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Subject: To Whom It May Concern
Subject: To Whom It May Concern
Text: A recent discovery of files of unknown origin was made at an abandoned research black site in the American Midwest. The entrance to a sub-basement was uncovered, and while the interior had largely collapsed, a number of files were retrieved from the wreckage. After restoration, a number of these files are legible enough to be parsed, though the information within is heavily redacted. In the interest of public knowledge and safety, I have chosen to disseminate this information to your organization, as well as several others, in the hopes that it will make its way into the public consciousness. [REDACTED]
Image 2 ID: A digitally scanned image of a paper that appears water stained and browned by age. The text reads:
Department of [REDACTED]. CONFIDENTIAL. PHOTOGRAPHIC EFFECT ON METAPHYSICAL ENTITIES.
[There is a large black square in the page, supposedly a censored image of some kind.]
Introduction: While a number of folkloric claims have arisen over the years regarding the relationship between the camera and the soul, adequate and extensive study done by [REDACTED] has shown that photographs of any kind using any apparatus have no effect on the soul, given that the soul is still contained within a living physical form. Additional observations were made of the effects of photography on detached souls, sometimes referred to a “ghosts” or “spirits”. Through repeated trial and error, it was established that detached souls can be alternately harmed, weakened, contained in, and killed by photographs. A number of factors are required for each effect to be achieved, and it was shown that attempting “stack” multiple [text ends as the page ends]
Image 3 ID: [text continues from previous page] effects will negate all of them. The following is the [REDACTED] approved procedure for the photographic containment of detached souls.
[Another large black rectangle covers the page, censoring an image. Underneath is printed ‘Fig. 1′.]
Cameras must be made with specific approved materials. Additional materials will muddy the results, and in many cases, nullify them entirely. The precise materials vary depending on the desired result, though silver must be present in the camera’s functioning mechanics for any effect to be achieved. The presence of a silver charm, silver case, silver tripod, as well as silver making up the “shell”, or buttons were all proven to be ineffective. The reason for this is as yet unknown.
A functional multi-purpose camera was successfully created (see fig. 1) by crafting the base components using [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and silver [REDACTED]. (For a full list of approved materials and substitutions, see Appendix 1). The base functionality of this camera allows for observation while not otherwise affecting the detached soul.
[The font changes from typewriter-esque to Times New Roman] [REDACTED] NOTES: Digital cameras have been shown to affect detached spirits in a number of cases, however, in the vast majority of these cases the effects were limited and transient. Dr. [REDACTED NAME]’s working theory is that digital cameras “chip away” at detached spirits, taking an [text ends as the page ends]
Image 4 ID: [text continues from the previous page] “electronic bite” of them, piecemeal. No indication yet on if the deletion of the digital image returns the “part” taken. Effects of repeated digital exposure have been shown to reduce the detached spirit’s ability to manifest, communicate, and recall their former life. [REDACTED] NOTES CONT.: Dr. [REDACTED] has further posited that the advent of cable and online ghost hunting shows has led directly to the decline in meaningful communication with “the other side”. She also suggested that repeated exposure of attached souls (i.e. any human) to digital devices will have a weakened but similar result on the psyche. (Despite no meaningful evidence I am almost inclined to believe her).
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