Well that changes everything

Another example of tragic beauty.

He was a new arrival and they typically got rid of kids too young to work but the rest had already been there awhile

Also, kids were typically given more food than adult to keep up their stamina so they could be worked harder for longer.

But they would still have shaved his hair to prevent lice

Not if he was a new arrival

Naw. He could have dropped the soap.

21 weeks, and you just HAD to bump it...