<p style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><font size="7" face="돋움"><br></font></p> <p style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><font size="7" face="돋움">'복날은 간다<span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.'</span></font></p> <p style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"><br></span></font></p> <p style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">by </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><font face="궁서">야설왕 짐보</font></span></font></p> <p><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';"><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;line-height:300%;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">1.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저런 망할 개</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">새</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뒤질라고 환장을 했나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">놀래라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">갑자기 튀어나오고 지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">랄이야 지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">랄이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미친 개</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">새</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼가 재수 없게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 그래도 복날이라 그런지 더워 죽겠는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">별 거지 같은</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어휴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">주</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">말이면 더 붐비는 교외의 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">4</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">차선 도로 위</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모처럼의 나들이를 나온 차들이 서둘러 움직이지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디선가 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼익</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하며 타들어가는 브레이크 파열음과 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빵빵</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거리는 신경질적인 클락션 소리가 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몇몇 운전자는 채 풀지 못한 분을 풀기 위해 차창 밖으로 고개를 내밀고 또 어떤 이는 욕지거리를 내뱉었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그야말로 난장판이 따로 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜 그럴까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이유는 간단했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">쌩쌩 달리는 차도 위</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 곳을 가로질러 달린 남우 때문이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제발</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죽지 말아줘</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 너 없인 살 이유가 없어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜 이제야 깨달았을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 정말로 사랑한 건 바로 너였다는 걸</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람들의 분노에도 아랑곳 않고 오로지 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">만을 위해 달리는 남우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">촉촉이 젖은 눈가로 또르르 눈물이 한 방울 흘러 내렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">2.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">아</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무리 그래도 그렇지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자살이 웬 말이냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우 이 새끼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">물불 안 가리는 성격인건 알았지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇다고 이런 극단적인 선택을</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어휴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 답답한 새끼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저는 되려 좀 미안해요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사실 저 남우 선배</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">금사빠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">금방 사랑에 빠지는 사람</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">라고 흉봤었거든요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">근데 여우 언니에 대한 감정이 이렇게까지 각별했을 줄은 몰랐어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">텅 빈 빈소 안</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몇몇의 사람들이 푸념을 늘어놓는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가족 친지조차 없고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영정사진 하나 덜렁 놓여 있지만 사진 속의 남우는 밝게 웃는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그나마 지인들의 신청으로 구청에서 치러주는 무연고자 합동 장례다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">향 내음이 나지만 약간의 슬픔 뿐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">통곡은 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">김남우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그는 그렇게 죽었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그가 생전 끔찍이도 사랑하던 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">임여우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가 죽은 지 일주일만의 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">장례도 치루었으니 얼른 갑시다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">검은 옷을 입은 사내가 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그의 앞에는 세상의 시름을 다 짊어진 듯 슬픈 표정의 사내가 하나 앉아 있었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">놀랍게도 그는 지금 이루어지고 있는 장례식의 주인공 남우였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아 저기</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죄송하지만 가기 전에 마지막으로 죽은 우리 여우 얼굴 한 번만 보고 가면 안 될까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 사람아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이미 죽은 사람이 왜 그렇게 세상과의 연을 끊지 못해 안달인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 친구는 벌써 일주일 전에 죽었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">화장까지 했는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가봐야 뭐가 있겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">빨리 가자고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저기</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼 제가 빨리 따라가면 죽은 우리 여우 저승에서는 만날 수 있을까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거야 모르지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">예전엔 이래저래 절차가 복잡했지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 우리 저승도 사후 진행 절차 간소화로 반나절이면 일처리가 끝나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가봐야 천당 지옥 확정됐거나 아니면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니면요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사고로 자기 생을 다 못 마친 경우는 보통 