<div style="text-align:left;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201608/1470189568b73042ff619e426485278e21017b7fb4__mn61638__w764__h509__f166480__Ym201608.jpg" width="764" height="509" alt="표지2.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="166480"></div> <div style="text-align:left;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201608/1470189576bc3d796ac79d430d8b815933118206ba__mn61638__w764__h2196__f481943__Ym201608.jpg" width="764" height="1200" alt="크등장인물_최종_다음.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="481943"></div> <div style="text-align:left;"><br></div> <div style="text-align:left;"> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"> <div>중·장편 분량의 코믹/공포/스릴러 소설입니다. 챕터 #1 부터 보셔요. (순서대로 보시면 됩니다.) </div> <div><br></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #1. 귀곡성-1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88655" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88655</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #1. 귀곡성-2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88656" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88656</a></div> <div><br></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #2. 숙 명-1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88663" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88663</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #2. 숙 명-2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88664" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88664</a></div> <div><br></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 결-1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88677" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88677</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 결-2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88678" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88678</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #3. 대 결-3 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88682" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88682</a> </div> <div><br></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #4. 대 면-1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88700" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88700</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #4. 대 면-2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88701" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88701</a></div> <div><br></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #5. 악몽의 밤-1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88717" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88717</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #5. 악몽의 밤-2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88739" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88739</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #5. 악몽의 밤-3 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88745" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88745</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #5. 악몽의 밤-4 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88801" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88801</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #5. 악몽의 밤-5 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88803" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88803</a></div> <div><br></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #6. 적응-1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88834" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88834</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #6. 적응-2~3 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88837" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88837</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #6. 적응-4 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88857" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88857</a></div> <div>봉신당 : 참회의 서 #6. 적응-5 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88882" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88882</a></div></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;">봉신당 : 참회의 서 #6. 적응-6 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88909" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88909</a></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;">봉신당 : 참회의 서 #6. 적응-7 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88977" style="color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_88977</a></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:21.6px;">봉신당 : 참회의 서 #6. 적응-8 : <a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_89005" style="color:#0000FF;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_89005</a></span></font></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif"><br></font></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:21.6px;">봉신당 : 참회의 서 #7. 애환-1 :</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://todayhumor.com/?panic_89005" style="line-height:21.6px;color:#0000FF;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;">http://todayhumor.com/?panic_89710</a></font></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"><br></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"><br></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"><br></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"> <div style="line-height:21.6px;"> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:center;line-height:60.8px;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:49.6px;text-indent:10pt;">**********</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:center;line-height:60.8px;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:49.6px;text-indent:10pt;"><br></span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">늦은 아침의 나른한 햇살이 창고 한 켠을 비집고 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">켜켜이 쌓인 먼지들은 빛속을 즐거이 뛰놀며 반기고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">상쾌한 가을바람도 호기심 어린 모습으로 나부꼈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">허나 답답한 제 속을 투영하듯 창고는 특유의 퀴퀴함을 덧입혀 청명한 가을의 내음을 가린다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그 사이 저 멀리에선 일과를 시작하는 군인들의 걸음소리가 분주해지고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">제식훈련은 그들에게 있어 일상적인 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">저마다 메고 나온 총을 네댓정씩 모아 거총하고 웃옷을 벗는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">넓은 연병장을 서너 바퀴 도는 것도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">단상 앞에 모여 소대장의 구령에 맞춰 함성을 지르는 것도 그랬다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">한참을 그렇게 시끄러이 오가다 들려온 것은 의례적인 군가 제창이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하지만 그것 역시 그들에겐 그다지 특별할 것 없는 일상의 모습이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">외려 이질감을 주는 것은 창고 밖이 아닌 창고 안의 풍경이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">군이 어떤 곳인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">한 명의 열외 없이 가장 규칙적인 일과를 보내는 집단이 아닌가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">헌데 창고 안에선 비장한 군가의 선율을 비웃듯 누군가의 코고는 소리가 울려 퍼지고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이는 의도한 바는 아니나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">마치 하나의 경연</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">競演</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">과도 같아서 코고는 소리가 커지면 군가도 따라서 