SCP-001 - Guardian of the Gate

SCP-001 - Guardian of the Gate Object No.: SCP-001 Object Class: Euclid/Keter Special conditions of detention: Due to the nature of SCP-001, no special conditions of detention are required. SCP-001 must be monitored continuously, from a safe distance (10+ kilometers from the object) from a specially selected location (Zone 0). The location of Zone 0 is known only to the current Administrator of SCP and one Overseer professing the Abrahamic religion (O5-14), who is assigned to monitor SCP-001 from Zone 0. This O5 is authorized to take any necessary action if SCP-001 is activated, and must immediately alert the Administrator and other Caretakers if SCP-001 changes its behavior in any way, as this may mean the beginning of the end of the world of Class XK according to the "Patmos" scenario. If SCP-001 is activated in any way, personnel are required to immediately familiarize themselves with the Patmos emergency procedure. The decryption algorithms for it are contained in the designated observer's Zone 0 and should be transmitted to the Foundation's offices only if SCP-001 is activated. The following is recommended to the staff of the Fund who are of value for one or more variants of the emergency procedure "Patmos":: Be well versed in one or more organized Abrahamic religions. Keep the following equipment at hand: holy water, rosary beads, crucifix, cross, prayer mat or other symbol consecrated by a bishop or a priest of the Abrahamic religion of the same high rank, a copy of the Holy Scripture of the Abrahamic religion (Torah, Bible, Koran) and a standard portable emergency kit (alarm kit). In the event of the development of the "Millennial Delight" scenario, all valuable personnel should appoint secondary employees who do not profess Abrahamic religions and inform them about the location of the main copy of the Patmos action plan and means of protection against destructive memagent. These secondary employees should be in a state of full readiness to take the place of