환생하지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">환생이요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저도 여우랑 같이 환생 할 수 있을까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">환생</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 친구는 사고로 죽었잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자넨 자살이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐 문제가 될까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">당연하지 이 사람아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">불의의 사고랑 스스로 목숨을 끊은 거랑 같나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다행히 자넨 따로 업을 짓거나 남을 해코지 한 일이 없는 걸로 나오니 원한다면 환생이야 가능하겠지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">글쎄</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아마도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람은 힘들고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람은 안된다구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잘해야 축생부야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">저승사자의 말을 들은 남우의 표정이 어두워졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 그것도 잠시 그는 결의에 찬 표정으로 다가서며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람이면 어떻고 짐승이면 어떻습니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우 곁에서만 살게 해주십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐든 좋습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제발요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제발 부탁드립니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어허</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 친구야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">차라리 죄를 좀 씻고 기다렸다가 사람으로 나오지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그깟 여자 하나 때문에 축생으로 나겠다는 겐가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어허</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그건 제가 우리 여우를 얼마나 사랑했는지 모르셔서 하시는 말씀이에요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남들은 금사빠니 어쩌니 저를 놀리지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제 사랑은 진실했습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">전 오직 여우 뿐이에요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제 사랑을 받아준 것도 여우 뿐이었구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">말리셔도 소용없습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">짐승이라도 좋으니 전 무조건 여우 곁에서 환생해야 겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난처하구만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이를 어쩐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 자네의 그 정성이 갸륵하구만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 그럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">할 수 없지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죽은 사람 소원도 들어준다는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">진짜 죽은 놈 소원 하나 못 들어줄까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">신기한 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저승사자가 들고 있던 장부에 몇 줄의 글귀를 적어 올리니 환한 빛이 남우의 몸을 감쌌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 바로 여우 곁으로 환생하는 건가요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람하고 짐승의 수명이 어찌 같겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 자네를 임여우가 딱 지금 나이일 때 태어나게 해 두었네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그것도 그 여자가 가장 좋아하는 짐승으로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">부디 이번 생에 이루지 못한 사랑</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다음 생에서라도 함께 하게나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마침 짐승이고 하니 내 특별히 자네의 기억은 지우지 않았네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">감사합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">감사합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저승사자님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기다려 오빠가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오빠가 간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흑흑흑</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">뽀얗게 부서지는 빛의 포말이 허공에서 흩어지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남은 빛은 가루가 되어 바닥에 떨어지지만 어디에도 남우의 모습은 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이를 바라보는 저승사자의 걱정스런 얼굴만이 남았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">괜찮겠지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 보니 임여운지 뭔지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">만나자 마자 고백해서 사겼네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사귄 지 일주일 만에 죽었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">요즘 것들은 참</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">쉬워</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 때는 신라 여자랑 몇 년이나 정분을 쌓다가 혼례를 했는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으이구</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여튼 요즘 것들은</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">3.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">연</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신 쿵쾅대는 심장소리가 멀어지자 이내 밝은 빛이 어지러이 비춰왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비로소 느껴지는 바람의 향취</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 마냥 좋은 내음들은 아니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오래 된 것의 퀴퀴함</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">배설물 특유의 악취</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 야릇한 노린내다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">겨우 몸을 일으켜 세운 남우는 주변을 돌아봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여기가 어디야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">개집</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우의 얼굴에 황당한 기색이 역력했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">축생부라 미리 언질을 받긴 했지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">막상 개로 다시 태어나니 당황스러운 기분이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">당연하지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">요즘 세상에 누가 소를 키워</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">돼지를 키워</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죄다 고양이 아니면 개지 뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그나마 다행이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">소나 돼지면 잡아먹잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 그래도 개니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">적어도 잡아먹히진</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">순간 남우의 시선이 제 바로 앞에 걸린 간판 위에 꽂힌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우 보신탕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 들려오는 사방의 개소리들</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">돌아보니 딱 봐도 전문적인 사육장이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저승사자 이 미</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">친</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">새</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">차라리 쥐로 만들어 주던가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! 