<p><span lang="en-us"></span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 인간보완법</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 수 세기 동안 인류는 온갖 질병</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">전염병과 맞서 싸웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그런데 이제 그 싸움이 결말을 맺는 것처럼 보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이걸 가능하게 만든 것이 바로 일명 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">‘</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인간보완 주사</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">’</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러나 이런 생소한 것에 선뜻 먼저 맞는 사람이 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그래서 정부가 만든 것이 바로 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">‘</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인간보완법</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">’</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이 법은 맞는 사람에게 혜택을 주는 것으로 당연한 것을 혜택으로 주었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> [</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이제 질병</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">전염병 따위는 걱정이 안 돼요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">걸릴 리가 없어졌는데 걱정을 왜 하겠어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">? </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">게다가 인간보완 주사를 맞으면 자유롭게 어디든 갈 수 있어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">질병</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">전염병 검사 따윈 필요 없죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. - </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인간보완법 광고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">]</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 고딩 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">1</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">학년 박재현이 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">tv</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">에 나오는 광고를 보며 똥 씹은 표정을 짓고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이게 맞는 거냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그는 불만 가득한 목소리로 중얼거리면서 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">tv</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">를 껐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그리고 그는 에라이 거리면서 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">tv </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">리모컨을 던졌는데 타이밍 잘 맞게 방에서 고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">3</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인 형이 튀어나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">타이밍이 너무 완벽하게 돼서 그는 자기가 낸 소리가 너무 커서 형이 혼내러 나온 줄 알고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">살포시 베개를 껴안았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> ‘</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">베개를 안고 맞으면 덜 아플 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.’</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그러나 그의 생각과는 다르게 그의 형은 그를 쳐다보지도 않고 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">tv</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">를 다시 켰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> [</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">사람들의 안전을 위해 인간보완 주사를 맞지 않은 사람들은 몇 개월 뒤부턴 학원</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, pc</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">방을 못 가게 됩니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. - </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인간보완법 뉴스</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">]</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그의 형은 심각한 표정으로 뉴스를 쳐다보다가 동생과 똑같이 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">tv</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">를 끄고 똑같이 리모컨을 던졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이런 씨</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">... </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">소문대로 진짜 이것도 인간보완법을 적용하냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">동생아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이 형은 주사 맞아야겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">응</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그의 가족은 주사를 맞을 생각이 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인간보완법에 따라서 식당을 쉽게 못 간다거나 여행을 쉽게 못 간다는 것도 그의 가족은 크게 신경 쓰지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그냥 심플하게 살면 된다고 그렇게 생각했던 가족이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그런데 그의 형이 제일 먼저 맞겠다고 말을 한 것이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> "곧 수능이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">근데 학원을 가지 말라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">? </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">미친 거지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">너도 이제 중간이었던가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">? </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">뭐 치잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">너도 학원 안 가고 시험 안 망칠 자신 있냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?”</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 형의 말은 전적으로 맞는 말이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">어차피 공부해도 망하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">안 해도 망하는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">... </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">형이 맞겠다는데 어쩌겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">나도 맞아야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">..”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그와 그의 형은 정말로 맞겠다는 결심을 부모님께 말했고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">당연하게도 부모님은 이걸 말리진 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">단지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">걱정은 조금 아니 심하게 많이 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">맞고 부작용 생기면 어떡하니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">... </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">뉴스에는 안 나오지만 맞은 사람 중 죽은 사람도 있다던데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">... </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">게다가 이게 정말 효과가 있는지도 모르고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">괜찮아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">괜찮아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">엄마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">우리가 누가야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">? </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">우리 멀쩡할 껄</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 형은 엄마를 안심시켰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그와 형은 내키지는 않았지만 결국 주사를 맞게 되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그리고 며칠 뒤</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">형은</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">*</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 아무런 문제 없이 며칠을 보냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">부작용 같은 게 있었다면 이미 진작에 나왔어야 하는 거 아냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">형 그래도 혹시 모르잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">어차피 우리 부작용으로 죽어도 보상 안 해줄 껄</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그 또한 형의 말에 동의했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">뉴스에는 잘 안 나오지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">은근히 인간보완 주사를 맞고 부작용으로 죽은 사람이 있는 모양이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">맞은 날에는 이런저런 걱정을 다 했지만 이제 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">2</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">주가 지나버렸고 그는 이제 딱히 아무런 생각도 하지 않게 되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">큼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">큼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이씨 왜 열이 나냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">? </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">무섭게 진짜</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그런데 맞은 지 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">17</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">일이 되던 날</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">형이 많이 이상했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">몸에 열은 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">39</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">도를 넘겼고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">기침에 콧물에 나올 만한 건 다 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그 날</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그도 울었고 형도 울었고 가족 모두 울었지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이 인간보완 주사를 만든 사람들은 함께 울어주지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그리고 그날 형은 결국</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">결국은 죽지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">오전에 열이 올랐는데 오후부터는 열이 조금씩 내려갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러나 그의 분노는 내려가지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그리고 그의 의심이 시작되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">과연 정부는 이거에 대한 부작용은 생각하지 않는 걸까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">과연 이 인간보완 주사는 효과가 있는 걸까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">과연 우리가 얼마나 살아있을 수 있을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">까짓 것</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">한번 해보지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그의 분노</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그의 의심은 그의 재능을 밝히게 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">천재인 그의 두뇌를 사용할 때가 온 거다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">어차피 컴퓨터 관련된 건 내가 형보단 훨씬 뛰어나니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">어디 형보다 뛰어난 것 그것뿐이겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그의 재능은 해킹이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">물론 해킹은 나쁜 거다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러나 그는 이번 해킹은 나쁜 게 아니라고 생각하며 일을 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그가 주사를 맞은 지 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">17</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">일이 된 날이 끝나갈 때쯤 그는 그의 일을 끝냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그리고 그는 발견했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. ‘</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인간보완법</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">’</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">의 실체를</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">인간보완법은 국민들이 보완 주사를 더 맞게 하여 접종률을 올리고 위한 법이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">국민들의 접종률이 올라가면 우리나라의 국제적 위상이 올라가게 된다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...”</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그는 해킹한 파일을 하나하나 열며 조심조심 읽었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">접종률을 올리고 정부가 바뀌면 우리 정부가 했던 것이 나중에 더 나았다는 말이 나오게 하기 위함이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러나 인간보완 주사의 효과는 미미하다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">확실하게 전염병을 막는다고는 할 수 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">이미 전 세계에 돌파된 사건이 많아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...”</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그는 읽다가 손을 떨면서 입을 막았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">너무 큰소리로 나올 것 같은 비명을 막기 위함이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그는 떨리는 손으로 마지막 문장을 향해 화면을 내렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">다른 나라에게 접종률이 밀릴 순 없으니 최대한 접종률을 끌어올리고 부작용 문제는 인과성을 문제를 걸어 극복한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...”</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그는 머리가 어지러워 더 이상 글을 읽을 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러나 그는 현 상황을 보고 빠르게 화면을 캡처하려고 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그런데 자판기 위로 피가 뚝뚝 떨어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그는 급하게 자신의 코에서 나오는 피를 막았지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">단순한 코피라고 하기에는 좀 양이 많았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> “</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">설마 부작용인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?‘</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그는 머리를 부여잡았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러자 그의 이마에선 뜨거운 열이 느껴졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> ”</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">설마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">... </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">형</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">... </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">형도 돌파</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">... </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그래서 내가 형에게 감염</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...</span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">된 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">?“</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"> <span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;"> 그는 머리가 어지러워지며 의자에서 굴러떨어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">컴퓨터 화면을 캡처하지 못한 채로</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">...</span> </p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그는 마지막으로 컴퓨터를 잡아보려다 컴퓨터 선을 잡고 쓰러졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">컴퓨터는 그가 당기는 대로 그에게 향해 떨어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:170%;"><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">그러자 그는 컴퓨터 모니터에 그의 피를 묻히며 의식을 잃었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">. </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">아니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">, </span><span style="font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">단지 의식만 잃은 거면 좋겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:headlinea;font-size:16px;">.</span></p>
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