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SCP-017

Shadow Person

A small humanoid silhouette is held under light from every direction. Its response to a shadow explains the unusual arrangement of its cell.

Original work by Sam Swicegood (CityToast). Sources & credits ↓

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01 / Field notes

Reading the original

Read the lamp arrangement and shadow-trigger description together. The direction of illumination matters; a summary that merely says the entity dislikes darkness loses the file's practical problem.

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By Sam Swicegood (CityToast)

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28T04:58:06.779998+00:00 · page revision: 46, last edited: 04 Oct 2024 09:51

Evidence location: Special Containment Procedures; Description; Additional Notes; Licensing / Citation panel

Agent-checked primary article. Original paraphrased reading guide; no imagery or human-review claim. Article credit: Sam Swicegood (CityToast).

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03 / Caseboard

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04 / Source record

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Original works & attributionOriginal sources may reveal story details.1 source ↗
SCP-017 ↗

By Sam Swicegood (CityToast)

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28T04:58:06.779998+00:00 · page revision: 46, last edited: 04 Oct 2024 09:51

Evidence location: Special Containment Procedures; Description; Additional Notes; Licensing / Citation panel

Agent-checked primary article. Original paraphrased reading guide; no imagery or human-review claim. Article credit: Sam Swicegood (CityToast).

Kingy’s text is an adapted explanation, separate from the original work. SCP-derived text is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Source-check dates are retrieval dates, not claims of human editorial review.

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