<span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 운전대를 잡고 빌딩을 향해 가고 있었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 장비들을 손질 하며 그를 바라보았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">아무런 특이 사항이 없다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">사람들에게 흔히 보이는 습관적인 행동마저 없다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그냥 무기질적으로 핸들을 잡고 있을 뿐이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">역시 그는 로봇이지 않을까.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그렇게 생각하게 된지 꽤나 오래되었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">살인청부업을 해오면서 수많은 사람들을 만나왔지만 이렇게 기계적인 사람은 본 적이 없다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">잠시 그에 대해 떠올려본다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">가장 먼저 떠오르는 것은 그와 처음 만났을 때다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 아직 어린 소년이었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그때의 그는 아무런 표정을 짓고 있지 않았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 단지 사진 한 장만을 붙들고 놓지 않았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">단지 무표정으로.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">당시의 나는 그의 교육을 맡고 있었지만 6개월동안 알아낸 것은 단지 이것 뿐이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그 사진 한 장만이 그가 가진 전부라는 것만을.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">사상도, 마음도, 꿈도, 가족도 없는 그는 그 사진 한 장 만이 전부였다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 성장했다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">살인기계로써.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">처음엔 작은 동물부터 연습해나가는게 조직의 교육법이지만</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 달랐다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">아직도 잊혀지지 않는 것은 그가 처음 살인을 했을 때다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">눈도 깜박 하지 않고 그는 방아쇠를 당겼다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">사방에 피가 튀기고, 타겟은 죽었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그 타겟은 7살짜리 아이였다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">살려달라고 울먹이던 아이가 빌고있는 모습을 보고도</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 눈꺼풀 하나 까딱하지 않았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그 날, 나는 그를 로봇으로 인식하게 되었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">살인 로봇.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그리고 그는 정말 그 말대로 출중한 실력을 가진 살인 로봇이 되었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">지령에 따라 사람을 죽일 뿐인 로봇이 되었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">처음 만나고 7년.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 벌써 수십, 아니 수백은 죽였다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그리고 오늘도 그렇게 사람을 죽일 뿐인 것이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">“이런 걸 청출어람이라고 하는거지.”</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 혼자 중얼거렸지만 그는 아무런 반응을 보이지 않았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">역시 재미없는 로봇이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">이런 것 보단 차라리 미치광이 살인마가 더 낫다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그건 인간이긴 하니까.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">돌연 차가 멈췄다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 가방을 들고 계단을 올라갔다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">아무 말도 없이, 아무 표정도 없이.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">역시 재미없는 로봇이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 일만 하면 되지만.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">여튼 오늘은 원거리에서 저격이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">타겟은 유흥가의 사장.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">간단히 방아쇠만 당기면 될 일이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">물론 그런 살인은 로봇에게 적합한 일이니 그에게 맡긴다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 옆에서 그가 제대로 죽이는지 지켜볼 뿐이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">쌍안경을 끼고 바라보았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">타겟은 바보같게도 창문 바로 앞에서 여자를 끼고 술이나 마시고 있었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">이런 일이라면 간단하겠군.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">한 10초면 끝나지 않을까.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그런데 아무리 기다려도 총소리는 들리지 않았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">1분쯤 지났을 때일까.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">드디어 총소리가 울려퍼졌다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">하지만 그는 죽지 않았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">쓰러진 것은 여자다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 서둘러 그를 돌아보았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 환하게</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">환하게 웃고 있었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">이윽고 총성이 울려퍼지고</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">다시 또, 총성은 이 곳을 뒤덮었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 환히 웃으며 총을 쏘았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 쌍안경을 다시 들고 그곳을 바라보았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">남자는 한발.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">다만 여자는 3발.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">이젠 4발.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">5발.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">6발.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그리고 7발.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">마지막 총성이 울려 퍼지고</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 일어났다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그는 크게 웃었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그리고 그것이 마지막으로 본 그의 모습이었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그 때, 사람이 사람을 아무렇지도 않게 죽이고.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">6발이나 유해에 쏘는 그의 모습을 보고</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 처음으로 </span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그가 사람답다고 느꼈다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">가장 인간미 없는 순간에 인간미를 느끼며</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">만족감이라고 해야할까.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">안도감이라고 해야할까.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">나는 그런 감정을 일순 느꼈다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">지금은 그의 짐을 정리하고 있다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">있는 것은 단지 사진 한장 뿐이지만.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그리고 나는 깨달았다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그 사진에는 두명이 찍혀 있었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">어머니와 아들인 듯 했다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그리고 그 중 한 사람은.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">어제 죽었다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">뭐 어찌되었든</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">내가, 우리들이 사람을 죽이는 것은 변하지 않고</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">또 사람이 죽는 것은 변하지 않는다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">하지만 하나 깨달은 것은</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">7년을 함께한 로봇은</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">단지 한 사람을 죽이기 위한 인간이었다라는 것과</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">어젯밤 무기고에서</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">단 한발의 탄환이 들어있는 권총이 도둑맞았다는 것 뿐이다.</span></p> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></div> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">그냥 그런 이야기다.</span></p> <div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:'Malgun Gothic';background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><br></span></div>