<div><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;">멀리 석양빛이 하늘을 붉게 물들이며 조금씩 긴 그림자를 지우고 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;">맥주 한 잔을 비우는 동안 해는 완전히 바다 밑으로 가라앉아 하루 동안의 피곤을 씻어내고 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 style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">이때쯤이면 바다가 온통 붉은 빛으로 가득할 것이다</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 이내 그곳에 어둠이 내릴 것이다</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;">밤바다</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 문득 그런 바다를 보고 싶었다</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;">밀물이 가득 밀려든 밤바다</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;">멀리 해안선을 따라 불빛이 가득하고 발아래 포구엔 밤을 찾아든 고깃배들이 일렁이며 잠을 청하는 그 바다를 보고 싶었다</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 face="굴림" size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"></span></font> </div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">잔바람이 있었지 아마</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;">배 터로 가는 비탈길엔 때늦게 포구로 들어온 고깃배에서는 바다에서 갓 잡아 올린 생선들을 부산하게 내리고 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;">어둠이 낮게 깔려 있음에도 어부들의 손놀림은 언제나 정확하고 신속했다</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;">언젠가 여자가 바닷물이 일렁이는 그 끝에서 오들거리며 남자에게 매달리던 때가 생각이 났다</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 맥주를 한 모금 마시다가 여자에게 물었다</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;">바닷바람 쐬러갈까</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;">바닷바람</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;">흐흥</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;">좋지</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 face="굴림" size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"></span></font> </div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">말이 끝나기 무섭게 마치 기다렸다는 듯이 여자는 음료수 잔을 내려놓으며 자리에서 일어섰다</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;">바깥은 어둠이 조금씩 깔리기 시작하더니 금방 어두워졌다</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="font-size:11pt;"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"><font face="굴림">5</font></span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">월의 밤바다는 한낮의 따사로움과는 달리 다소 싸늘해서 냉기마저 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;">바닷물이 너른 바다 저 멀리에서부터 발아래 방파제를 향해 거친 소리를 내며 맹렬하게 몰려들고 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;">밀려드는 바닷물을 따라 바람도 함께 컴컴하고도 육지로 밀려들고 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 style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">방파제를 걷다가 여자가 몸을 오들거리며 말했다</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;">추워</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 face="굴림" size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"></span></font> </div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">방파제 위로 가로등이 길게 도열해 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;">그 끝 해안선엔 밤하늘의 별들을 모두 모였다</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;">그래봐야 한 움큼일 것 같은 별들</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 시절 그 많던 별들은 모두 어디로 갔을까</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;">도시의 휘황한 불빛은 별들을 사라지게 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;">어린 시절 밤하늘에는 언제나 별들이 무수히 떠 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;">특히 가을 하늘은 언제나 은하수가 길게 드리워져 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;">밤새 멍석 위에 누워 그 별을 헤아리다 잠이 들곤 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;">별을 헤아리다보면 가끔씩 별들 사이로 별똥별이 길게 꼬리를 그리며 어디론가 달려가기도 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;">할머니는 아침에 일어나자 말자 간밤에 본 별똥별 이야기를 하면 머리가 좋아진다고 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;">그 말을 이해한 것은 한참이 지난 후였다</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;">간밤의 일을 기억한다는 것은 아마도 기억력이 좋은 것이고 그런 사람이 머리도 좋을 것이라는 믿음을 에둘러 표현한 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;">그래서 정말 당신의 손자가 아침에 눈을 뜨자말자 별똥별 이야기를 할머니 턱밑에서 하기를 기대하셨을 것이다</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 face="굴림" size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"></span></font> </div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:11pt;"> </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;">그래</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;">아직도 밤바람이 차지</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;">남자는 여자를 깊이 안았다</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;">마치 작은 새가 하루 비행을 마치고 둥지를 찾아들 듯이 여자의 작은 몸이 남자의 가슴으로 기어들었다</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;">남자의 가슴은 넉넉했고 여자는 그런 남자의 품속에서 평화로웠다</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 농익은 살 냄새가 남자의 코끝으로 전해왔다</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;">달콤하고도 가벼운 입맞춤</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;">하늘이 조금씩 빙글거리며 두 사람 곁으로 내려앉았다</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;">물새가 한 마리쯤 날았으면 했었지</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 밤인걸</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 눈을 감고 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;">비린 바다 냄새가 발끝을 타고 올라왔다</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 시절에는 늘 바다 저 끝이 궁금했었지</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;">그런 까닭에 무엇이 있는지도 알지 못하고 그 끝을 동경하기까지 했었지</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 