<div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">3</span></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span> <div></div></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span> <div></div></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 것은 마대 포대 아녀</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span> <div></div></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감이 배를 가까이 대며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">배는 더 이상 나아가지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뱃머리가 뭍에 닿은 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇다면 또 상대리 길목에서 어떤 싸가지 없는 인간이 쓰레기를 마대 포대에 넣어서 던져 버린 것이란 말이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁이 신경질적으로 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">틀림없고만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헌옷자락이 보이는 것으로 보니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감도 화난 표정으로 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맞아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇지 않아도 예전 같지 않게 고기가 안 물어서 난린데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">요것이 먼 지랄이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">하며 고리에서 노를 빼 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감도 다른 쪽 노를 빼 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마대포대를 건져 낼 심산이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런 일이 한두 번 있는 것이 아니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">낚시꾼이 몰려들 때는 마을 낚시터 운영 팀이 도맡아 했지만 지금은 모두 사라진 뒤라 이 모든 걸 치우는 것이 두 노인의 몫이기 때문이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">장 영감은 최대한으로 허리를 느려 마대포대로 다가갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 배의 흔들림에 좀처럼 마대 포대가 손에 잡히지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇다고 포기할 수 없어 노 끝을 마대 입구 쪽에 밀어 넣었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">순간 수고산이 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">크르릉</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하고 울었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아이고 이거 어쩌죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저렇게 산이 울면 비가 올 징존데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래도 그냥 갈 수 없지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!” </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 어쩔 수 없다는 듯이 뱃머리 끝 쪽 까지 기어가 오른 손으로 마대포대 입구 쪽을 움켜잡았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁은 그러한 오영감이 미끄러지지 않게 허리를 움켜잡았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">- </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하나 둘 셋</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">순간</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마대포대가 찢어지며 머리카락이 보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감이 놀라 팽개치며 비명을 질렀다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">으아악</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁이 놀라 오영감을 보며 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">어째 그래요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람 간 떨리게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">_ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">소</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">송장이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.....</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐라고요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">순간 용인댁은 까무러치게 놀라며 자리에 주저앉았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 애써 침착하며 노를 저수지 바닥에 박고 힘차게 배를 밀었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐해 자네도 그 쪽 빨리 안 밀고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감의 다급한 소리에 용인댁이 그제야 벌벌 떨며 바른 쪽에 노를 박고 밀었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 배는 좀처럼 밀리지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주위에서 파드닥 거리는 소리가 들렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비가 시작된 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">더 힘을 써</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">물이 불어나면 우리도 저 것처럼 되고 말아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 마구 소리치며 물로 뛰어 들어가 뱃머리를 밀었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그제야 배가 움직이기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 온힘을 다해 뱃머리를 밀었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">배는 오영감의 허리께에 물이 올라서야 두둥실 떴다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빨리 타요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빨리</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁이 울음 섞인 소리로 노를 길게 내밀며 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 노는 쉽게 잡히지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뒤돌아보니 수초에 발이 낀 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거기다 마대포대에서 기어나 온 뱀장어들이 다가오고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아이고 나 살려</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 하염없이 쏟아지는 이마에 빗줄기를 훔쳐 내리며 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">...</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">알았어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁은 이번에는 두 개의 노를 내밀었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감이 필사적으로 헤엄쳐 잡았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">드디어 오영감이 어렵게 배에 올랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그는 온통 물에 젖어 생쥐 같은 몰골이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 애써 가쁜 숨을 몰아쉬며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빨리 노를 저어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노가 어디 있는 데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그걸 나한테 왜 물어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁이 주변을 두리번거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 노는 배위에 있지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노는 요동치는 배의 물결에 마대 쪽으로 밀려가고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저기 있는데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떡하죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!” </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그냥 손으로 저어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">순간 두 노인은 약속이나 한 듯이 뱃바닥에 엎드려 각기 다른 팔을 뻗어 손바닥으로 노를 저었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">배는 서서히 움직였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 목적지가 있는 것으로 똑바로 가지 못하고 제자리를 뱅뱅 돌았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">같은 방향이야 똑바로 저어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">알았어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그제야 배는 목적지를 향해 서서히 나아갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어렵게 반대편 쪽에 도착한 두 노인은 비를 피해 막사로 들어갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">막사는 다행히 비가 들치지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">틈만 나면 장마철을 대비해 농사철에 쓰고 버린 폐비닐을 주어다 겹겹이 쌓아 만든 덕분이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감과 용인댁은 최대한으로 중간 공간을 확보한 다음 숨겨둔 석유난로와 라이터를 꺼냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이건 언젠가 이 저수기가 낚시터로 잘 나갈 때 마을 관리 터에서 낚시꾼이 잡은 민물고기 매운탕을 끓여주기 위해 가져다 놓은 것을 수리해 숨겨 둔 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">춥지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감이 난로를 피우며 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁은 바들바들 떨 뿐 말이 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 안쓰러운 표정으로 바라보며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">윗옷 벗어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">말려 줄게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그때서야 용인댁이 어렵게 입을 뗐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 전에 서에 신고해야 하는 거 아네요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">해야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">전화 줘봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁은 살며시 고개를 끄덕이고 자신의 위 스웨터 깊숙이 오른 손을 넣더니 휴대폰을 꺼냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다행히 폰은 젖지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 재빨리 폴더 뚜껑을 열고 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">112</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">를 눌렀다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러나 반응이 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신호가 잡히지 않은 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁이 오영감의 눈치를 살피며 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 잡혀요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">...</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나가서 잡아 바야 겠구먼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비는 점점 거칠어 졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">게다가 천둥번개마저 쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">용인댁은 몹시 불안한 표정을 지으며 오영감 쪽으로 다가 앉으며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그냥</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여기서 잡아 봐요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감도 밖을 내다보고 엄두가 나자 않는 지 고개를 끄덕이고 전화기를 들고 이곳저곳으로 자리를 옮겼다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잠시 후 반응이 왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 처음에는 머뭇거리다가 애써 숨을 고르며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">...</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여기요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">..... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하대리 월곡 저수지인데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저수지에서 송장이 떠올랐어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빨리 와요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빨리</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐라고요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 저수지가 용인과 안성 접근하고 있어 관할지를 파악해 보내겠다고요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 그런 것 모르니까 빨리 와요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">절차상 어쩔 수 없으니까 꼼짝 말고 기다리고 있으라고요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">먼 요런 것들이 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 너무도 기가 막히는지 버럭 소리 지르고 전화를 끊어버렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐라고 헌데 그래요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람이 뒤졌다고 한데도 관할 타령을 운운하면서 꼼짝 말고 자빠져 있으라는구먼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어유</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">라면이라도 끓여 묵더라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런 와중에요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러면 굶어 뒤질 것이여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오영감은 버럭 소리를 지르고 막사 밖으로 보이는 수고산을 쳐다봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수고산은 검은 비구름에 휩싸여 꺼이꺼이 울고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span> <div></div></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span> <div></div></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">계속</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">></span></div>