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In the soft, misty light of early morning, a dense flock of Merino sheep huddles together in a dusty corral, their woolly coats blending into a uniform gray. Shadowy figures of herding dogs move at the edges of the enclosure, suggesting an imminent muster or movement of the livestock, with the scene capturing the quiet intensity of dawn on an Australian sheep station.
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