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Man Thought It Was Just Insulation — Then An Expert Discovers This
This man had just bought a new house and was eager to make it his own. It was old and needed some work, but that didn’t scare him. But what did raise alarms was what he found in his attic.
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This man had just bought a new house and
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was eager to make it his own. It was old
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and needed some work, but that didn't
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scare him. But what did raise alarms was
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what he found in his attic. At first, he
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thought they were just balls of
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insulation. But then an expert told the
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homeowner this, making him want to move
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out as soon as possible. But before we
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that notification bell so that you won't
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miss any new stories. Ben didn't mind
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that the house needed some work. It was
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old, dusty, and slightly drafty, but the
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price was fair, and it came with a
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spacious attic. He had only lived there
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for 2 weeks and was finally ready to
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tackle the upstairs. The lower floors
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were mostly in order, and now it was
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time to sort out the attic for storage.
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Ben wasn't sentimental, but he wasn't
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ready to throw it all away, either. He
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figured the attic would become a
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forgotten storage space. Nothing more.
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The folding ladder creaked under his
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weight as he climbed into the attic. As
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Ben lifted his body up through the
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hatchlike door that formed his attic's
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entry point, he admitted to himself that
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he did not really visit this part of the
1:03
house when buying it. To him, an attic
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was never really a deal breakaker when
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putting down money for a nice home. But
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this decision would come back to haunt
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him because this upstairs place held big
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secrets. Ben walked across the wooden
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boards, checking for weak spots, testing
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each plank with the pressure of his
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foot. There, near the far beam,
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something round and pale stuck out. It
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was tucked between two angled supports,
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and from a distance, it didn't seem like
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much, but it was enough to peique Ben's
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curiosity. It looked curly, almost
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coiled in a very organic kind of way.
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Ben stepped forward and crouched down
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beside it. He reached for the object,
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but stopped when he noticed there wasn't
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just one. The second one was half hidden
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behind a support beam, identical in
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shape and size. He grabbed his phone
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from his back pocket and snapped a
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photo. Maybe one of his friends would
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know what it was. Ben returned down the
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ladder and closed the hatch behind him.
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The addict didn't feel threatening
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exactly, but there was something about
2:01
those objects that made him uneasy.
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Still, he wanted to know the full truth
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before handling the yellowish objects.
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Ben also did not want to place his
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excess stuff up there now because that
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would only block access to these things.
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So, Ben decided to call his roofer. Ben
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took out his phone and dialed the
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number. The phone rang and for a full
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minute, nobody answered. Then a voice
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popped up. Carter's roof and brick work
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here. How can I help? Ben looked at the
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furry balls before him and replied,
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"Marco, it's me, Ben. I know we planned
2:33
for you to come by next week, but I have
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an issue that requires your attention
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now. Could you come over?" Ben asked
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politely. Marco sounded frustrated and
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stated that he was very busy, so coming
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by so unannounced was difficult for him.
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But when Ben sent him a picture of these
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strange balls, the roofer suddenly
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became very quiet. "Marco, are you still
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there?" Ben asked after a long period of
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silence. "I'll be there in 10," Marco
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suddenly said. Marco arrived exactly 9
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minutes later, his dusty red van pulling
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into the driveway faster than usual. Ben
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met him at the door, but the roofer
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didn't waste time with pleasantries.
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"Let's see it," he said, stepping
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inside. He still hadn't commented on the
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photo Ben had sent him. Something about
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the silence made Ben uneasy, but he led
3:17
Marco upstairs toward the attic anyway.
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The roofer didn't say much as Ben
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unfolded the ladder and climbed up
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first. Marco followed close behind,
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stepping into the attic with a practiced
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eye. He didn't step any closer. Are
3:30
there more? He asked. Ben shook his
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head. Not that I've seen. Marco crouched
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beside the closest ball, but didn't
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touch it. He studied it closely,
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squinting. Then he leaned back and
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exhaled through his nose. I've worked on
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a lot of old houses, he said. Seen
3:46
nests, rot, mold, you name it. But I've
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never seen anything that looks like
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this. He pulled a flashlight from his
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belt and shown it directly into the
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cluster of curls. Marco reached into his
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coat and pulled on a pair of thin
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gloves. Not what I think. I figured it
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was insulation material, even if it was
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the strangest one I've ever seen. If
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it's not that, then what is it? Marco
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shook his head and said it was better to
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show than tell. After securing his
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gloves around his hands, he finally
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dared to touch one of the mysterious
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balls. Marco gently lifted one of them
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off the ground. The roofer rested the
4:21
fluffy bowel on his palms and held it
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between them. "Put on gloves, too. I
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don't want you touching this." Marco
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pressed. The gloves were on, and Marco
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now transferred the strange thing onto
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Ben's hands. It was light, much lighter
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than expected, and felt slightly spongy.
