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PHOTOS: Somerville’s Beard and Moustache Competition

They came, they strutted, they showed off their whiskers both real and improvised. See who was at the All-American Beard and Mustache competition in this photo gallery.

Call it facial hair, call it beards and moustaches or--as the sees it--call it “art on your face.” The All-American Beard and Moustache Competition sponsored by the Arts Council on Saturday at drew all manner of the facially hirsute: the downright hairy, the “follicle challenged” who donned fake beards and those who know how to deftly braid the hair growing from their chins. Patch photographer Byron Smith caught the unabashed preening on film. See who was there in this photo gallery.

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