They poured from the wall cavity in a steady stream.
Imagine cutting into a section of drywall expecting to find perhaps a handful of nuts, only to discover that the space behind it has effectively become a reservoir.
The more material Castro removed, the more acorns appeared.
At first, the sight was amusing and unusual.
Then the scale of the accumulation became apparent.
This wasn’t a bird’s small emergency food supply.
There were enormous quantities of acorns hidden inside the structure.
The wall itself had essentially become a giant container.
The Acorns Had Spread Through the Wall Cavities
Finding a concentrated pile in one small area would have been remarkable enough.
But the investigation suggested that the problem extended much farther.
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