<p> <span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">너희들은 이제 죽지 아니하고 평범한 사람의 힘을 아득히 뛰어넘으며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">설령 너희들이 원한다 해도 이 힘을 누구에게도 양도할 수 없을 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">외계인 혹은 신인지 모를 존재가 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">5</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">명의 사람에게 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그리고 이 모습이 전 세계 모든 사람의 눈앞에 홀로그램처럼 보였다고 한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우리 이제 불사신이 된 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들 중 영생을 손에 얻어 기뻐하는 자도 있었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">,</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">죽지 않는 게 과연 좋은 걸까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">앞으로의 영생을 걱정하는 자도 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">하지만 그들은 우연히 얻게 된 그 능력을 버릴 수 없었기에 받아들였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">왜 저 녀석들이 영생을 갖는 건데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">!”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">5</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">명을 질투하는 사람도 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">하지만 이건 그들에게는 별 상관없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">어차피 죽을 사람이니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우리 이제 뭐 하지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">? </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">지구의 영웅 놀이는 이미 해봤고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">악당은 저번 세기까지 해봤잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">모든 게 부질없지 않아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">? </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우린 영원히 죽지 않아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">안 해본 게 있으면 그건 너무 오래전에 해서 잊어버린 걸 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">하지만 그들은 알지 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">영생에도 조건이 있을 거라고는</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">너희들은 여태까지 죽지 안 않았지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">만약 인간성을 실격한 자가 있다면 그자는 죽게 될 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">어느 날</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">갑자기 또다시 하늘에서 울려 퍼진 그 말은 그들을 혼란에 빠뜨렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그럼 우리 다 죽는 거 아냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">? </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우리가 여태까지 한 걸 생각해봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그러니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">! </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">근데 그 녀석은</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들은 여태까지 자신들의 인간이 할 짓이 아닌 일들을 회상하는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">떠오르는 사람이 한 명 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">걔는 아무것도 안 했잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">!”</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">‘</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">걔</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">’</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">는 바로 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">5</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">명 중 유일하게 영생을 얻고 나서도 별일 하지 않았던 사람이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"> <span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그녀의 이름은 김하연이었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">영생을 얻고 난 뒤</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">늘 변함없이 평범하게 살고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span> </p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그럼 걔만 사는 거잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들은 자신들만 죽어야 하는 걸 인정할 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">아냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">지금이라도 인간성이란 걸 회복하면</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우리가 지금까지 한 걸 봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">! </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">누가 이런 걸 하겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">!”</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">애초에 인간성이란 게 뭔데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">!”</span></p> <p style="margin-left:315.9pt;text-indent:-315.9pt;"><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들 중 누구도 인간성이 뭔지 정의 내릴 수 있는 사람은 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">하지만 취미로 사람들을 죽이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그러면서 사람을 구해 명예를 얻으려 했던 자신들의 행동이 인간이 할 만한 행동이 아니라는 건 알았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우리만 죽긴 억울해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">!”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">걔도 죽었으면 좋겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들은 가만히 살고 있는 김하연을 질투했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">죽여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">죽여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">죽이라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들은 김하연 앞에 죽어가는 사람을 내려놓기도 하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">,</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">저 많은 사람을 봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">전부 너를 신으로 모시고 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">신적인 존재로 만들거나 명예를 주기도 했고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">,</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우리를 죽여 봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">죽지 않는 자신들을 죽이도록 손에 칼을 쥐여주기도 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">하지만 김하연은 아무것도 하지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">사람을 죽이는 일에도 흥미가 없었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">명예 같은 거에도 신경 쓰지 않았으며 죽지 않는 사람을 찌르는 취미도 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">이것들은 전부 안 해본 거잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">! </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">해보고 싶지 않아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">무슨 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">? </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">나도 했잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">1000</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">년 전이었나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">너가 했었다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들은 기뻤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">김하연 또한 자신들과 똑같은 처지라는 거에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그 동질감에 기뻐 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">10</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">년을 웃으며 지냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">이것도 너가 했었다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">이것도</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">저것도</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">김하연은 망각한 게 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">자신이 한 역사를 되풀이하지도 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">게다가 지나간 일을 후회하는 일도 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">웃겨</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">결국 김하연도</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">우리랑 같은 존재였잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그냥 걔만 다 기억하고 있는 것뿐이었어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들이 김하연과 함께 돌아다니며 안 한 게 있는가 찾는 동안에도 김하연은 아무것도 하지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">재미없어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">따분해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">전부 같은 일이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">김하연은 그들을 한심하게 보았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">왜 영생이라는 거에 집착하는 건지 이해할 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">김하연은 이제 산다는 것에 의미를 이해할 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그럼 이제 우리 다 죽을 운명이네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">마지막으로 내가 만나는 여자랑 결혼 한 번만 더 해볼까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">난 지구의 왕 노릇 한 번만 더 해볼까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">나는 사신으로 한 번 더 살아볼래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">명예</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">? </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">돈</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">? </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">사랑</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">김하연은 이제 그들을 이해하지 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">김하연은 이제 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">‘</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">명예</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">’, ‘</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">돈</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">’, ‘</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">사랑</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">’</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">을 이해하지 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">김하연은 여태까지 했던 일을 망각하지 못했고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">잘못을 되풀이한다는 것을 이해하지 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">인간성을 상실한 자는 지금 죽게 될 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">세상을 뒤덮은 큰 목소리가 지나가고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">모여서 마지막 수다를 떨던 그들은 서로에게 마지막 인사를 나누었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">잘 가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">, </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">친구들</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그들은 눈을 감았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">이번 생도 재밌었다고 속으로 생각하며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">. </span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">사후의 세계를 꿈꾸며 그들은 눈을 감았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">“</span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">?”</span></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">"얘, 어디 갔어?"</span> </p> <p><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;"> </span></p><p></p> <p> </p><div class="hwp_editor_board_content"></div> <p> <span lang="en-us"></span><span style="font-family:HeadLineA;">그러나 그들이 다시 눈을 떴을 때는 사후의 세계를 꿈꾸지 않았던 사람만이 그들과 함께 있지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:HeadLineA;">.</span> </p>
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