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Muscled shearers move with practiced efficiency across wooden tables laden with dense, creamy Merino wool fleeces in a classic corrugated iron woolshed. Harsh fluorescent lighting illuminates the gritty workspace, where generations of agricultural workers have processed Australia's premier wool commodity. A worker in an orange and black jersey grips a handful of freshly shorn wool, preparing to sort and class the lustrous fleece while surrounding tables hold mounds of pristine white wool waiting to be packed. The metallic shed echoes with the rhythmic sounds of shearing equipment and workers moving swiftly through their time-honored tasks, embodying the raw, tactile essence of pastoral Australian agricultural labor. Wool bags stand ready to receive the sorted fleeces, a testament to the meticulous process that transforms sheep's woolly coats into a globally renowned textile product. The scene captures the unvarnished intensity of sheep farming - a crucial industry that has shaped rural Australian economic and cultural identity for generations.