note of the interesting pronoun usage. I find it hard to enjoy music that doesn't have a saxophone. It really is the greatest instrument. You love the saxophone so much, and you were trying to judge the kid Leroy and Justin Bieber. Hey, that's not nice. And that's everyday grammar.