<span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“오랜만이네. 그렇지?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">폐허가 된 공장안에서 담뱃불을 붙인 난 크게 한숨을 쉬며 중얼거리듯 말했다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">내 말에도 녀석은 대꾸 조차 하지 않고 침묵을 지키고 있었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“몇년만에 날 찾길래 왠일인가 싶었는데 이런거 때문이었어?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">난 공장 바닥에 널부러진 시체를 보며 작게 혀를 찼다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">시체는 몽둥이에 심하게 얻어맞은 듯 엉망으로 뭉개져 있었고,</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">사방으로 피가 튀어 끔찍한 그림을 그려내고 있었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">골치가 아파오는 것을 느끼며 난 시체에게서 눈을 떼고 입을 열었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“그래. 뭐... 물어보고 싶은게 많긴 한데 일단 저거부터 어떻게 해야겠네.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">자세한건 차에서 듣는 걸로 하자고.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">난 담배를 발로 비벼 끄고 피가 잔뜩 뭍은 삽을 집어들었다. </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“이런걸로 내려치니 시체가 저따위가 되지... 구덩이 팔테니 물러나 있어.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“손하나 까딱 안하고 쭈그려있다니. 좀 같이하지.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">운전을 하며 툭 내뱉은 내 말에도 녀석은 여전히 침묵을 지키고 있었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">약간의 답답함을 느끼며 난 다시 입을 열었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“이제 슬슬 들려주지 그래? 도대체 어떻게 된 일인지. </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">도와주는건 도와주는건데 나도 이유는 좀 알아야 되지 않겠어?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">제법 시간이 지나고 나서야 녀석의 입이 열렸다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“모르겠어. 나도 뭐가 어떻게 된건지. 꼭 귀신에 홀린 것 같아.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">다시 얼마간의 시간이 지나고 나서야 녀석은 말을 이었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“출장 마치고 돌아가고 있는데 길 한가운데 누가 쓰러져 있었어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">차를멈추고 내려서 가까이 다가가 보니까 저 사람이 피를 흘리면서 죽어있었어.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">녀석은 추운듯 몸을 움츠리고는 말을 이었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“경찰에 신고하려고 했는데 솔직히 좀 무섭더라.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">괜히 내가 의심 받을 수도 있잖아?</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그거 아니더라도 여러가지로 엄청 복잡해 질것 같았다고. </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">어차피 저 사람 이미 죽어있기도 했고 조금 미안하지만 그냥 모른척 지나갔어.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">녀석은 침을 삼킨후 조심스레 말을 이었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“그런데.... 저 시체가... 날 계속 따라왔어.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">내가 뭐라고 대답하기도 전에 친구는 다급히 말했다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“이상한 소리라는거 나도 알아. 하지만 진짜야. 끝까지 한번 들어봐.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그렇게 그 자리를 벗어났는데 잠시 후에 다시 길 한가운데에서 그 시체를 발견했어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">처음엔 길을 잘못들어서 제자리로 다시 돌아온줄 알았지.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">하지만 그것도 아니었어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">시체가 분명히 움직이고 있었던 거야.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">서둘러 산길을 벗어나려 했지만 그것도 실패했어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">어디를 가도 저 시체가 튀어 나왔다고.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">시체를 피해 지나가도, 차를 돌려 다른길로 가도, 계속 저 시체가 나타났어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">정말 귀신이라도 홀린 기분이었어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">녀석은 숨을 깊게 들이쉰채 다시 입을 열었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“결국 포기하고 시체에게 다가갔지. 기분탓인지 날 노려보는것 같은 기분이었어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">찜찜했지만 난 시체를 뒷좌석에 실어놓고 차를 출발시켰지.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그러고 얼마가지 않아서...</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">시체가 몸을 일으켜 내게 말을 걸었어.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">난 고개를 돌려 녀석을 바라보았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">좀 이상한 구석이 있는 녀석이란건 알았지만 이정도로 미친소리를 할 줄은 몰랐다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">난 녀석의 얼굴을 살피며 다음 이야기를 기다렸다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">녀석은 그때를 회상하는듯 눈을 감고는 조용히 입을 열었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“분명히 숨이 끊어졌었어. 죽은걸 확실히 확인 했단 말이야.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그런데 시체임이 분명한 그게 일어나서 똑바로 앉더니 내게 말을 했다고.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">‘내가 왜 죽은거지?’</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">‘넌 왜 날 무시하고 지나갔어?’</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">‘날 죽인게 누구지?’</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">‘지금 어디로 가는거야?’</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">이따위 말들을 쏟아내기 시작했다고.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">환청이라고 자신을 속일수조차 없이 명료하게 지껄였다니까!</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그게 믿겨져? 못믿겠지? 하지만 믿어야해. 넌 내말을 믿어줘야해!”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“그래 알았어. 알았다고. 흥분하지마.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그래서 시체를 차에서 끌어내려 저꼴을 만들어 버린거야?</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">입 닥치게 하려고?