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The Tape was of a unlabeled VHS cartridge. This photo is of the first copy of the Tape.

Background

The M.E.G Survival Training Tape was made in 1984 on a 5 month deadline. It was manufactured and distributed by the M.E.G. (Major Explorer Group). And was made before the M.E.G had archived information for the public to use and to learn from. The tape was made by a man named (Extracted Under M.E.G. Read Para 76 of the Law Book of The M.E.G. [3rd Page]). He died by a heart attack in his home in Level 200 and his funeral was held in 2008 on May 3rd in his home level.

The tape was given heavy criticism for the fact that the tape was only around Level 0 and that some info was wrong in the tape. Below is a photo of the tape. the photo was taken by (Extracted Under M.E.G. Read Para 76 of the Law Book of The M.E.G. [3rd Page]). This is also the only known photo of the tape. No still has ever been recorded of. The photo was taken by (Extracted Under M.E.G. Read Para 76 of the Law Book of The M.E.G. [3rd Page]), in his home in Level 200.

There was only one attempt to remake this tape and this was in 2005 to 2008. This was ran by a man named Kristopher Gael, as well as the original creator:(Extracted Under M.E.G. Read Para 76 of the Law Book of The M.E.G. [3rd Page]). This attempt was cut short due to a lack of funding by the M.E.G.. And that (Extracted Under M.E.G. Read Para 76 of the Law Book of The M.E.G. [3rd Page]) had died due to a heart attack during the creation of the project.

The Contents

Level 0

The first part of the tape was dealing with the level itself. The tape began with a man sitting in a leather chair in a room a lot like the The Frontrooms. He then stated that the first level of the backrooms was million of miles in size. And not one person had ever tried to map it out, or give a guide to deal with the hazards in the first level of the backrooms. A generic 80s transition accurse and then a robotic voice takes over. The voice states that in order to survive the first level, you will need to find Almond Water. A sweet tasting substance that you can find in the backrooms. The tape then said that if you cannot find Almond Water, then you could drink the liquid that the carpets are damp of. This part of the tape was wrong, and got heavily criticized for this part. A unskilled explorer of the Backrooms tested this out and got a disease called Judensia Disease. a disease that forces your lungs shut, and causes you to suffocate to death. It also cuts off all the messages that your brain sends to your body. So you are unable to move while you are suffocating. The unskilled explorer however had no family, so no one could sue the M.E.G..

After that the tape then says that if you can't find any meat in the level than you should use a object from your clothing and suck on it. Since it gets the saliva going in your mouth, and distracts you from your hunger. The tape then states the only way to find food is by either A, a corpse, or B, you can try to fight the monsters in the level. Which the tape does not suggest. The tape then says that around every hour you should sit down and remember who you are for around 5 minutes before standing back up and wandering the rooms. So you don't go insane. The tape then moves on to the entitles.

The Entitles

The first entity the tape goes over is the Smilers. The tape says that if you see a Smiler then you should back away and turn off your light source that you might have. The tape then says that you should, while keeping eye contact back away slowly from the Smiler. Once around a corner, quietly speed walk while still starring in the vicinity of where you just saw the Smiler until you've at least gone through 4 rooms. The tape then says that if you don't want to encounter one of the Smilers, than you should avoid dark areas.

The next entity was the Hound. The tape said that if you hear one before eye contact then you should run away and hide. If you exchange a look with the Hound then you should stay still until it walks away, as the tape thinks that the Hounds have vision that rely on seeing waves of movement. They were obviously wrong. This tape caused a incident in a M.E.G outpost that was destroyed after this event. Where a group of boys with malicious intent were sharing the fake news of this tape around the outpost. But when a group of hounds had actually found the camp, the entire camp was mauled except for 12 people who ran for it. This was called the M.E.G Hound Massacre of 1993.

The last entity that was featured in the video was the Duller. Which was fairly new to the M.E.G at the time. they tested on a Duller that (Extracted Under M.E.G. Read Para 76 of the Law Book of The M.E.G. [3rd Page]) had found. And found out that Almond Water, and running towards the creature would cause it to flee. The tape then states the same thing, but also saying that If you have any Almond Water and splash it on one of the Dullers. Then that same Duller will know that you have Almond Water and be afraid of you when they see you.

The Aftermath

In total this tape was distributed to 850,000 new comers to the backrooms. Over 40 recorded deaths were caused by the tape, most from the Hound Massacre of 1993. The tape was boy coted until it's decommission in 2003. The tape was also given negative criticism that stated that even at the time people knew what to do when facing off against every thing mentioned in the tape. The tape was also wiped clean. With only a few reviews and one photo of the tape. The M.E.G has never made a official statement about the tape or what ever happened to the tape after it was decommissioned. The tape was planned for four sequels but in the end nothing was made aside from this tape.

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