human
Compose a short description of a foreboding scene outside a mountain with a footpath, steam, and tracks.
assistant
The rickety tracks and faint footpath take a sharp northwest-to-south turn as they cling at a steep angle to the face of the volcano. The mouth of the mountain looms ominously above, emitting a threatening geyser of steam and smoke. Below, wooden tracks and a barely discernable pathway intertwine as they spiral to the valley.