하수구에라도 숨어 살게! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우는 보신탕 집 딸로 태어나게 해 놓고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜 하필 날</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">개로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미치겠다 진짜</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우의 분노도 잠시</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무엇을 먹고 자랐는지 어깨가 떡 벌어진 덩치 좋은 아가씨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(?)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하나가 커다란 플라스틱 양동이를 들고 다가온다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살이 조금 찌고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">운동이라도 한 듯 체구는 좋아졌지만 작고 쌍꺼풀 없는 눈</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두툼한 입술 그리고 코 밑의 왕 점</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 한 눈에 여우를 알아 봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우야 나야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아이고 우리 도꾸 새끼 많이 낳았네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잘했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">많이 먹어라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 못 알아보겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나야 네 사랑 남우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">근데 이건 문열이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">첫 번째 새끼로 어미의 자궁문을 여느라 힘을 소진해 약간 모자라다는 의미</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어미 젖은 저기 있는데 왜 내 쪽에 와서 빙빙 돌아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이렇게라도 만나서 정말 다행이야 흑흑</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이거는 좀 어리바리 하네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">생긴 것도 좀 비실비실하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">포동포동해야 근수가 많이 나오는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">비록 말은 통하지 않았지만 남우는 기뻤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자신이 사랑하던 여우를 다시 만났음에 벅차오르는 감정을 주체하지 못하는 듯 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 그 기쁨은 오래가지 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">4.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">안</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">먹어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 먹는다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 망할 어미야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 살찌고 잘 크면 우리 여우가 날 잡아다 수육을 만든다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까 난 젖 안 빤다니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">어미는 젖을 내밀지만 유독 새끼 하나는 입을 대지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">혹 먹더라도 정말 죽지 않을 만큼만 먹었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다이어트</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">개로 태어나 본능과 식욕만큼은 여느 개와 다를 바 없는 남우였기에 그것은 혹독함 그 자체였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자기도 모르는 새 본능은 그를 네 발로 걷게 하고 또 밥그릇 앞으로 그를 내 몰았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 남우는 항상 꿋꿋이 돌아섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그것은 오로지 여우에 대한 순수한 사랑의 힘 덕분이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 그렇게 해서라도 오래도록 여우 곁에 있고 싶었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">행동으로 그 의지를 지켜냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그나마 다행인 것은 함께 태어난 형제들의 먹성이 좋았다는 거였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아주 조금만 먹지 않고 버티면 어느새 밥그릇에 남우의 몫은 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">혹 있더라도 극히 적거나 모두가 기피하는 쉰 밥 덩어리뿐이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">결국 남우는 개장 안의 모든 개들 중 가장 호리호리한 몸매를 유지했고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그의 갈비뼈는 늘 거죽을 찢고 나올 듯 툭 튀어나와 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">따라서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그런 그가 갑자기 병에 걸린 것도 어쩌면 당연한 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 아프니까 보러 와 주었구나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고마워</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흑흑</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 네 곁에 오래도록 함께 있으려고 먹질 않았어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그랬더니 이렇게 아픈가봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 아프니 너도 아프니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아빠 이거 무슨 전염병 이런 거 아닐까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">글쎄다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">전염병은 아닌 거 같고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">유독 이 놈만 뭘 처먹지를 않더니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서 그러지 않을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러다 괜히 다른 개들까지 아프면 큰일이잖아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">미리미리 조심해야죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아빠 예방차원에서 이 놈 그냥 확 죽여버릴까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단 전염병 같이 보이진 않으니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단은 좀 두고 보자꾸나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그나저나 여우야 너 요즘 만난다는 그 친구는 어떠냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그냥 뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 좋다니까 그냥 만나보는 거예요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아시잖아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제가 원래 거절 잘 못 하는 거</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">언제 봤다고 지가 날 사랑해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">히히 며칠 좀 보다가 시원찮으면 차버릴려구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람이 그럼 못 쓰지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">괜찮아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아빠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어차피 그 남자 금사빠라 금방 다른 여자한테 가서 사랑합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이러고 다닐걸요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저도 듣는 귀가 있는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">히히</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우가 제 아버지와 함께 멀어지자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">홀로 남은 남우는 치밀어 오르는 분노에 치를 떨었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아프면 더 서러운 법인데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여전히 자신을 알아보지 못하고 죽이자는 말도 서슴치 않는 여우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 무엇보다도 그의 마음을 아프게 한 것은 요즘 여우가 만난다는 남자의 이야기였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남 이야기가 마치 자신의 이야기처럼 느껴질 때</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">서글픈 것은 사람이나 짐승이나 매한가지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 날 밤 남우는 밤새워 목 놓아 울었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살아야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 서러워서라도 꼭 산다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죽더라도 절대 네 손엔 안 죽는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">임 여우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">5.