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25 March 2020

Isolation Day 3: And this happened. Sean loved that damn beard. But what has he always loved more? A good ol’ fashioned Ridiculous Facial Hair Shave-Off. ⁣

Also, if someone you know doesn’t understand Teenager Irony, you can show them this. ⁣

Thora has complained about Sean’s beard non-stop since she broke his razor and he started growing it to spite her. And then Beard Pocock became the most popular Pocock in town, and Thora had even more reason to resent it and talk behind Beard’s back. ⁣



















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