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                                                Ian
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                                                Bearded since: 2008.  I am a dedicated, permanent beard grower.
 Comments:
 I wanted to see what my beard would look like if I just let it grow. Before this beard, I always had a goatee, mustache, or fu-manchu and I just got tired of the trimming. I only shave a one-inch strip at the bottom of my neck now.
 
 How do I feel about my beard?  I think it's pretty cool. It's definitely a work-in-progress. I think I want to grow it until it's long enough to braid it.
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