SCP-017
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Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-017 is contained in a 6-foot cubic acrylic glass cage centrally suspended in a concrete room measuring 18 feet by 18 feet by 14 feet. Attached to the walls, ceiling, and floor of the room are high-intensity arc lamp spotlights pointed directly at the acrylic cage, to ensure that SCP-017 is constantly exposed to light from every angle. Personnel assigned to the SCP-017 control room should monitor the functionality of the spotlights and of the emergency generator system and call for maintenance immediately upon knowledge of a burnt-out lamp or a problem with the generator.
The only circumstance under which personnel are to enter the room is to replace lamps. Personnel entering the room are required to wear the designated full-body reflective suits, and must be careful to not step in front of functional spotlights.
Description: SCP-017 is a humanoid figure approximately 2' 6" in height (76 cm), anatomically similar to a small child, but with no discernible face, ears, genitals, or other bodily features. SCP-017 seems composed of a shadowy, smoke-like shroud. No attempt to find any object beneath the shroud has been successful, but the possibility has not been ruled out.
SCP-017's reaction to shadows cast upon it is immediate and swift. SCP-017 leaps at the object casting the shadow and completely encloses it in its shroud, whereupon it returns to its normal size, leaving no trace of the object behind.
Additional Notes: Personnel with BETA clearance or higher should see also document #017-1.
