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In a classic South Australian woolshed, a team of skilled shearers carefully remove fleece from Merino sheep, their movements practiced and efficient. The corrugated iron structure provides shelter from the harsh rural landscape, with natural light filtering through high windows onto the wooden shearing platform. Multiple workers are positioned around the circular shearing area, each focused intently on their individual task of removing wool from individual sheep with precision and speed. Steel railings and wooden pens contain the sheep, while wool falls in soft, dense clusters onto the slatted floor, awaiting collection and processing. The scene captures the rhythmic, industrious nature of Australian wool production - a generations-old agricultural tradition that remains crucial to rural economies. Industrial equipment like wool presses and sorting tables suggest this is a professional, well-maintained shearing operation, with workers dressed in practical work clothing and boots suited to the demanding physical labor of sheep processing.