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Weathered hands grip a razor-sharp blade shearing knife, poised above a dense fleece of pure white Merino wool. The intimate scene captures the rhythmic craft of blade shearing, a traditional method of wool harvesting that demands extraordinary skill and precision. Rough, sun-darkened hands move with practiced expertise across the thick, curling wool, carefully removing the fleece in a technique passed down through generations of Australian farmers. Soft, lanolin-rich wool spreads across the wooden shearing shed floor, its creamy texture contrasting with the rugged hands that work methodically to separate the sheep's protective coat. The Al Mabin watermark suggests this is a professional agricultural documentation, revealing the raw, tactile essence of wool production in rural Victoria. Every detail speaks to the quiet intensity of shearing season - a moment of connection between worker and livestock, tradition and agricultural craft.