<div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><font face="바탕"><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 이름은 레온</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">(Leone). </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">고향 독법으로 읽으면 레오네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아버지는 사르데냐 출신이었고 어머니는 미국으로 건너간 이민자 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">2</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">세다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">두 분은 아버지가 미국 여행을 가셨을 때 만나셨고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아버지는 이탈리아에서 벌이던 사업을 접고 여기 미국으로 이민 왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">20</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대 때까진 꿈을 좇았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멋진 기타리스트가 되는 게 꿈이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">통기타를 매고 얼추 몇 년간 미국 전역을 험버트 험버트와 롤리타처럼 돌아다녔고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">길거리에서 컨트리 음악을 부르는 것으로 그날 먹고 살 돈을 벌었었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만 안타깝게도 하느님은 내게 재능을 주시지 않았었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노래에는 동전보다 야유와 조롱이 더 많이 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">텍사스에선 음악을 들을 사람이 없어 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">6</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">일까지 굶어봤고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">할렘에서는 기타를 삼 분 정도 켠 것으로 맞아 죽을 뻔했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뉴올리언스에선 원래 오기로 했던 밴드가 오지 못해 처음이자 마지막으로 무대에 서봤는데 재즈가 아니었기에 온갖 저녁거리의 세례를 받았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떤 녀석이 저녁으로 포크와 날카로운 스테인리스 의자를 씹어 먹는지는 모르겠지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여튼 그것에 맞아 내 기타는 부서지고 말았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">결국 난 본가가 있는 노웨어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">(Nowhere) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시티에 돌아왔고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아버지의 사업을 물려받았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서 현재</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나는 돈과 아내</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가족</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">직업까지 얻게 되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 직업은 사채</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">흥신소</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마약밀매</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">부동산</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">성매매업소</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 모든 걸 관리하는 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대부</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇게 평화로운 나날을 보내던 중 일어난 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사장님</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">보고드릴 게 있습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">비서 죠니였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">젊고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">유능한 인재다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜 그러나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헤롤드 가 끝자락에 목장 말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호주에서 온 노인이 운영하는 그</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">......”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거기</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지지난 달 쯤에 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">직원들</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">’ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">풀지 않았나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">...... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그런데도 꿈쩍을 않더라구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래서 그저께에 총 쥐어 보냈습니다만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아직도 안 돌아오고 있지 뭡니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">죠니는 땀을 삐질삐질 흘려대며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">총까지 쥐어 보냈는데 안 돌아온다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭔가가 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 바닥에서 살아온 감으로 느끼건데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭔가가 분명히 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 노인에게 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뒷배</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가 있는 것 같다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이럴 땐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여태처럼 하면 안 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">부드럽게 접근하자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">북풍이 벗기지 못하는 옷은</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">태양의 열로 벗겨버리자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러면 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러면</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">......</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">집이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">직장에서 돌아와 난 일곱 살배기 내 딸을 부른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아빠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">활기차게 뛰어나오는 저 발걸음</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">발레리나 같이 화려한 분홍치마와 코코넛처럼 아름다운 광택의 검은 빛 얼굴</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그물로 묶어낸 곱슬거리는 짧은 머릿결</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아내를 꼭 닮았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내일 아빠랑 엄마랑 셋이 나들이 갈까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좋아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그런데 어디로요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">......”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어디였더라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">옳지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헤롤드 가 끝에 있는 목장으로</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아빠 아는 분이 하시는 곳이란다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좋아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">신난다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미가 방방 뛰어다닌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내일 나들이를 간다구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아내 샬롯이 계단 위에서 뛰어내려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러엄</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마침 좋은 곳을 알게 됐어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사업상으로 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 마지막 말 한마디에 아내의 눈빛이 흔들린다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이런</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우리 자기</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이해해 줘</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">가족을 위한 일이잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">괴팍한 노인이기야 하겠지마는</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌 나들이 온 가족을 내칠 수 있으랴</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이것이 태양이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우리 귀여운 딸 에이미</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 사랑스러운 자기</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">샬롯</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">너희 둘은 나의 태양이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">북풍보다 강한 태양</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사랑해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.......