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Muscled and focused, a shearer works methodically among densely packed Merino sheep in a traditional corrugated-iron woolshed. Rustic metal pens contain the woolly flock, their lanolin-rich fleece gleaming softly in the diffused shed light. Industrial green and metal-grey equipment frames the workspace, highlighting the physical labor of wool production in rural Australia. The shearer, tattooed and bent with practiced efficiency, moves carefully among the sheep, executing a generations-old agricultural craft with skilled precision. Wooden barriers and metal infrastructure define the space, creating a structured environment that speaks to the systematic nature of sheep farming in the Australian landscape. This scene captures the raw essence of pastoral work - a timeless interaction between human and livestock that has defined Australian agricultural heritage for generations.