SCP-1747
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The current state of SCP-1747

Item #: SCP-1747

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1747 is to be stored in a 1/2 meter by 1/2 meter by 1.7 meter steel safe. Containment is currently housed within Sector-19. At no time may any personnel open the safe without consent from one (1) member of level 3 security clearance. The containment safe of SCP-1747 must additionally be routinely inspected monthly to ensure that the spread of rust is kept to a minimal degree.

Description: SCP-1747 is a square shovel that is 1.5 meters in length from blade to handle. The blade is composed of iron and is .5 meters by .325 meters, while the handle is unvarnished maple wood and is 1 meter in length. The shovel was secured by The Foundation in [DATA EXPUNGED] in █/█/19██. Large portions of the blade appear to have been rusted over. In addition,efforts to remove said rust are in vain. Initial analysis displays trace amounts of human blood present on the blade of the shovel. DNA tests on the blood have rendered inconclusive results. If SCP-1747 is used on any ground normally penetrable by an ordinary shovel, the blade will stop 3/4 of the way through the ground and become obstructed by a solid object.
Upon further investigation,it is found that no matter where one digs with the shovel,the tool will strike human remains just below the shovel's point of entry, regardless of what was beneath the surface prior to digging. The material dug into is irrelevant as long as it is possible to dig in that location. It is currently unknown where these remains come from or how they are placed below the surface.
Test results have shown that the time the corpses have been deceased range as recent as █ days,to ██ months. In several instances,bodies that have been [DATA EXPUNGED] have been reported to be found using SCP-1747. When first obtained by The Foundation,there was little rust on the blade,and the bodies being discovered were only recently dead and commonly in "good" condition. However,as the spread of rust continued,the bodies being found were becoming exceedingly mutilated and unbearable,to the extent that research has been discontinued for the artifact.

Test log format:
Rust level:
Procedure:
Results:
Time since death:
Analysis:

Test A - █/█/20██.

Rust level: Low.
Procedure: Shovel is used to penetrate surface of dirt.
Results: Shovel is obstructed when blade is 3/4 into the ground. Discovery of body of human female,age 19.
Time since death: 3 days.
Analysis: Cause of death is cardiac arrest. Female body appears to contain no anomalies. When found, body was in standard burial position. Body is laid on back,hands on top of stomach. Body is somewhat "peaceful" given the circumstances of discovery.

Test B - █/█/20██.

Rust level: Moderate.
Procedure: Shovel is used to penetrate surface of dirt.
Results: Shovel is obstructed when blade is 3/4 into the ground. Discovery of body of human male,age 46.
Time since death: 24 days.
Analysis: Cause of death is fatality invoking motor incident. Male body is beginning to decay. Bruises and fractures are evident in the chest cavity and torso. Body is positioned as if in distress and enormous pain. Curled up in fetal position.

Test C - ██/██/20██.

Rust level: High.
Procedure: Shovel is used to penetrate surface of dirt.
Results: Shovel is obstructed when blade is 3/4 into the ground. Discovery of body of human female,age 29.
Time since death: █ weeks.
Analysis: Cause of death is blunt trauma to the head. Body appears to have suffered a blow on the back of the cranium.Condition of the body is substantially disfigured and mutilated. Analysis of the skull shows minute traces of rust on the point of impact. The Position of the corpse when found appears to have been purposefully put in the position by an outside force. Body is in a position as if it was stuffed into a cramped area.

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