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">독</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기 어린 다짐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 날 이후 남우는 변했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">커다란 사발에 사료를 한 바가지 퍼주면 제일 먼저 달려 나갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">전에는 살찌는 성분이 있다며 사료만은 절대 입에 대지 않던 것과는 사뭇 다른 모습이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 문제는 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">바로 형제들의 먹성이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다이어트를 할 때에는 죄다 먹어치워 도움이 되던 그들의 식탐이 이제는 반대로 남우의 장애물이 됐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잘 먹고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잘 자라 힘까지 좋은 그들이 달려들면 남우는 곧바로 내팽개쳐졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비쩍 마르고 병까지 걸려 쇄약해진 남우의 몸으로 사료를 입에 대기란 너무도 힘든 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이대로 죽어야 하는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하는 절망에 빠져있을 즈음</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그녀가 다가왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼잉</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼잉 멍</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남다른 하얀 털을 가진 개</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그녀는 좌절감에 자포자기한 남우 앞에 커다란 뼈다귀 하나를 놓고 갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살점이 제법 붙은 귀한 고깃덩이였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우가 먹다 던져준 것을 땅에 묻어 두었다가 가져온 듯 군데군데 흙이 묻어 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼잉</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대며 남우의 볼을 핥는 복순</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 결심했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">먹자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">먹자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흙이 묻으면 어떻고 똥이 묻으면 어떠냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일단 살고 보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살아 남는 것이 여우에게 복수하는 일이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 후로도 복순의 호의는 계속됐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">밥그릇을 향해 달려드는 다른 개들을 짖어 위협하여 자리를 만들어 주었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몇 주만에 처음 먹는 사료</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 눈물이 났다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서 먹고 또 먹었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">6.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">복</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">순의 보살핌 덕분일까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얼마 안가 남우는 건강을 되찾았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">털의 윤기나 근력 모두 회복됐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 뿐인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">홀로 인간으로서의 의식을 가진 덕에 작은 덩치와 힘으로도 능히 다른 개들을 제압했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">형제들은 물론 사육장 내의 모든 개들이 남우 앞에 꼬리를 내렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제왕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 개들의 제왕이 된 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">곧 사육장의 개들에겐 철저한 계급이 생겼고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">언제 무엇을 먹이로 주던 첫 식사는 항상 남우의 차지가 되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우가 배불리 먹고 물러서면 그제야 다른 개들이 달려들 만큼 엄격한 위계질서가 생겼다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">물론 그런 제왕의 옆자리엔 늘 복순이 함께 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어려울 제 자신을 도운 은혜라도 갚듯 남우는 늘 그 첫 식사에 복순을 동석시켰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 점차 남우의 마음속엔 복순이 자리하기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 왜</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이렇게 가슴이 두근거리지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정신 차려</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">넌 진짜 개가 아니야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그저 몸뚱이만 잠시 빌렸을 뿐이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 자꾸만 아래쪽이 딱딱해져</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몸뚱이가 개라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 역시 호르몬의 영향을 받은 것일까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">심리적인 거부감과 본능적인 사랑</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두 가지 상충된 감정이 부딪혔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">금사빠라 불리던 과거의 모습과는 확연히 다른 모습이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 남우는 결국 자신의 본능에게 지고 말았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니 자신을 아껴주는 복순의 마음과 현재의 삶을 인정해야한다는 내면의 목소리가 남우에게 새로운 사랑을 준 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 날 밤</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">둘은 서로의 사랑을 확인했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">발정기에 접어들었던 복순은 수줍게 낑낑대고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">긴 시간 두 사람은 하나가 되어 행복한 미래를 꿈꿨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">7.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">하</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지만 몇 달 후 나른한 여름의 햇살을 받으며 모처럼의 단잠에 빠져있던 남우는 소스리치게 놀라고 말았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디가는거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">날 두고 어디가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우가 낑낑거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">앞에는 단단히 둘러쳐진 사육장의 우리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 밖엔 여우와 그 아버지에게 붙들린 복순이 차에 실리고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아버지 복순이 정도면 오늘 야유회 특식으로 충분하겠죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼 당연하지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 놈이 우리 집에서 제일 포동포동한 놈인데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 눔이 언제 이렇게 살이 쪘지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하 궁딩이가 토실토실한 게 오늘 몸보신 제대로 하겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">참 털 그슬릴 때 쓸 토치는 챙기셨어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노끈하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몽둥이도 미리 다 챙겨 놨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몽둥이는 왜요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자고로 금방 잡은 놈은 좀 두드려 패야 육질이 부드러운 