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Minyoung, a 17-year-old girl from a modest home in the small town of Hasan, stood at the edge of a frozen expanse — the Yalu River, the natural border between North Korea and China. This frozen barrier represented both a chance at freedom and a grave risk. With North Korean soldiers patrolling nearby and a shoot-on-sight order in effect, crossing was not just a physical challenge but a matter of life and death. Yet, driven by desperation, she took her first step onto the ice, starting a perilous seven-year journey to liberty.