Assuming conditions remain constant, the populace of ███████████ will be completely neutralised in █ to ██ years, at which point a more in-depth investigation will take place.

Under no circumstances are new residents allowed to move into the town, and all current residents must be prevented from moving away. All jobs that require movement in and of the town, such as commercial supply, are to be performed by Foundation fronts.

The effects of SCP-XXXX have no known cure; afflicted individuals are to be contained within ███████████, New Mexico, and allowed to continue their lives as normal operating within the town. All references to the town are to be slowly phased out – including road signs, maps, phone connections, and government records.

Special Containment Procedures: Water supply of ███████████, New Mexico is to be carefully observed at all times. At the time of writing (██/██/19██), plans are being drawn to completely drain the water table of ███████████. Until such a time, Foundation Agents stationed near the town are to carefully monitor the spread of water flow from the town in order to minimise the spread of SCP-XXXX.

Clearest image of SCP-XXXX, taken 02/12/20██

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a regulation secure storage container, encased in a sufficiently large airtight polythene bag to prevent exposure to moisture or airborne organisms.

The object should only be removed from storage by personnel wearing appropriate hand protection; no skin contact should be made with the object outside of testing.

When directly exposed to the atmosphere, the humidity should not be relatively higher than that of the wood composing the object. These methods are to prevent further deterioration of the SCP.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an ornate wooden lock box with the inscription “Never forget me” written in Swedish. The object has several scratches on the inside and a small dent on an outside corner. The object can be damaged as expected, as evidenced by Experiment-02, in which a small sample of the wood was taken; this is further reinforced by the standard deterioration in the quality of the wood, necessitating the specific handling procedures to prevent further damage.

The object appears to be constructed primarily of mahogany wood, with an iron lock (and appropriate key) spray painted with anti-oxidant yellow finish (the same paint used to highlight the inscription). The lock and key do not possess the anomalous properties of SCP-XXXX. A sample taken of the wood demonstrated no anomalous properties, including effect of SCP-XXXX.

At the time of retrieval, SCP-XXXX was used by its former owner to store small items of relative value. Items have shown no anomalous properties, and have been returned to the owner. When locked with the key, no notable changes were observed regarding either SCP-XXXX or SCP-XXXX-1.

SCP-XXXX is the cause of a highly context specific memetic effect which has been informally named after the primary vocal trigger and subsequent effect. In English, the trigger words for the anomalous effects are 'Mind' and 'Plague'.

The so called ‘Mind Plague’ spreads to any individual who touches the wooden part of SCP-XXXX, and whom are henceforth identified as SCP-XXXX-1.

Any time SCP-XXXX-1 consciously utters the words ‘mind’ or ‘plague’, they involuntarily say both words together in a notably deeper and louder tone of voice than usual. Simultaneously, the back of the subject is forcibly rotated backwards between 20 and 35 degrees, no matter the original position (See Experiment-03).

The effects appear to worsen over time: for every day SCP-XXXX-1 spends without being administered the cure (see Addendum) the louder and deeper the voice of SCP-XXXX-1 gets. After day 5, the individual is loud enough to render themselves hoarse after repeated vocalization; regardless, the ability for SCP-XXXX-1 to say the words ‘Mind' and 'Plague’ together is not diminished under any circumstances (see Experiment-04), and volume of the individual does not increase further after 7 days.

SCP-XXXX-1 is otherwise able to speak normally and across all vocal ranges they would normally have been able to produce, however there is no psychological way to control the volume or intensity of their vocalisation after triggering the anomalous effect.

The effects of SCP-XXXX are applicable in every oral language; if SCP-XXXX-1 knows the appropriate words for both ‘Mind’ and ‘Plague’ in a given language, uttering one will cause the individual to be forced to say both. Experiment-04-B showed that individuals can be taught ‘fake’ words for both ‘Mind’ and ‘Plague’, and the effect of SCP-XXXX will still apply.

SCP-XXXX can be lethal under certain circumstances - see experiment-03.

Experiment Log

+ (Clearance granted, click to reveal.) - (Click to close experiment log.) Experiment 01 x 5

Subject: One D-Class personnel

Procedure: Subject ordered to touch the wooden component of SCP-XXXX, utter the trigger word 'Mind' after one minute

Note: experiment was repeated with five D-Class, chosen from varying age and ethnic origins.

Results: D-Class says both trigger words in conjunction. Subject's spine involuntarily leans backwards while standing in place.

Analysis: As expected, all instances of SCP-XXXX-1 reacted as normal. All of them were forced to curve their spines, though by slightly varying degrees. None of them suffered permanent injury. Experiment 02 x 2

Subject: One D-Class personnel

Procedure: Subject ordered to touch sample of wood taken from the SCP.

Note: experiment repeated twice.

Results: No effect on SCP-XXXX-1 in either case.

Analysis: The wood itself possesses no anomalous properties - they only appear to take effect when considered part of the object itself. Experiment 03 x 1

Subject: One D-Class personnel

Procedure: Subject ordered to touch wood of the SCP. After 1 minute, say the trigger word 'Mind' three times in rapid succession, no matter what occurred.

Note: experiment performed only once

Results: SCP-XXXX-1 was affected as normal the first time the trigger was activated. Subject repeated trigger word ten seconds later; spine now bent a dangerous amount. Subject repeats the trigger word a third time. SCP-XXXX-1 died two minutes later due to internal trauma, including localised muscle spraining combined with compound fracturing of the lower spine due to excess bending. Analysis: SCP-XXXX is lethal under certain specific conditions. Object class remains 'Safe'. Experiment 04 - A

Subject: One D-Class personnel

Procedure: Subject instructed to touch wood of SCP-XXXX, say trigger word 'Mind' after one minute. Following this, they were to wait 60 seconds before saying the word 'Mind' in French.

Note: experiment with commonly used languages.

Results: SCP-XXXX-1 was affected as normal in both instances.

Analysis: The anomalous effects of SCP-XXXX are not restricted to English or Swedish, nor the native tongue of SCP-XXXX-1. Experiment 04 - B

Subject: One D-Class personnel

Procedure: Subject instructed to touch wood of SCP-XXXX, say trigger word 'Mind' after one minute. Following this, they were to wait 60 seconds before saying the word 'Kakal'.

Note: subject was informed that the word 'Kakal' and 'Pagal' are native American words for 'Mind' and 'Plague', respectively.

Results: SCP-XXXX-1 was affected as normal in both instances.

Analysis: The anomalous effects of SCP-XXXX are not restricted to languages that actually exist, so long as SCP-XXXX-1 believes that they are proper words.

Addendum: The nature of the cure for SCP-XXXX is hidden by default.