그 너머에는 무엇이 있을까</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;">그저 막연하게 틀림없이 아무도 모르는 무엇인가가 있을 거라고 믿었지</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;">아무도 모르는 무엇</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 그게 늘 궁금했지만 그 궁금증은 궁금증인 채로 늘 가슴 속에 매달려 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;">여자가 조그마한 몸을 남자의 품에서 빼내었다</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 face="굴림" size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';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;">아제 가</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;">우리</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;">그래</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;">가자</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;">남자는 여자의 손을 잡고 조심해서 방파제를 내려왔다</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;">아직도 공사 중이라 주변은 황량했고</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;">도로는 정비되지 않은 채였다</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 남자에 의지해서 가로등 밑을 조금 더 걸었다</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;">참 좋아</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;">특히 아무도 없는 길을 둘이서 걷는다는 것이 더 없이 좋아</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 남자의 품에서 웅얼거렸다</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 나이답지 않게 젊음을 유지하고 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;">비결이 뭐지</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;">언젠가 남자가 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;">세상을 긍정하는 것</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 face="굴림" size="3"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'HCI Poppy';font-size:11pt;"></span></font> </div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자가 큭큭 웃으며 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;">남자도 그 말에 동의했다</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;">세상을 긍정하는 것</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;">하기는 남자는 지금을 긍정하지 않을 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;">만약 지금을 부정한다면</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 말도 안 돼</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 여자를 한 팔로 감싸 안았다</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;">세상에 대한 긍정은 사람과 사람 사이의 관계의 긍정이다</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;">관계의 긍정은 밝음이다</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;">밝음은 어두움과 대립한다</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 젊음이다</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 나이로 가늠되는 것이 아니야</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;">생물학적 표현이 아니라는 말이지</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;">우리는 젊다</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;">그래</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;">정말이지 아직도 우리는 젊어</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;">덥다는 느낌이 관념에 의한 것이듯 젊음을 유지하는 것 또한 마찬가지일 테니까</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;">바다 바람이 기분 좋게 볼을 스쳤다</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;">바다는 언제나 깊은 향수를 품고 있다</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></font></div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">여자는 다소 들뜬 표정으로 하얗게 웃고 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;">남자는 그런 여자가 한없이 사랑스러워 보였다</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;">언제고 어느 때고 여자를 안아주고 싶었다</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;">둘은 함께 있으면 철부지 아이들이었다</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;">두 사람은 승용차로 돌아왔다</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;">차안은 바깥과 달리 참으로 따뜻했다</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;">차에 오르자 남자는 여자를 깊이 안았다</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;">컴컴하고도 너른 하늘이 승용차 안으로 몰려들었다</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;">나</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;">있지</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 당신을 보고 있기만 해도 좋아</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;">참 신기하지</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;">그래</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;">나는 당신을 보고 있기만 한 건 싫은데</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;"></span></font> </div> <div align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'휴먼명조';font-size:11pt;">남자가 웃으며 여자의 입술을 찾았다</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 언제나 먼저 여자의 입술을 찾지만 그 이후는 여자가 늘 더욱 적극적이었다</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 감미로웠다</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;">둘은 방파제 끝 가로등이 없는 곳으로 차를 몰아갔다</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;">차를 세우자 방파제 너머로 바닷물이 가르릉 거리며 밀려드는 소리가 들렸다</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;">바닷물은 저 멀리에서 보고 들은 어부들의 이야기</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;">연인들의 이야기 같은 수많은 이야기를 두 사람에게 들려주려는 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;">바다는 이제 이곳에서 두 사람의 이야기를 몰래 듣고 내일 너른 바다로 나가 가르릉 대며 다른 곳에 전할 것이다</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"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:11pt;"><font size="3"> </font></span></div>
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