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                                                Ralph
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                                                Bearded since: 1972.  I am a dedicated, permanent beard grower. 
 
Comments: 
When I got laid up with an illness and did not feel like shaving, I started to grow a beard and never bothered to shave since. 
 
How do I feel about my beard?  Since the beard is a natural phenomenon, I do not understand why anyone would want to shave at all...  Sometimes I let my beard grow long and sometimes I trim it a little closer...   But I would never think of removing it from my face because it would feel unnatural...
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