<p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">적막을 깨트린 건 남자의 헛기침 소리였다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">어흠</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">남자의 헛기침 소리에 나는 멍하니 바라보던 모닥불에서 시선을 남자에게로 돌렸다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">뭔가 할 말이라도 있는 걸까</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아까 일은 미안하게 생각하네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그래도 자네 농이 조금은 과하기도 했다고 생각하네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">예</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그리고는 또 다시 적막이 이어질 것 같아서 나는 남자에게 말을 건넸다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그것보다도</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">이런 험한 곳에는 어쩐 일이세요</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그러자 남자는 그 질문을 기다렸다는 듯이 화색을 표하며 대답했다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아 그래</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">! </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그것 말인데</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">사실은 좀 볼일이 있어서 오게 되었다네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">볼일</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">? </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">볼일이라면 역시 생태조사나 지질관련 조사일까</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">? </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데 왜 아무도 관심 가지지 않는 이런 곳에 굳이 조사를 해야 하는 걸까</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">? </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">머릿속에는 여러 궁금증이 떠올랐지만 물어 볼 용기가 생기지 않아서 가만히 있자 남자는 말을 이어갔다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">여기 온 이유를 설명하려고 하면 좀 이야기가 길어질 것 같은데</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">괜찮은가</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">예</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그러자 남자는 다시 한 번 헛기침을 하고는 갑자기 진지한 표정을 짓고 말을 하기 시작했다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">자네</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">신화에 대해서는 잘 아는가</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">신화요</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그래</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">우리가 사는 이 대지의 탄생에 관한 이야기 말일세</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">글쎄요</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">지금껏 계속 혼자 살아왔기 때문에 남들한테 그런 얘기를 자세하게 들어본 적이 없다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">애초에 신화란 게 있기는 했던가</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">? </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그냥 미헤일러스가 뿌린 씨앗이 대지가 되었다는 정도만 지나가는 얘기로 들은 적은 있었다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">잘 모르겠다는 표정을 지어 보이니 남자는 웃으면서 말을 이어갔다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">다행히도 잘 모르는 모양이니 얘기하는 보람이 있겠구먼</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">우리가 사는 대지가 미헤일러스가 뿌린 씨앗이라는 것은 자네도 알고 있을 거라고 생각하네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그리고 남자는 몸을 앞으로 수그려서 팔꿈치를 무릎에 대고 이야기를 계속했다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그리고 위대하신 어머니 린데와 아버지 페렌딤이 그곳에서 생겨났단 말이지</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데 말이야</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그렇게 그 둘이서 재미나게 살아가고 있을 때</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">저 멀리 남반구에서 괴물이 생겨났지</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그게 바로 금단의 슈토노 족이란 말일세</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">자네 슈토노에 대해서는 아나</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">내가 고개를 젓자 남자는 알아들었다는 듯 말했다</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">슈토노는 남반구에만 살고 있는 몸이 돌로 이루어진 종족이네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">워낙에 우리가 사는 북반구에서 남반구에 대한 어떠한 이야기도 금기시하기 때문에 모르는 사람도 많네만</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아마 페렌딤의 도서관 같은 곳에 가면 그에 관련된 책이 있을 걸세</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아무튼</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">신기한건 그 슈토노 족은 위대하신 미헤일러스를 증오하고 있다는 점이네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">미</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">미헤일러스를 증오해요</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">? </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">왜요</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그 얘기를 하려면 야베에 관한 이야기를 해야겠군</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">자네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">우리가 흔히 말하는 야베란 무엇인가</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">하늘에 떠있는 빛나는 행성이요</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그렇지</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">사실은 그게 아니라네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">야베란 원래는 슈토노들이 섬기는 신의 이름이네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">신화에 따르면 야베는 남반구에 있는 거대한 화산인 불카니크 이 마흐에서 태어났다고 알려진 거인이라네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">슈토노는 그들을 섬기고 있는거지</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데요</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그렇다고 미헤일러스를 미워하는 이유는 되지 않지 않나요</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">성질도 급하군 그래</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">일단 좀 들어보게</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그 야베라는 거인은 태어나면서부터 슈토노의 섬김을 받고 살다가 우연히 린데와 페렌딤께서 사시는 북반구를 보게 되었다네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그 둘의 하는 짓이 영 아니꼽게 보인 모양이야</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그래서 그는 북반구로 달려가서는 페렌딤을 죽이고 린데를 겁탈했다고 신화에서는 말하고 있네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">히끅</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">!?”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">신화니까 말이지</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">별별 이야기가 다 있다네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아무튼 그렇게 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">6</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">일 내내 겁탈당하면서 낳은 아이가 오늘날 대부분의 종족을 이루고 있다고 하더군</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아무튼</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그렇게 강제로 아이를 낳았으니 린데는 몸도 마음도 만신창이가 되고 말았다네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그래서 하늘에 대고는 하소연을 하기 시작한 거지</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">때마침 미헤일러스께서 그곳을 지나가고 있었던 거라네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">!”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">오오</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">미헤일러스가 듣기에 그 얘기는 너무도 딱한 얘기였다네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그래서 야베를 잡아다가 근처의 행성에 묶어두었다고 한다네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그래서 야베라고 부르는 거고</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">,”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">아</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그래서 슈토노</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">? </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">라는 종족이 미워하는 거군요</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그렇지</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">자</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그런데 중요한건 이제부터라네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“</span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">그 야베가 미헤일러스한테 끌려가면서 슈토노에게 남긴 말이 있는데</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">내용이 대략 이러하다네</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">”</span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;">「</span><span style="font-family: 굴림;">싸워서 이겨내라</span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family: 굴림;">슈토노가 페렌딤의 기개에 눌리지 않게 되었을 때</span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family: 굴림;">나는 승리와 함께 다시 돌아오리라</span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;">」</span></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br></span></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br></span></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br></span></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br></span></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;">어제는 도저히 소설을 쓸 시간이 없었네요. 으...</span></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: 굴림; letter-spacing: 0pt;">귀하신 시간에 읽어주셔서 감사합니다. 오유에디션하고는 일맥상통하는 부분이 있는거 같아요;</span></span></p><p class="0" style="background-position: initial initial; 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