법이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">넌 가게 일 도운지가 언젠데 아직도 그걸 모르냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헤헤헤</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저는 찌고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">먹는거나 알지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무서워서 개는 못 잡아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시간 없다 얼른 싣고 가자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안돼애애애애애애</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우의 애절한 짖음에도 불구하고 뿌연 먼지를 내뿜으며 차는 떠나버렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 견딜 수가 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떻게 찾은 사랑인데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순이는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순이는 내 여자야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">보</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순아 이제야 너로 인해 진짜 사랑이 뭔지 알았는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다 내 잘못이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">바로 잡아야 해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">흥분한 남우가 날뛰기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">단단한 우리와 높은 곳에 걸린 잠금장치였지만 인간의 기억을 지닌 남우에게 불가능이란 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무리의 개들을 시켜 개집들을 입구 쪽으로 옮기고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 위에 올라타 잠금 장치를 풀어냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">문이 열리자 갇혔던 개들은 사방으로 쏟아져 나갔지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">단 한 마리의 개</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 집 안으로 향했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야유회 장소를 확인하기 위해서였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다행히 가게 내부에 설치된 커다란 화이트 보드위엔 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야유회</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고기리 저수지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, 12</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">란 글씨가 선명했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순이를 위해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 사랑을 위해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">걱정마 복순아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 널 지키고야 만다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">낮은 으르렁거림으로 다짐하고 또 다짐하는 남우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇게 남우는 달렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">혼신의 힘을 다해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순을 구하겠다는 일념 하나만으로 달렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. 8</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">차선의 도로를 가로지르고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">높은 울타리를 뛰어 넘었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다행히 개의 몸은 달리기에 나무랄 데 없이 좋았고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 표지판을 통해 길을 알아 볼 수 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아따 고 놈 맛나게도 생겼네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭣들해요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">털부터 빠짝 끄슬르지 않고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">예 예</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우의 아버지가 들고 있던 토치에 불을 붙였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">화르륵</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">불길이 타오르고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">굵은 줄에 묶인 복순은 다가올 제 운명을 예감한 듯 낑낑 거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어이구</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">~ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 노린내</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐흐흐 털 타는 냄새가 아주</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">군침도네 그랴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우리 사육장에서 젤로다가 통통한 놈인 걸</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">게다가 암놈이니 얼마나 부드럽겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 얼마 전까지 이놈이 발정기였거든</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까 어쩌면 새끼를 배었을지도 몰라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어허</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일타 쌍피라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐흐흐 수고했네 임사장</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 그럼 가서 된장이나 풀고 있겠네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">흥겨운 목소리가 오가고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 멀리 계곡 가에선 따라 나온 여우가 작은 간이 도마를 꺼내 양파와 깻잎을 다듬는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">평소 식성도 좋고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">개는 더 좋아하는 여우인지라 절로 콧노래를 부른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">보신탕 집 무남독녀 외동딸</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 입맛이 어딜 가겠는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">매일 같이 노래 부르던 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다이어트</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">는 이미 그녀의 머릿속에서 지워진지 오래였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고기리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! 3km, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">기다려 복순아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">같은 시각</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">유원지 방면의 표지판을 확인한 남우는 마지막 힘을 다해 달리고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 속도는 처음 같지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">힘이 들기도 했지만 그보다는 오는 길에 오토바이에 치여 다리를 다친 탓이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">절룩대는 다리 사이로 피가 흘렀다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 남우는 비틀대면서도 멈추지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그의 머릿속엔 오직 하나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순에 대한 생각뿐이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하얗던 털이 까맣게 다 타부렀구나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어쩌겄냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오늘이 복날인 걸</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흐흐흐 자 임 사장</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 이 놈을 매달아서 줘 패면 되는 것이오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하 박사장도 많이 해본 말툰데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디 말뿐인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">소시 적에 숱허게 잡아다 팼지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오죽허면 복날에 개패듯이라는 말이 다 있겠는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우덜 어릴 적에는 여름이면 동네에 씨가 말랐지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몸에도 좋고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">또 