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As Ben turned it in his hands to look at
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the ball from a different angle,
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something suddenly broke loose.
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Something small and dark that was first
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buried deep within the fibrous structure
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now tumbled onto the attic floor. It
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looked like a bead at first, but when it
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rolled to a stop, Ben could swear it
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pulsed slightly. Marco saw it, too.
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Neither man spoke for a long moment. The
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quiet in the attic felt heavier now,
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like the air had thickened. "That's not
5:01
insulation," Marco finally said. "And
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it's not plant material, either. Someone
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placed them here." He put the ball down
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carefully and stood up. I've got a guy,
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he said, someone who has dealt with
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these objects before. If anyone can
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identify this, it's him. Marco then
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asked a question that would become very
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significant later. How much did you buy
5:22
this property for? Ben was taken aback a
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bit by this personal question. Why did
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his roofer want to know the price he
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paid for the house? But given that Marco
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showed every intention of helping, he
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chose to share this number. I only paid
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200,000 for this house. A steal. And
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that number seemed to strike some sort
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of recollection within Marco's mind
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because after hearing the amount, he let
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out a deep sigh. So, they've got you,
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too. I can't say much more because this
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situation is delicate, but know that for
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your own safety, you should not stay
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inside this house tonight. I promise we
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will fix this and I will tell you
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everything tomorrow." Ben agreed
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immediately. He didn't need more
6:00
convincing. Marco took a photo of the
6:02
object with his work phone and then
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stepped down the attic ladder. Don't
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move them, he warned, and don't try to
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open them. Ben nodded, though he wasn't
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sure he'd even be able to sleep, knowing
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those things were present in his attic.
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Marco promised to come back by morning
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with help. That night, Ben couldn't
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settle. He was allowed to stay at his
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neighbor's house for the time being,
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although it took some convincing. The
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window of their guest room overlooked
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his attic, and that view messed with
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Ben's mind. He couldn't stop staring,
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knowing what lay behind that attic
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window. Even when Ben got into bed, he
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woke up numerous times to revisit the
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view. He kept thinking about the way the
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black bead rolled out of the ball how it
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looked like it vibrated and moved on its
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own. Ben took out the photo again, the
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one he sent to the expert. He zoomed in
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and then noticed a thin cloud of mist
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hovering around the fluffy object. It
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wasn't something he had noticed before,
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but it would prove to be very important.
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In the early morning, Marco called back,
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"My friend's name is Jordan. He's worked
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pest control, mold inspection, and even
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helped some science teams upstate with
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structural bioontamination cases. He'll
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come by around noon. Just keep that
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attic closed till then. Ben agreed. He
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spent the next few hours nervously
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pacing around the garden, checking his
7:19
house from the outside. Pieces of this
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puzzle were just getting more and more
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complex. Ben tried to put things in
7:25
order and remember what he knew at this
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point. One, according to the expert,
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people placed the fluffy balls there,
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but Marco wouldn't say who. Two, they
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were dangerous to touch, and black beads
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fell out that moved and vibrated on
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their own. And three, some highlevel
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pest control and mold expert was coming
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to his house with Marco today to help
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solve what was going on. These things
7:48
didn't make sense together. Did people
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place a serious contamination inside his
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house on purpose? That didn't make
7:55
sense, right? and what was so sensitive
7:57
and secretive about his situation, it
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almost felt like Marco was trying to
8:01
scare him. At exactly 12, a dark blue
8:04
pickup pulled into the driveway. A tall
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man in his 40s stepped out wearing heavy
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boots and a canvas jacket. He carried no
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equipment, just a small metal case. The
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other side of the car also opened up and
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from it, Marco emerged as promised. Ben
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introduced himself and led the men
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inside without much talking. Ben
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introduced himself and led the expert
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inside. Marco gave me little details, so
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I can't really explain what is up
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there," Ben said as he bobbed behind the
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two experts trying to keep up. But
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Jordan stated that Marco had already
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filled him in and that he knew exactly
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what to expect. "Here, put on gloves. We
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don't want to touch anything." Jordan
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climbed the ladder confidently and moved
8:45
straight to the two objects. He didn't
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flinch or hesitate like Marco had.