커지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">뒤척임이 커지면 군인들의 군화소리도 따라 커졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그런 척박한 환경이건만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">잠에 빠진 사내는 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">쿨쿨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">도통 일어날 줄을 몰랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하지만 잠에 빠진 사람을 미치게 하는 것은 시끄러운 천둥소리보단 조그마한 모기의 앵앵거림이듯</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">기약 없던 사내의 수면을 방해하는 가냘픈 원망의 소리가 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">바로 꽤 오래전부터 청연의 머리맡에 와 앉은 가네다의 푸념이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이러면 제가 곤란하지 말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">제발 좀 일어나 보십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">제발</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">엄마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">나 십분만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">십분만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">계속된 채근에도 꿋꿋하던 청연은 급기야 가네다가 버럭 소리를 지르며 몸을 흔들어 대자 겨우 입을 열었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하지만 그 역시 큰 효험은 없는 듯 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">돌아온 것은 귀찮게 내뱉는 잠투정뿐이었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">상대는 계속된 노력에도 무심히 돌아누웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">가네다는 답답한 듯 고개를 들어 머리 위를 망연자실 바라봤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">뻥 뚫린 하늘이라도 보였으면 좋았으련만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">마치 지금 그의 심정마냥 보이는 것은 오직 꽉 막힌 창고의 천장뿐이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">방향을 바꾼 원망스러운 시선이 돌아누운 이의 뒤통수를 따갑게 응시했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">사실 청연과 그 일행에게 사건의 경과를 설명하고 초소와 부대 내의 시설을 안내하는 것은 오롯이 히라타의 몫이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">헌데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">문제가 생겼다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">만만하게만 생각했던 조선인 제령사</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">除令師</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">가 갑작스레 부대장의 비호를 받으며 껄끄러운 상대가 되어 버린 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">따라서 그는 귀찮은 일이 떠맡고 싶지 않은 마음에 이런저런 핑계를 찾고 있었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">때 마침 당일 아침</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, ‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">편지를 가장한 괴문서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">한 통이 그의 책상 위에 날아든 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. ‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이 편지는 영국에서 처음 시작된 것으로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...’</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">라는 알 수 없는 구절로 시작된 괴문서는 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">7</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">통의 편지를 강요하는 등 그 의도가 심히 의심되어 긴급한 조사에 들어갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">그러니 그 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">편지를 가장한 괴문서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(?)’</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">의 출처를 가장 소상히 알고 있던 가네다로선 히라타의 이 같은 책임 떠넘기기를 거절할 명분이 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">아니 대체</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">여기가 어딘 줄 아시는 겁니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">엄마라뇨</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">여기 군부댑니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">엄마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">오늘 월차 낼 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">국장님한테 나 오늘 아프다고 해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">으</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">월차는 또 뭡니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어휴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">가네다가 울상이 된 얼굴로 소리쳐 보지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">청연의 태세는 그리 녹록치 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">마치 제 집 안방인 듯 드러누운 것은 물론이요 이젠 숫제 베개를 들어 귀까지 막아 버린다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">막막해진 가네다는 이미 오래전에 일어나 정좌하고 있던 설 휘와 설 은 남매에게 도움의 시선을 보내봤지만 그들 역시 신경의 전인을 깨우는 것은 난처한 일 인 듯 시선을 회피했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어휴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이러면 저한테 불호령이 떨어지지 말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.” “</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">청연상 제발</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!” “</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">계속 주무시기만 할 겁니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">으아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">잠 좀 자자 잠 좀</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">니가 모기냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">왜 계속 앵앵거려</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">거듭된 하소연이 결국 효험을 본 것일까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">막무가내로 버텨내던 청연이 버럭 아우성을 터트리며 일어났다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">씩씩대는 표정과 말투가 제법 화가 난 듯 보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">허나 분위기 파악 못하고 나대기는 가네다도 청연 못지않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">버럭 성질을 내는 청연을 반갑게 맞으며 기쁘게 소리친다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">우와</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이제 좀 깨셨습니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하 다행이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">나 좀 살려조오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">나 어제 몇 시간 못 잤단 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어제 자정 전에 모셔다 드리지 않았습니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">정작 밤 새 잠 못 이룬 건 저란 말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">청연이 투덜거리자 가네다도 지지않고 억울한 듯 맞섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그러자 청연이 의아한 듯 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">넌 또 왜</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">헤헤헤</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">간밤에 긴히 알려주신 그 비법을 좀 써 볼까 하여</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">헤헤헤</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">쌓여있던 감정의 응어리가 풀린 듯 유쾌한 표정으로 웃어 보이는 가네다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">청연은 머리를 벅벅 긁다 그제야 간밤의 일이 떠올랐는지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">설마 하는 시선으로 바라보며 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">너 설마</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그거 진짜로 썼냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">알려주신 대로 한 글자도 틀리지 않게 썼지 말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">너도 참</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">겉보기엔 좋은 뜻이지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그것이 사실은 상대를 괴롭게 만드는 함정이라는 그 말씀</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">저는 어제 밤새 그 편지를 쓰면서 깨달았습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">딱 세 통 쓰니까 엄청 귀찮더라구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">참</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어제 그 일은 비밀입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">비밀</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어휴</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">누군지 몰라도 지금쯤 오지게 행운 가득한 하루가 되겠구만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">순진한 표정으로 웃고 있는 가네다를 향해 