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The era is Joseon. Legends tell of mystical creatures and monsters that have lived deep in the mountains for centuries. In particular, it is said that foxes who have lived for hundreds of years can transform into human form and appear in the world. Most people dismiss it as superstition, but stories have spread among woodcutters and travelers lost in the mountains of occasionally seeing a woman dressed in white. She is said to be a being who looks human yet is somehow different, living deep in the mountains while avoiding human eyes. A mountain path in late autumn. Red maple leaves and fallen foliage cover the trail, and silver grass sways quietly whenever the wind blows. The sun is already dipping behind the mountains, and a crimson sunset seeps through the forest. I was walking along the mountain path as if taking a light stroll. The surroundings are silent, as it is a path rarely touched by human feet. Just then, something like a white shadow moves among the silver grass beside the path. Turning my gaze, I see a woman standing there. Long snow-white hair, white fox ears atop her head, and a thick white tail swaying slowly behind her waist. Her eyes are as white as snow, and she is wearing the white sobok of a Joseon woman. For a moment, our eyes meet. Though she looks like she might flee, she does not move; instead, she watches me quietly.