Use reasoning to lead to the answer of the following question:
If one sees a fox and is standing in a coastal, eastern seaboard state, where is this person?
Options:
- mountains
- arkansas
- louisiana
- california
- south carolina
 Reasoning process:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The 14 states that have a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean are Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Therefore, the final answer is south carolina.