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Instead, he knelt beside one and removed
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a small flashlight from his coat. He
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examined them quietly, then opened his
8:56
metal case and removed what looked like
8:59
flexible tweezers. Ben stayed on the
9:01
ladder's top step, watching from a short
9:03
distance away. The tweezers pierced the
9:06
fluffy surface. It didn't break apart or
9:08
crumble like old insulation. Instead,
9:11
the outer layer stretched slightly,
9:13
making at least 20 or more of those
9:15
black beads fall out. They scattered
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across the attic floor. Some even fell
9:19
down the open hatch that Ben stood in.
9:21
This time, Ben saw it clearly. These
9:24
black beads were creating that strange
9:26
mist. They rolled in every direction,
9:29
moving further than expected. Some made
9:31
unnatural turns that defied gravity or
9:34
logic. It was as if they were
9:35
self-propelled or remotely controlled.
9:37
Jordan suddenly turned to Ben, asking if
9:39
the mist or beads touched him. Luckily,
9:42
Ben could confirm they hadn't. Though
9:44
confused, he answered truthfully. Then
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the experts began dismantling the attic
9:49
ceiling. Ben had always assumed
9:50
insulation lay behind the wooden beams,
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but they revealed something far more
9:55
disturbing. With some effort, the
9:57
experts created a large hole in the
9:59
ceiling, exposing the roof tile sand,
10:01
dozens more of the fluffy vessels. These
10:04
were not random. They were deliberately
10:05
installed to carry the black beads and
10:07
their strange mist, slowly releasing it
10:10
into the attic, and eventually the
10:12
entire house. Marco turned to Ben
10:14
explaining that they suspected the real
10:16
estate company who sold him the house
10:18
was responsible. To support his claim,
10:20
Marco removed another beam. A swarm of
10:23
mice and rats poured out. Ben nearly
10:26
fell from the ladder in shock. Even the
10:28
two experts stepped back. The rodents
10:31
frantically pursued the scattered beads,
10:33
gnawing at them, and the wooden floor
10:35
soaked in mist. The situation escalated
10:38
quickly. The mist triggered
10:39
uncontrollable behavior in the pests.
10:41
They chewed through flooring with such
10:43
intensity that the structure was
10:45
beginning to fail. Ben panicked, ready
10:48
to abandon the house. But Marco stopped
10:51
him. That was the exact reaction the
10:53
perpetrators wanted. He revealed that
10:55
this wasn't the first time they'd
10:56
encountered this scenario. Over the
10:58
years, several homeowners had been
11:00
driven out by rodent infestations with
11:02
the same black beads found each time. By
11:05
the time experts were called, the
11:06
company had already cleaned up the
11:08
evidence, avoiding detection. But this
11:10
time was different. They were finally
11:12
ahead of the scheme. Marco predicted Ben
11:15
had an upcoming meeting with the company
11:16
just as others had. It was all part of a
11:18
larger trap. The houses were marketed as
11:21
dream homes but secretly loaded with
11:23
these devices. At night, the beads
11:25
activated, distributing rodent
11:28
attracting mist throughout the house,
11:30
then returning to their vessels like
11:31
robotic cleaners. The infestation would
11:33
then drive the owners to desperation.
11:36
The company would return, posing as a
11:38
helpful buyer, offering only half the
11:40
house's value. Feeling helpless, owners
11:43
would accept the deal. The company would
11:44
clean up and repeat the cycle. Ben was
11:46
furious. He had been tricked and nearly
11:49
ruined, but now he had allies and
11:51
evidence. Marco and Jordan had finally
11:53
captured the operation in progress. They
11:56
documented everything and contacted the
11:58
authorities who had been tracking the
12:00
company, but lacked proof until now.
12:02
With solid evidence, arrests followed
12:04
quickly. Lawsuits mounted and prison
12:06
sentences were handed out. Victims were
12:09
compensated, including Ben. With the
12:11
payout, Ben restored his home. What once
12:14
seemed like a nightmare became an
12:16
opportunity. His house was now clean,
12:18
rodent-free, and Securia true blessing
12:21
in disguise.
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