깊은 한 숨 하나가 토해졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">같은 시각</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, 753</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">부대의 본부대 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">2</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">층 사무실에선 한 사내가 펜을 든 채 머리를 긁적이고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">몇 자를 쓰다가 멈춰서 고민하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">또 몇 자를 더 적은 후 의아한 듯 고심을 거듭했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">무엇이 그를 고뇌하게 했을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">고민의 깊이가 짙어지자 때 마침 차량운행일지를 적기 위해 사무실에 들른 사병 하나가 의아한 듯 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타 조장님 아침부터 뭘 그렇게 열심히 쓰고 계십니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그런게 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이런걸 대체 왜 보낸거지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">으</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">뭔데 그러십니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타가 귀찮은 듯 손사래를 쳤지만 병사는 그 모습에 더 호기심이 치미는 듯</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">책상 깊이 얼굴을 파묻은 히라타를 향해 다가왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">병사가 다가오는 것도 모른 채 무언가를 골똘히 쓰고 있는 히라타</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">애매모호한 시선이 허공 한 번</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">제 손 한번</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">또 책상에 놓인 종이 한 번 바라보고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이내 갑갑한 고심의 목소리가 토해졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">부대 안에 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">영국에서 보낸 스파이가 있나봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">영국이요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">서양 놈들 아닙니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">갑자기 그 놈들이 왜 저희한테</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">누가 나한테 이런 걸 보냈네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">너 전에 이런 거 본 적 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타가 편지지 한 장을 내밀었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">흔히 볼 수 있는 누런 재생지 위에 작은 글씨가 빼곡이 쓰여 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">보통의 편지와는 크게 다를 바 없는 모양새였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">허나 조금 다른 점이 있다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">편지의 제목과 흔히 볼 수 없는 첫 머리의 소갯말이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">행운</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">幸運</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">의 편지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">복</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">福</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">을 주는 편지란 뜻인가요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">복을 준다면 좋은 거 아닙니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그게 그렇긴 한데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">좀 더 읽어봐봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">좀 이상해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어디보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이 편지는 영국에서 시작되어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이건 좀 이상하네요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">서양 놈들이 히라타 조장님한테 편지를 보낼 리는 없으니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이거 무슨 암호문이나 투서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">投書</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">) </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">같은 건 아닐까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">아니야 그렇진 않아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">형태나 내용을 봐선 암호나 어떤 비밀을 폭로하기 위한 용도는 아니야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">음</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">제가 내용을 좀 더 읽어보니 앞으로 좋은 일만 있으실 거란 말이 나오네요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">축복하듯이요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">영국에서 시작됐다 라고 하니까 어딘지 유래도 깊어 보이구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그러게 말야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그래서 나도 편지에 나온 대로 쓰고 있긴 한데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">문제는 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이게 한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">3</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">장정도 썼을 때 까진</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">괜찮았거든</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그런데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그런데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">지금 한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">5</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">장 정도 썼는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그 쯤 쓰니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어딘가 기분이 묘해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">기분이 묘하다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어떤 부분 말씀이십니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">귀찮다고 할까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">내가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">내가 왜 이걸 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">7</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">장이나 써야 되는 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">난 귀찮아서 집에도 편지 한 통 안 보내는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이해합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그러실 수도 있겠네요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하지만 제 생각은 좀 다릅니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어디선가 들었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">숫자 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">7</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이 서양인들 사이에서는 행운의 숫자라고 하더군요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. 7</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">통의 편지를 더 써서 전하라는 건 아마도 그 이유가 아닐까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그리고 복은 널리 퍼트릴수록 좋은 것이구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그래서 그런 건가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하 어쩐지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그럼요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">복을 받는 일인데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">마냥 쉬워서야 어디 그 복이 효험이나 있겠습니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그 정도 치성은 들여 줘야죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">전쟁 끝날 때까지 몸 성히 잘 지내라고 매일 새벽 신사를 참배하는 부모님들도 많이 뵜습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. ”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">설득력이 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">너 쫌 똑똑한데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그렇지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">복을 받으려면 그 정도 수고야 감내 해야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어이쿠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그럼 이럴 때가 아닌데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어서 빨리 남은 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">2</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">장도 마저 써야 겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">복 받고 무병장수</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">無病長壽</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">해야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">부럽습니다 조장님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하핫</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이거 좋은 편지 같은데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">시간 되시면 저도 한 장 써주십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하 그럴까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">전화가 왔지 말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">때마침 한 통의 전화가 걸려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">사병의 추임새에 한껏 기분이 좋아진 히라타는 복된 편지를 가슴에 품어 안은 채 기쁜 목소리로 받아 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">스기야마 대좌님</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이 시간에 어쩐 일로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">다음 보급물자 수송계획은 어떻게 되가나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?’