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">친구는 대답하지 않았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“좋아. 사실 너한테 죄지은것도 있고 하니 더 묻지는 않을게.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그때 내가 주식정보 잘못 알려주긴 했지만 그래도 뭐 난 다 좋자고 알려준거였다고</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">어쨋거나 이번건으로 그건 내가 빚 갚은거다? 알았지?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">마지못해 고개를 끄덕이는 녀석을 집까지 태워주고 나역시 집으로 들어왔다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">침대에 누워 녀석의 말을 가만히 떠올려 보았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">시체가 자신을 따라왔다는 말.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">몸을 움직이고 말을 했다는 말.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">도대체가 믿을 수 없었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">하지만 너무나 터무니 없기에 오히려 진짜일지도 모른다는 생각이 들었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">만약 친구의 말이 정말 이라면.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">오늘 내가 묻은 시체가 땅을 헤집고 기어 나온다면.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">엉망으로 망가진 얼굴로 비틀거리며 내 집을 찾아온다면...</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">끔찍한 상상에 진저리를 치곤 눈을 감았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">난 긴장된 표정으로 내 앞에 앉은 형사를 바라보았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">생각에 잠겨있던 형사는 기가 차다는 표정을 지으며 입을 열었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“그러니까, 요약하자면 당신은 친구를 도와서 누가죽였는지 모르는 시체를 묻은거 뿐이다?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">난 크게 고개를 끄덕이며 대답했다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“네. 맞습니다.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">형사는 허탈한 웃음을 지어내며 말을 이었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“시체를 엉망으로 만든 이유는 시체가 제멋대로 돌아다니고 벌떡 일어나서 친구에게 말을 해서고?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">난 고개를 숙이고 대답하지 않았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“그 움직이는 수다쟁이 시체를 땅에 묻고서 친구를 집가지 바래다 줬다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">삽과 현장부터 시작해서 당신 차 안 까지 친구의 지문은 없고 온통 당신 지문 뿐이지만 그건 그냥 우연이다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">친구가 타고 왔다는 차도 어디로 갔는지 모르겠고 왜 신고를 안하고 시체를 끌고다녔는지는 모르겠지만</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">당신에겐 아무런 죄가 없다.... 뭐 이런 얘긴가?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">토할것 같은 기분을 느끼며 난 작게 대답했다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“하지만 확실히 저에겐 그렇게 이야기 했어요.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">아무래도 그 친구가 거짓말을 한것 같습니다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">전 아무런 잘못이 없어요. 범인은 그 친구일 겁니다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">저도 속은게 분명하다구요.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">형사는 깊은 한숨을 쉬며 내게 조금 가까이 다가오며 말했다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“이봐. 당신 친구는 그 시간에 집에서 식사 중이었다는 가족들의 증언을 확보했어.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그친구도 오랫만에 안부차 당신한테 전화했을 뿐 몇년간 본적 없다고 했다고.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그런데 당신은 어때?</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">증언은 앞뒤도 맞지 않고 허무맹랑하기만 한데다 알리바이도 없고</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">흉기에서 부터 그 시체에다 현장 까지 당신 지문이 수두룩해.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그렇다면 상황이 어떻게 된걸까?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">형사는 내 눈앞에 흰색 약병을 올려놓았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“이게 뭔지 알지? 당신 차에서 나왔어. 조사해보니 환각제더구만.”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">갑작스레 오르는 혈압에 난 눈을 감았다. </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">친구가 차에 탔을때 몰래 떨어뜨려 놓은것이 분명했다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">ㅣ</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">“이러면 모든게 설명이 되지.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">거하게 약을 하시곤 시체가 움직인다면서 죄없는 사람을 두들겨 패 죽이고는</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">몇년만에 전화온 친구에게 죄를 다 뒤집어 씌우시겠다?”</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">욕지거리가 나왔다. </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">더이상 빠져나갈 구멍이 보이질 않았다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">움직이는 시체이야기를 시작으로 모두가 날 정신나간놈으로 보고 있었다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">이제 내가 무슨 변명을 하든 내말은 다 약쟁이의 헛소리로 취급할게 분명했다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">과거 내 멱살을 잡고 이게 어떻게 된 일이냐며 고래고래 소리지르던 친구의 모습이 떠올랐다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그래도 지금은 어떻게든 사태를 수습하고 잘 살고 있다고 생각했는데...</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">아무래도 내 실수는 생각보다 훨씬 더 녀석에게 큰 시련을 줬던 모양이다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">그리고 그 친구는 내 생각보다 훨씬 더 나를 미워하고 있었던 모양이다.</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br><br> </div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">며칠동안 내심 두려움에 떨며 쉽게 잠을 이루지 못한 내자신을 비웃으며 고개를 저었다.</span></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">역시 움직이는 시체따위 있을리가 없었다.</span></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;"></span><br></div> <div align="justify" style="line-height:160%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';font-size:10pt;">By. neptunuse</span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span>