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Muscled shearers move with practiced efficiency across the wooden platform of a corrugated iron shearing shed, their hands guiding robust Merino sheep through the precise ritual of wool removal. Tattooed arms grip and position each animal, electric shears humming as fleeces are carefully stripped away, revealing the dense, creamy undercoat. Yellow safety barriers define the workflow, while overhead industrial lighting illuminates the rhythmic process of transforming woolly sheep into clean-shorn subjects. The workers wear a palette of casual colors - red, green, white - their movements synchronized in an agricultural dance that has defined rural Australian communities for generations. Scattered wool fragments drift across the shed's timber floor, a testament to the skill and speed of these professional shearers working through their daily quota. This scene captures the quintessential spirit of Australian wool production: hard physical labor, technical expertise, and the enduring connection between human skill and livestock management.