<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;"></span> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size:11pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자는 창밖으로 무심히 시선을 던지며 까르르 웃었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">귓불이며 하얀 목덜미가 참으로 예뻤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">잠시 몸을 꿈틀하더니 용기를 내었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">남자는 마른 침을 꿀꺽 삼켰다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">파리한 경련이 일었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">, </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">일순 자동차가 옆으로 조그마하게 휘청거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">대교를 막 벗어나 주물공장 옆을 끼고 돌았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">늘 무인카메라가 있던 자리는 오늘따라 텅 비어 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">.</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">뭐라고 했냐면요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">나랑 연애 한 번 할래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">? </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그랬어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">글쎄</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">.</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">정말요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">?</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그럼요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그것도 두 번씩이나요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그런데 그게 생각이 안 나요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">?</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자는 꿈꾸듯이 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">어쩌면 조금 호흡이 거칠어졌는지도 모를 일이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">정말 그랬어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">?</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">철회할거에요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">?</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">하늘이 빙글거리며 바다 쪽으로 곤두박질치고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그리고 앞서 간 차량들이 함께 곤두박질치고 마침내 고속도로가 심하게 일그러지고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자는 그런 남자를 관찰하고 있을 것임에 틀림없었지만 갑작스런 이야기들에 남자는 당황함을 숨길 수는 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">어린 날 몰래 남의 물건에 손을 댔다가 들킨 것 같은 당황스러움이 바로 이런 것이리라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">정말 그런 말을 했는지는 기억에 없지만 그렇다고 그걸 부정하기도 멋쩍은 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">.</span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">아니요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">철회는 안 해요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">.</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">남자가 어색하게 웃었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">.</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">정말이지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">?</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그럼요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">한번 뱉어낸 말은 책임을 져야지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그럼 정식으로 연애를 한 번 해볼까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">? </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그런데 내가 그렇게 말했을 때 뭐라고 대답을 했을까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">?</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">연애 해본지가 오래 되어서 모르겠다고 했어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">.</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">결국 지금 내가 한 말도 그 범위를 벗어나지 않겠네요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자와 남자는 모처럼 함께 후후 웃었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">다시 차량은 제자리로 돌아와서 제 갈 길을 가고 하늘은 예의 그 칙칙한 빛으로 그렇게 높이 떠올랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그러나 여전히 여자의 표정은 즐거움으로 가득했고 꿈꾸는 눈동자를 하고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자는 중년의 나이임에도 여전히 아름다웠고 나이에 걸맞게 품위를 잃지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자의 아파트 앞에 도착했을 때는 주변에 어둠이 알맞게 내려있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">남자는 여자와 헤어지고 길을 건너 택시를 잡았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">! </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">내가 그런 말을 했었군</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">남자가 중얼거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그 말이 생각이 나지 않는 것을 보면 취하긴 취했던 모양이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그러나 아무리 취중이라도 그렇지 어찌 그런 말이 염치도 없이 나왔을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">? </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그게 무의식이라고 한다면 그것조차 이미 남자의 내면에 감추어져 있었을 것임에 틀림없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그런데 아무리 생각해도 지금까지 남자는 특별히 여자에게 이성적으로 관심을 가졌던 적은 한 번도 없었던 것 같다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그냥 직장의 동료였고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">, </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">때로 여자는 남자의 도움을 필요로 했고 남자는 그걸 틈나는 대로 도왔을 뿐이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그건 직장 동료로서 당연히 해야 할 일이라고 생각되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그러나 남자가 그렇게 말했다면 아무리 취중이었다고 하더라도 여자 입장에서는 얼마든지 불쾌한 말일 수도 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">정말 그랬을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">? </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">남자는 가끔씩 술이 과하면 기억이 단절되곤 했었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">어떤 때는 집엘 어떻게 왔는지가 도무지 생각이 나지 않을 때도 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그럴 때는 그저 조심해야겠다는 생각뿐이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그러니 남자가 취중임을 빙자해서 그런 말을 했다고 여긴다면 그건 참으로 어찌해볼 수가 없는 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">취중이라는 걸 어떻게 이해시킬 수 있다는 말인가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">? </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">그런데 여자는 남자의 그런 행동에 불쾌해 하지는 않는 듯 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">오히려 남자의 그런 심리를 이해하고 싶어서 여자가 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">‘</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">나도 취해봐야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">’ </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">라고 했을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">? </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">도무지 생각을 갈피를 잡을 수 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">오늘</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">, </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자는 남자의 의식 속을 되짚어 보고 남자가 흘렸다는 취중의 그 말이 갖는 진실성을 가늠해 보고자 했었던 것 같았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">어디로 가세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">?</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">택시 기사가 힐끗 쳐다보며 무뚝뚝하게 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">. </font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">-</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">, </font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">죄송합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">.</font></span></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"> </font> <p></p></div>
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