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Thick hard white hair growing from skin. pulls out with ease. looks like, feels like fingernail like material. about 1/2" long. looks like cat whisker?
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What's the question: What did you have in mind to ask? Based on the description, it sounds like a coarse hair. It's not anything other than human material, though.
Answered 3/2/2021
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