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Golden dawn light filters through a misty landscape, illuminating a dense flock of merino sheep grazing on the dry, golden grasslands of rural New South Wales. A stock manager stands sentinel, silhouetted against the morning haze, watching over the woolly congregation with quiet vigilance. The dust rising from the sheep's movements creates an ethereal atmosphere, softening the hard edges of the landscape and casting the scene in a warm, amber glow. Each sheep is a study in subtle variations of cream and white, their dense fleece suggesting the superior quality of a carefully managed stud flock. The stock manager's dark clothing and distinctive hat mark him as a traditional custodian of the land, embodying generations of agricultural expertise and connection to the harsh yet beautiful Australian pastoral environment. This image captures the timeless rhythm of mustering - a moment of calm before the day's work begins, where human and animal move in quiet harmony across the sweeping rural terrain.