[신들이 아직 여기 있다면] 해태

A Korean haetae, the mythical guardian beast that protects against fire (Korean folk belief, Korean traditional clothing and objects, NOT Japanese, NOT Chinese.): a stocky granite creature with a curly carved mane, round bulging friendly eyes, a scale pattern over its body and a small bell on its chest — NOT a Chinese guardian lion, NOT a Japanese komainu. It has quietly come alive and lies curled up like a big old dog on the floor of a Korean fire station garage, beside the front wheel of a red fire engine with no markings, its stone chin resting on its paws. Firefighters' boots and folded turnout gear stand ready by the wall. Fluorescent light, glossy concrete floor. Warm and slightly comic. No text, no letters, no hangul, no readable signs, no logos.