</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이미 다 짜 두었습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그럼 어서 가지고 와</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">오후에는 개인적인 용무로 자리를 비울 참이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.’</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">지금 곧 가지고 올라 가겠습니다 대좌</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그래 좋아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...’</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">대좌님 자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">잠시만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">뭔가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">추가로 보고할 사항이라도 있나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?’</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그런 건 아니지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">제가 오늘 아침 좋은 선물을 하나 받았는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">대좌님께도 하나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">선물해 드리고 싶습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">선물</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그게 뭐지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?’</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">대단한 건 아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">복을 주는 편지랄까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">복을 주는 편지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">?’</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">영국에서 처음 시작됐다는 유서 깊은 축복의 편집니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">제가 다른 사람은 몰라도 대좌님께는 꼭 드리고 싶어 행운을 꾹꾹 눌러 담아 썼습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">건강하시고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">또 관운</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">(</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">官運</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이 깃드시라는 의미에서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">아 참</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">사모님 것도 한 장 썼습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">대신 좀 전해주십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이 히라타가 드렸다는 말씀 잊지 마시구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">뭔 진 모르겠지만 수송 계획이나 빨리 가지고 올라와</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!’ </span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"></span></p> <div style="text-align:left;"><img src="http://thimg.todayhumor.co.kr/upfile/201608/14701898351cae98e53ec54cf3907822990e5db6e7__mn61638__w800__h300__f82645__Ym201608.jpg" width="800" height="300" alt="7-2-1.jpg" style="border:none;" filesize="82645"></div><br><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"><br></span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">스기야마의 전화가 끊기자</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타의 얼굴 위로 기대감이 깃들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">스기야마는 까탈스럽기로 소문난 지휘관이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">따라서 그런 그가 조선인 제령사에게 보여준 지난밤의 환대는 히라타에게 가히 충격적인 일대 사건이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그 압도적인 카리스마가 어린아이처럼 웃으며 관심을 표하다니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">사랑받고 싶다는 바람은 단순한 욕망이 아닌 인간의 본성이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타는 제 품에 안긴 편지 한 통이 그 열쇠가 되어 주리라 믿는 눈치였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">물론 그 사랑과 관심은 단순한 감정의 범주를 벗어나 승진과 출세를 향한 발판이 되어줄지도 모른다는 야망으로도 부풀고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">역시</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">히라타 조장님의 처세술은 따라갈 사람이 없을 겁니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어떻게 바로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">대좌님께</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">...”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">흐흐흐 행운을 염원하는 복을 주는 편지라는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">싫어할 사람이 있겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그나저나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">가토</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">그 인간 것도 하나 써줘야 되나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">젠장</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">빌어먹을 인간</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">에라 모르겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">가토꺼는 쓰지 말고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">취사반에 신페이나 하나 써줘야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">히히히히</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">저도 하나 써주십시오</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">저도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">저도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="line-height:310%;margin-left:20pt;margin-right:20pt;text-indent:15pt;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">흐흐흐 자식</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">좋은 건 알아가지고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">어디 소문내면 안 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">알았지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">나도 지금</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">고향에 계신 부모님께 한 통씩 쓰고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">군관학교 은사셨던 분께 한 통</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">대좌님 내외분 한 통씩</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">흐흐흐 아 이거</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">10</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">통 정도 쓰면 안되나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">고작 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">7</span><span style="font-size:11pt;">통 쓰자니 감질나고 아쉽구만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;">하하하핫</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:11pt;">!”</span></p> <p style="text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 10px;line-height:60.8px;text-indent:10pt;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';line-height:21.6px;font-size:9pt;"> </span><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:49.6px;text-indent:10pt;"> </span></p> <div><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:49.6px;text-indent:10pt;"> </span><p><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';"><다음 편으로 이어집니다.></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';"><br></span></p></div></div></div> <div style="font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;color:#333333;line-height:21.6px;"><font color="#333333" face="gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div>