<div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">난 쥐가 정말 싫어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">다큰 남자가 뭐 그런걸 무서워하냐 하겠지만</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">,</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">쥐 공포증이라고 이야기해도 될정도로 난 쥐가 싫어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">얼마전까지 내가 그리도 싫어하는 쥐 때문에 밤잠설친 일이 있었지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">지금부터 얘기할테니 잘 들어봐</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">대학에 합격하고 내가 잡은 자취방은 집세가 싼 낡은 주택이었어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">학생보다는 혼자사는 일용직 분들이나 형편이 어려운 사람들이 많이 사는곳이긴 한데 </span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">집을 떠나서 자유를 느낄수 있으니 그것만해도 충분히 행복하지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">매일같이 술먹고 늦게 들어가서 잠만자고 나오곤 했어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">   <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그런데 밤늦게 집에 들어가 자려하면 항상 신경 거슬리는 소리가 들리는거야</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">쥐가 뭔가 갉아먹는듯한 소리</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">내가 원래 예민한 편이라 작은소리에도 잠을 잘 못자거든</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">게다가 내가 그렇게도 싫어하는 쥐소리 라니</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">...</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그게 계속되니 엄청 스트레스더라고</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">문제는 귀를 막고 자려해도 쥐가 있을거란 생각에 불안해서 잘수도 없는거야</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">한동안은 계속 수면부족에 시달렸지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  </div><div style="background:#ffffff;"> </div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그러다 얼마뒤에 등골이 오싹해지는걸 발견했어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">벽 한쪽에 작게 뚫린 구멍</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">분명히 쥐가 뚫어놓은 구멍일거야</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">계속 들리던 그 소리는 쥐가 이쪽으로 들어오기 위해 구멍을 뚫던 소리인 거지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그길로 뛰어나가서 쥐약이랑 식빵을 사왔어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그리곤 식빵에 쥐약을 섞어 뭉친 다음에 구멍에 쑤셔박고 구멍을 막아버렸어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">불안감에 나무판을 두겹으로 못질해서 단단히 막았지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">정말 다행인게 그 이후로 갉아먹는 소리는 안나더라고</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">쥐약을 퍼붓다시피 섞었으니 한방에 픽 가버렸겠지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">오래된 일도 아니고 불과 이틀전에 있었던 일이야</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그날이후론 발뻗고 잘수 있었어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"> </div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">뭐 쨋거나 그만큼 낡고 허름한 집이란거지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">잘데가 없다니 데려가긴 한다만 각오는 하라고</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us"></span> </div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">아 거의 다왔네 여기서 내려서 좀만 걸어가면 우리집이야</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">대학생으로 보이는 두 남자가 이야기를 하며 버스에서 내렸다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">길을 따라 걷던 둘은 얼마안가 낡은 주택에 도착했다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">이건물이야. 내말대로지</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">? </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">그래도 내방은 비교적 아늑한 편이야</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">”</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">두사람이 집으로 들어가려던 때에 옆집에서 모자를 쓴 남자가 나왔다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">여행이라도 가는지 커다란 여행가방을 끌고 있었다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.. </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">안녕하세요</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?” </span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">집주인인 남학생이 잠시 망설이다가 인사를 건네었다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">하지만 옆집 남자는 눈길조차 주지 않은채 이해가 안간다는 듯 고개를 갸웃거리며 가방을 끌고 사라졌다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">뭐야 옆집사람이야</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?”</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">응. 근데 좀 이상한 사람인거 같아</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">배달음식 받을때나 가끔 보이고 집 밖으로 나오는걸 본적 없어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">맨날 집에만 있는거 보니 백수 같은데 일거리라도 찾았나 왠일로 나왔대</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?”</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">둘은 남자의 뒷모습을 잠시 지켜보다가 집으로 들어갔다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"> </div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">원래 정리는 잘 하는 편이라 깨끗하지만 그래도 예의상 청소는 좀 해야것네</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">먼저 씻고있어 바닥이나 한번 쓸게</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">친구를 욕실로 몰아넣은 남학생은 빗자루를 들고 대충 바닥을 쓸어내기 시작했다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그러던중 막아놓았던 구멍 근처 구석에서 무언가를 발견한다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">작게 접은 종이 조각</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">구석에 떨어져있어 그간 발견하지 못했던 것 같다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">보통이라면 그냥 버렸겠지만 무언가 이상했던지 </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">종이를 펼쳐 내용을 확인한다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">[</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">살려주세요</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">옆집에 갇혀 있어요</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">남자가 음식조차 잘 주지않고 절 학대하고 있어요</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">큰소리를 냈다간 남자가 알아챌거에요</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">제발 도와주세요</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.]</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  </div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">남학생은 믿을수 없다는 표정으로 단단히 막아놓은 구멍을 바라보았다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">며칠전 쥐약을 섞은 식빵을 구멍에 쑤셔넣은 기억</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그리고 이해가 되지 않는다는 표정으로 커다란 가방을 끌고가던 남자</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그때 욕실에서 다른 학생이 나왔다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">뭐해</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">? </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">뭔일 있어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?”</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">어</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">? </span><span style="background:#ffffff;">아냐..... 일은 무슨... 청소좀 하느라</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">”</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그는 대답하며서 슬쩍 쪽지를 숨겼다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="background:#ffffff;">근데 생각보다는 집이 깔끔하네. 쥐는 없을거 같은데?"</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">친구의 말에 남학생은 고개를 희미하게 끄덕였다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">그리곤 쪽지를 몰래 쓰레기통에 버리며 생각했다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></div><div style="background:#ffffff;">  <div></div></div><div style="background:#ffffff;"><span style="background:#ffffff;">이 건물에 처음부터 쥐는 없었다</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';background:#ffffff;letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></div>