And then through the door, the figure of a slender man with a long white beard and a stack of RFCs in his hands showed up.

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The archbishop, known in the Orthodox faith as a Metropolitan, is a tall man, with a long flowing white beard and dressed in a robe of black silk.

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Dressed in saffron robes, this old man with a long salt and pepper beard has been a regular visitor at Kumbh festivals for many years.

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Nor did Bebe realize that the old man in bombachas with a beard, long tangled hair, and a bare chest tanned by the sun was his father.

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