IS-0142
Containment Protocols
According to the official incident report, a fragment of IS-0142 was accidentally dropped into the Cascade Reservoir during transport to containment. Due to inaccuate inventory processes, this was only determined several weeks after the fact. By this time the organism had already grown over an extensive region of the reservoir. All subsequent efforts to eradicate IS-0142 have proven fultile.
Originating in Anteverse XIII, IS-0142 has been theorized by Dr. Wakeman to be a biomechanical computation device of considerable sophistication, and possibly an artificial lifeform in its own right. The subject eludes easy categorization, and confirmatory research is pending. The subject is provisionally designated Sanc.
Observers of the entity note that its activity appears to be intensifying at the center of the reservoir. Further, the glowworms endemic to the area seem to congregate directly above this point.
Audio log
Dr. Derek Manse reporting. I cannot say whether the reservoir is one of our great successes, or an abject failure. When we brought back 0142 from Anteverse 13, we knew it was some kind of living machine. A biological engine. It was Wakeman who dropped a fragment into the reservoir, accidentally, he claimed. The development of the organism since then has been nothing less than extraordinary. The logic by which this organism builds itself is almost impossible to discern. An interweaving of facets forming what Simmons called 'a citadel'. We have reason to believe it performs some kind of processing function, but I would be the first to admit, it's operation is currently beyond our understanding."