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Merino sheep crowd the dusty, arid landscape of a vast New South Wales station, their dense woolly fleeces creating a sea of cream and beige against the muted browns of sparse grassland. Two working dogs - one light-colored and one dark - carefully patrol the edges of the flock, maintaining order and direction in the expansive paddock. The sky stretches wide and pale blue, with soft clouds drifting across the distant horizon, where scattered eucalyptus trees mark the boundary between earth and sky. This quintessential Australian pastoral scene captures the essence of large-scale sheep farming, where skilled canine workers and generations of breeding expertise combine to manage livestock across seemingly endless terrain. The Merino sheep, prized for their fine, high-quality wool, huddle tightly together, their collective movement creating a living carpet across the windswept station country. The image breathes with the quiet intensity of rural agricultural life, where every creature plays a precise role in the complex choreography of station management.