A bifurcated object, or bifurcated artifact, is an artifact with at least two parts dependent on each other. Bifurcated objects produce odd results when introduced to neutralizer individually, likely because all of the artifact is not present. The non-present part is clear of the neutralizer, allowing it to remain active. For example, when Poe's notebook is introduced to neutralizer without the pen, the neutralizer turns it to ink instead of reducing the activity level like it would with single-object artifacts. When all of the bifurcated object is together, the artifact stops acting up as if it were doused in Neutralizer; whether this causes the artifact to become inert or just allows it to be controlled and used appropriately is unknown.