</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">날이 밝았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">짐은 적당히</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나들이 가는 가족처럼 챙겨두자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">돗자리와 간단한 도시락</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">햄 에그 샌드위치 정도가 딱이지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우리 여보 선글라스에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미 여벌옷도 챙기고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여기에 서류가방만 챙기면 된다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아내는 조수석에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미는 뒷좌석에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">왜건은 달려간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헤롤드 가의 끝을 향해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 방법이 실패한 적은 없었다고요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감님</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거절할 수 없는 제안이란 이런 겁니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오늘의 일기예보입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정오까진 맑은 날씨가 계속되오나 점점 흐려져 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">4</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">시부턴 비가 내릴 것으로 예상됩니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나들이 가는 분들은 우산 챙기시길 바랍니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후후</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">걱정 마요 기상캐스터 양</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. 비가 오기 전에 넘어올 테니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사십 여 분을 달리자 농장에 도착했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얼추 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">20 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헥타르는 돼 보이는 넓이</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여기에 놀이동산만 지으면 말 그대로 알부자가 되는 길</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">후후</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노인네가 짐승이나 기를 곳이 아니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 말씀이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우선 농장 앞에 버티는 대문의 초인종을 누른다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">계신가요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">계시는군</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">직접 들어가서 인사를 나눠봐야겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">들어오시구려</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뒤뜰의 넓디넓은 농장에 비해선 초라한 집</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마당에는 정체불명의 하얀 케이지가 텅 빈 채로 쓰러져 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우리는 어기적어기적 몸빼바지 노인의 걸음을 따라 하얀 테라스를 지나 갈색 문을 열고 들어갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무슨 일로 오셨나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">직원들</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">과 단체로 맞춘 넥타이핀을 만지며 헛기침 살짝</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그다음에 말한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">딸애에게 목장구경을 좀 시켜주려구요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">옳지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 영감</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">단박에 눈치 챈 것 같다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좋아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감은 등 뒤의 먼 곳을 응시하며 소리쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이리 온</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감의 말 한마디에 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헥</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헥</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거리는 이질적인 울음소리가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">개 같은 포유동물이 아닌 것의 울음소리가 들려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그것</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 부엌을 거쳐 거실로 모습을 드러냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">온몸이 흑갈색</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">툭 튀어나온 주둥이</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">짤뚱한 꼬랑지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맞지 않게 길쭉한 다리</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무릎까지 올라오는 키의 그놈이 짖어대듯 다가왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">..... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이게 뭡니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노인은 피식 웃더니 천연덕스럽게 대답했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">프리스티캄프수스</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호주에선 흔한 종이지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멸종한 것 아닙니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멸종했지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">암</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">완전히는 아니었지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어찌어찌 밀수해 냈다네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">워싱턴 조약 위반 아닙니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멸종된 걸로 쳐서 해당되지 않는다네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래도 맹수잖습니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에잉</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 물어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">불도그도 똑같은 맹수지마는</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 물잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얘는 불도그 따위랑은 비교도 안 되게 똑똑한걸</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존이 이에 맞춰 헥헥댔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">검은자 없이 흐리멍덩하다 생각했던 노인의 눈 안에는 강철 같은 회색 눈동자가 버티고 서 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">악어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무서워</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미가 샬롯의 품에 꼭 안겨 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감은 눈빛을 감추며 너털웃음을 짓고는 날카로운 아까까지의 태도는 어디 가고 없는지 한 없이 부드럽게 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">걱정하지 말아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">꼬마 아가씨</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존은 착한 아이란다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아가씨처럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노인은 눈동자를 다시 드러내며 이리저리 굴리더니 씨익 웃으면서 다시 말을 건넸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아가씨</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여기 목장에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맑고 푸른 연못이 하나 있는데 가서 수영하지 않겠니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존이 멋지게 안내해 줄 거란다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">수영이란 말에 에이미의 경계가 조금 풀어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">샬롯은 나를 바라보며 눈빛으로 가도 되냐고 물어봤고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나는 허락하고 말았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">좋아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">엄마랑 같이 가자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미보다 작잖니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">겁먹지 마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">갔다 와</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">여벌옷도 챙겼으니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 영감님이랑 얘기 좀 나눌게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나와 샬롯은 영감에게 어색한 웃음을 지어 보이자 영감은 씨익 웃고는 존을 쓰다듬으며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 아가씨를 연못까지 데려다주렴</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정중히 모셔야 한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존은 이에 맞춰 다시금 헥헥대더니 따라오라는 신호를 보내며 문 밖을 나섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미와 샬롯도 그 짐승을 따라 문을 나섰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 몇 십 초간 침묵이 일었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러자 노인이 먼저 말을 꺼냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아무런 해코지도 하지 않겠네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맹세하지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러면서 식탁에 놓인 자기가 먹던 커피를 홀짝거리고는 짤막하게 덧붙였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호주 사람들은 거짓말을 하지 않아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">홀홀</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 영감</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">보통 노인네가 아니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">제가 찾아온 이유는</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">......”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다 안다네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사장님</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">직원들 찾으러 왔지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">목장 매각 얘기도</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감이 내 말을 끊으며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.....”