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Guru Surfboard (AI43-PE)

CONTAINMENT PROCEDURE:

No unique procedures required. Any attempts to abuse the object’s effects for personal gain will result in termination.

DESCRIPTION/ALTERED EFFECT:

An antique surfboard. Believed to originate form the 1960s due to its design.

The item enhances self-confidence when touched. The duration of this effect is [REDACTED].

BACKGROUND:

The item came to the Bureau’s attention through a popular nationwide tour of speaking engagements advertising the item as a proven miracle-worker, especially for those afflicted by personal shortcomings. This self-help course was called “The Power of the Board”, created and operated by a man named Chester Bless.

Numerous attendees experienced an immediate surge in optimism and daring after touching the item. Once the craze reached a fever pitch, with events attracting thousands of people, the Bureau took action. Agents raided Mr. Bless’s Los Angeles home only to find the house empty and the man gone. Only the item remained in the house, in plain sight.