오죽 맛나는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼 어디 임사장 몽둥이질 솜씨나 한 번 보세</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여부가 있겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자 간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘, ’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">찰진 소리 사이로 찢어지는 소리가 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주둥이를 묶어도 새어나오는 고통스런 신음이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼잉대며 새어나오는 한 줄기 눈물</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순의 항문 사이로 핏물이 새어나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떻게든 발버둥치며 배만은 맞지 않으려 안간힘 쓰던 복순이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">터져 나오는 신음성과 함께 통렬한 고통이 엄습했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어이구 이 손 맛 봐라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아주 찰지네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아따 그것가지고 되겄소</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야들야들한 맛을 보려면 더 쳐야 한다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">게으름 피우지 말고 더 치소</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">더</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!’ ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">축 늘어진 몸뚱이 위로 매질이 계속된다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">눈 감은 복순의 골통에 매질이 계속된다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">철퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">피맺힌 복부에 미식가의 매질이 거듭된다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">야 여우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">물 다 끓었냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아빠 솥에 물 끓은 지 오래요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얼른 가져 오쇼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다들 배고프다고 난리요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래 간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우의 아버지가 줄을 풀었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">털썩</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">까맣고 피투성이가 된 몸뚱이가 나뒹군다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">줄이 풀려도 미동조차 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">번쩍 들어 차가운 계곡물이 담가도 일어날 줄을 모른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">커다란 식도가 제 몸뚱이를 갈라도 울지 않는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;color:#ff0000;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어이구</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">임사장 말대로 진짜 일타 쌍피였네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">갈라진 뱃속을 보며 박 사장이 웃으며 중얼댄다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어허</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오늘 오신 분들은 한 마리를 먹어도 한 마리가 아니오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하핫</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">한 마리 값 주고 열 마리는 먹는 셈이네 그랴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하핫</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">유쾌한 웃음소리가 울려 퍼졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모두가 흥겨운 분위기다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우도 덩달아 농을 쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">게나 개나 맛난 것은 알배기죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">히히히힛</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">이게 뭔 개드립인가 싶지만 분위기가 사니 무얼 말해도 흥겹다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">모처럼의 동네 야유회다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">날은 덥지만 계곡물은 시원하고 맛난 음식에 술도 한 잔 했으니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나쁠 것이 무에 있겠는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">커다란 솥의 물도 팔팔 끓고 있으니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제 오늘의 메인 하이라이트만 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">풍덩</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하면 된다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">즐겁고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시원하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">건강까지 챙기는 일석 삼조의 연례행사다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">누가 뭐래도 민족의 전통 풍습 복날이 아니던가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흥겨워진 박 사장은 구성진 노랫가락을 풀어내고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">조리를 맡은 여우는 아버지가 건넨 붉은 고깃덩이를 받아든다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">8.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">안</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">돼애애애애</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">노랫가락 사이 새어드는 외마디의 함성</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아니 매서운 울부짖음</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 분노어린 통곡이 쏟아져 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저건 왠 개야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복날에 겁도 없이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저게 누구야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저거 우리 집 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어 맞아요 아버지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맞아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저게 어떻게 여길 찾아왔지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">임사장</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 주인찾아 진도까지 돌아갔다는 진돗개 얘기는 들었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">주인 찾아 야유회까지 찾아왔다는 개 이야긴 처음 듣네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">엄청 똑똑한 놈인가 보네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">말도 마쇼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비리비리 하던 놈인데 아 그게 어느 날 부턴가 건강해지더니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이제는 그 중에 대장이유</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대장</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">히야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">냄새를 맡고 따라왔나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신기하네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어이구</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이리와라 남우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나 여기있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우의 아버지 임사장이 두 팔을 벌리며 남우를 맞이한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다들 차로도 수십분씩 걸리는 먼 길을 찾아온 충견</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">(?)