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">따라오게나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나는 노인을 따라 문 밖으로 나아갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">목장 안으로 이어진 세 갈래 오솔길</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오른쪽으론 에이미와 샬롯</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 존의 발자국이 이어져 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감은 가운데 길로 직진했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">1/4</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마일 정도를 걸으니 비로소 눈앞에 울타리가 보이기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">울타리</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">울타리</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">성벽처럼 높디높은 울타리</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잠시만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">울타리가 저런 게 맞는 건가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저렇게 성벽처럼 높은 데엔 무슨 의미가 있지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">계단으로 올라가 보시게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">나는 영감의 말이 채 끝나기도 전에 달려 올라갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. 2 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">마일 정도 떨어진 곳에서 무언가가 달려오는 게 보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으아아아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">살려줘</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">-!!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다 찢어져가는 고급 양복</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">상처투성이인 몸</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">..... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">우리 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사원</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">들이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잠시만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">팔다리가 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그게 말이 되는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저들의 뒤를 쫓아대는 저것은 무엇인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">악어다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">악어가 따라다니고 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 영감</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대체 뭔 수작이지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">악어를 시켜 사람을 쫓게 만든다니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감은 이 모든 일을 안다는 듯이 느릿느릿 계단을 올라왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오르니토수쿠스</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">프리스티보다 구하는데 더 힘들었지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">참 재밌는 광경이지 않수</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호주에선 흔한 일이지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 영감의 멱살을 쥐어잡고 외쳐댔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이게 사람이 할 짓이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">당신이 그러고도 인간이냐고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어떻게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">당신이 그럴 수가 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감은 폭소를 내지르며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">사람</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">자네는 그럼 사람이 할 짓을 했는가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">헐값에 남의 물건을 빼앗고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">목숨을 해하면서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">정작 본인들이 저리 당하는 건 비인도적인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">안 그런가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, ‘</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">대부</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">님</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">?”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노인의 미소는 광기로 서서히 일그러져갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">맞다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">샬롯</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내가 영감을 내팽개치고 달려가자 영감이 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">오른쪽으로 쭈욱 가게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">연못이 나올 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">몇 백 미터 가지 않아 나는 숲속의 연못을 발견했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">-!!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아빠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">연못이라기엔 너무 컸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호수였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">얼추 헥타르 단위는 나오는</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">넓은 호수였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미는 샬롯이 따로 챙겼는지 튜브를 타고 놀고 있고 샬롯은 무릎까지만 물에 들어가 에이미를 보고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">멀리서 존은 이 광경을 즐거이 보고 헥헥거리고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잠시만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">에이미의 뒤에 저 거대한 그림자는 뭐지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 거대한 물속의 그림자는 뭐지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">설마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....?</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">샬롯은 나보다 빨리 그림자를 눈치채곤 에이미에게로 헤엄쳐갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">때는 늦었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">거대한 아가리가 활짝 열려재끼며 아내와 딸을 집어삼키고는 다시 그림자의 모습으로 돌아갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으아아아아아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 멀리서 노인이 이 광경을 지켜보며 느릿느릿 걸어왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">노인이 실실 웃어대며 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">난 해코지하지 않았어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">저 놈이 했지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">푸루스사우루스</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">아버지 때무터 길들여온 놈이라네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">하하하하하</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">증오에 찬 내 손길이 영감의 목을 졸라댔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감은 숨통이 막혀가는 그 순간에도 껄껄 웃기를 멈추질 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 영감탱이</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐가 좋아서 웃어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">지금 내 아내와 딸이 죽었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뭐가 좋아서 웃고 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">!”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끼힉</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">끄어히힉</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">...”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">다시 생각해 보면 영감은 껄껄대던 것뿐만이 아니었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">무언가를 말하려고 하고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그리고 콰직</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">내 목뼈가 부러졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">존이 뛰어올라 나를 문 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">으윽</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그렇게 난 쓰러진다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그러길래 말 했잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">똑똑하다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">불도그보다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">....”</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">이 순간까지도</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">영감의 말이 내 귀에 남는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.</span></font></div> <div style="line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"><font face="바탕"> </font></span><p></p></div> <div style="line-height:200%;"><font face="바탕"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">호주에선 흔한 일이라네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'함초롬바탕';font-size:12pt;">.”</span></font></div>