Bishop. Prophet of the Omnian Church, to whom the Great God Om is said to have dictated the Codicils to the Book of Ossory. Little is known of this great man exept that he had a big beard, because this is essential wear for prophets. On the subject of beards, the famous Ephebian riddle about them - All men in this town do not shave themselves and are shaved by the barber. Who shaves the barber? - caused some head scratching when it was printed in an almanac that got as far as Lancre. People there couldn't see what was so philosophical about the statement because Lancre's barber is one Mrs Deacon, who is open for haircuts, warts and teeth two mornings a week.

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