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">을 바라보며 신기한 눈치다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">딸인 여우 역시 손에 든 복순의 살점을 저미며 반긴다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 두 팔 벌려 환영하는 임사장을 지나 솥 앞에 멈춰 선 남우</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그의 꼬리가 부르르 떨리며 또한 동그랗게 말린다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">도마 위 벌건 살덩이들</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">믿을 수 없는 현실에 남우는 부인하려 해보지만 소용없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">인간의 그것을 훌쩍 뛰어넘는 개의 후각이 섬뜩한 피비린내를 잡아낸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">매캐한 노린내가 복순이 겪었을 참혹한 고통을 알린다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 멀리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">복순의 내음이면서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">동시에 조금은 다른</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">도저히 믿고 싶지 않은 또 다른 향취가 전해졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">양수의 내음</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아직 시작도 못 해본 생명의 흔적</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">낮은 소리가 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그르렁</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대는 울림 속에 깊은 슬픔이 묻어났다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지독한 분노가 전해졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">처절한 아픔이 묻어났다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이리와 남우야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너도 한 그릇 말아줄게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">개들도 보신탕 잘 먹는 거 모르시죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">히히히 남우야 이리와 너도 온 김에 복순이 한 그릇 해라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왕왕왕왕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우가 짖었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리곤 온 힘을 다해 달려들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자신의 지난 사랑</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그토록 사랑했던 옜 연인 여우에게 그가 달려 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우당탕</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하는 소리가 들려오고 놀란 사람들의 아우성이 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우가 달려드는 통에 끓고 있던 솥이 넘어지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우가 비명을 질렀다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">펄펄 끓는 물이 쏟아진 것은 남우도 마찬가지였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">윤기 나던 털이 온통 쪼그라들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그럼에도 남우는 멈추지 않고 달려들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 모든 일의 시작</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 너무도 사랑했던 여우에게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런 미친 개</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">새</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">퍽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하는 소리가 들리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우가 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">깨갱</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하며 주저앉았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">분노한 임 사장이 몽둥이로 골통을 사정없이 내려친 탓이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자식을 사랑하는 부모의 마음이 만든 괴력이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우의 팔과 남우의 귀에서 피가 콸콸 쏟아졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우는 내팽개쳐지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여우는 제 아버지의 등에 업혀 병원으로 향했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">*******</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">9.</span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">얼</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마나 지났을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아직 죽음을 맞이하지 못한 남우는 난장판이 되어 끝난 야유회 한 복판에서 일어섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두개골이 깨어질 듯 심한 통증이 치밀었지만 힘겹게 몸을 일으켰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아직 남은 복순의 살점을 수습하여</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 멀리</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">계곡 어귀에 나뒹구는 작은 살덩이들을 향해 간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">젖 한 번 물려 보지 못한 애매한 것들이 가지런히 놓여 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">한 번 핥고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두 번 핥고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">남우도 털썩 주저앉았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그게 남우의 마지막이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">무더운 여름의 복날</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어느새 해가 뉘엿뉘엿 지고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇게 복 날은 간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:300%;margin-left:5pt;margin-right:5pt;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span></p> <p></p> <p><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';"> </span></p> <p></p> <p><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';"><font size="3"><br></font></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';"><font size="3">코멘트</font></span></p> <p></p> <p><font size="2"><font face="한컴바탕"> </font><font face="돋움">본문을 보셨다면, 저 제목이 (닉언죄)에 해당하지 않음을 아시겠지만, 한참 공게에서 인기작가로 이름을 날리고 계신</font></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">(닉언죄) '복날은 간다'님의 닉네임에서 모티브를 떠올린 것은 명확하므로 그 사실은 밝힙니다.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">좋아하는 작가님의 닉네임을 소설 재료로 써서 죄송하기 그지 없네요.(따로 양해도 안 구함 -.,-;;; 하아하아! 지금이라도!)</font></p> <p><span style="line-height:1.5;"><font size="2" face="돋움">혹 불쾌하시진 않으셨을까 이 자리를 빌어 죄송한 말씀 전해 봅니다. 남주, 여주 이름도 생각난 김에 차용했습니다. </font></span></p> <p><span style="line-height:1.5;"><font size="2" face="돋움">다시 한 번 말씀드립니다. 죄송합니다. ㅠㅠ</font></span></p> <p><span style="line-height:1.5;"><font size="2" face="돋움"> </font></span></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">본문의 내용은 저렇지만 딱히 보신탕이나 수육등 개를 식용으로 이용하는 것에 반대하는 입장은 아닙니다.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">그건 순전히 개인의 자유죠. 물론 어려서부터 개를 키워온 관계로 저는 먹지 않습니다.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">소고기라면 환장하는 입장에서 개만 반대하면 안되겠죠.(소들아 미안! 근데 니들은 너무 맛있쪙! ㅠ..ㅠ;;;)</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">그래도 안드시는 분들은 계속 안드셨으면 좋겠네요. 개 사육장 같은 곳의 불결하고 좁은 사육 환경도 반대합니다.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">개들은 우리의 친구(소들아 미안!) ㅠㅠ 아니 동물들은 우리의 친구!</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">최소한 살아 있을때만이라도 살아있음에 대한 최소한의 예우를... 부탁드립니다.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움">감사합니다.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="돋움"><br></font></p> <p><font face="돋움" size="3" color="#953734"><b>p.s 연재중인 '봉신당' 시리즈도 많은 관심 부탁드립니다. 꼬릿말에 링크 있어요. ㅎㅎㅎ</b></font></p> <p><font face="돋움" size="3" color="#953734"><b><br></b></font></p>