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Weathered hands guide precision shears across dense Merino wool in a timeworn wooden shearing shed. An experienced shearer in a navy blue work shirt and khaki shorts bends intently over a wool-bearing sheep, carefully removing the thick, creamy fleece in a single expert motion. Soft filtered light streams through gaps in the rustic timber walls, illuminating swirling dust particles and casting shadows across the worn wooden floor. The shearer's movements are deliberate and practiced, a testament to decades of skill honed in Australia's pastoral landscapes. Discarded wool lies in soft, cloud-like patches around his feet, showcasing the rich, textured fleece that has made Merino sheep a cornerstone of Australian agricultural heritage. This intimate scene captures the quiet concentration and traditional craft of wool production, a quintessential moment of rural Australian life that speaks to generations of farming expertise.