<p><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#vml);}o\:* {behavior:url(#default#vml);}w\:* {behavior:url(#default#vml);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#vml);}</style><![endif]--></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">눈을 맞으며 그녀가 서 있었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">간밤에 천지를 뒤덮을 기세로 내리던 눈은 아침나절이 되어 슬슬 그쳐가고 있었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. 1</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">월의 찬바람이 우리 둘 사이를 훑고 지나갔다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">바람에 날리는 앞머리를 손질하며 그녀는 언제나처럼</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">웃으며 나를 보았다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하지만 나는 그 웃음에 차마 웃음으로 답할 수가 없었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">이제 이별이네</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">응</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">결국 이렇게 되는구나</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">우린 다를 줄 알았는데</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그러게</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나도 우리가 절대 이럴 거란 생각은 못했는데 말이지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그녀는 손이 시려웠던지 몇 번 호호 거리며 손에 입김을 불어넣다가 양 겨드랑이춤에 손을 넣고 고개를 숙인 채 발을 동동 굴렀다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">원체 추운 것은 못견뎌하던 그녀였다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그렇기에 언제나 야영 때 모닥불에 가장 가까이 붙어서 자다가 아침에 일어나 얼굴에 묻은 검댕을 지우느라 부산을 떨던 것도 그녀였다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">변변한 야영 시설도 없이 그녀를 이런 곳까지 데려왔다니</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나도 참 무책임한 놈이었구나 하는 생각이 이제서야 들었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그럼 이제 어떻게 할 거야</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">?</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">뭐</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">사실대로 보고해야지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">학회에서 예상했던 바대로 이곳에 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">는 없었다고</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">원 부의장 아주 신나하겠네</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">다른 건 몰라도 그 할아버지가 기고만장해하는 모습은 정말 싫은데 말이지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나라고 좋겠냐</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">뭐 그래도 어쩔 수 없잖아</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그렇다고 없는 일을 만들어 보고할 수는 없지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나 하나하고만 관련된 일도 아니고 말이지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">덕성이는 근데 안보이네</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">제수</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">祭需</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">)</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">로 썼던 음식들 치우러갔어</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">혹시라도 이상한 것들이 꼬일까봐</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">헤</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그렇게 안봤는데 의외로 눈치가 빠르네</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나는 눈치껏 자리를 피해준 덕성이도 고마웠고</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">또 끊임없이 화제를 돌려주는 그녀도 고마웠다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">만일 지금 그녀가 이렇게 이야기를 끌어나가지 않았더라면 나는 아마도 보기 흉한 모습을 보였으리라</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그럼 덕성이가 돌아오는 데로 출발할거야</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">응</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그래야지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">여기서 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">의 종적을 찾을 수 없다면 다른 후보지를 빨리 물색해서 찾아야 하니까</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">보고를 서둘러야지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">근데 정말 아쉽다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나도 정말이지 여기 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">가 있을 줄 알았거든</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">마지막으로 모습을 보인 곳이 여기였으니까</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">뭔가 자취를 찾을 단서라도 있을 줄 알았지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그리고 이런 저런 목격담이 가장 많이 있었던 곳도 이곳이었고 말이지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">풉</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그 때 그 할아버지 기억나</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">? </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">항주사 절벽 앞에서 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">를 봤다던 그 할아버지말이야</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나는 그녀의 말에</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">항주사 무벽</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">武壁</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">)</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">의 관리자를 자칭하던 노인장을 떠올렸다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">어린 시절 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">를 만나 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">가 무벽을 정비하는 것을 도운 이후 줄곧 항주사 아래 마을에 살면서 항주사 승려들의 구박에도 꿋꿋이 무벽의 관람료를 징수했다던 노인장은 그녀가 자신과 싸워 이기면 무벽의 관람뿐만 아니라 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">에 관한 이야기도 들려주겠노라고 호언장담을 했더랬다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">자신은 평생을 무벽을 바라보며 무도에 정진한 사람이라며 그녀에게 첫 삼초를 양보했던 그 할아버지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">이덕장 강문은 그녀의 난화수 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">1</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">초에 땅바닥을 뒹굴어야했다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그 이후 강문은 날씨 탓</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">지형 탓 등을 하다가 심지어는 그녀에게 맞아서 뒹군 것이 아니라 자신이 구사한 방어초식의 일부였노라고 우겨대다가 결국 그녀가 구사한 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">‘</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">양보받은</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">’ 2 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">초를 마저 받어 넘어지고 자빠지는 모습을 또 보여줘야만 했다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">물론 그 뒤에 빈정 상해버린 노인네를 아래 마을에서 받아온 홍아주 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">2 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">병으로 구슬리는 것은 내 몫이었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">언제나 그런 식이었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그녀가 나서서 일을 처리하면 수습은 내가 하는</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">시장에서도 흥정을 시작하는 것은 그녀였지만 흥정을 마치고 대금을 치르는 것은 나였고</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">술자리에서 생기는 시비를 반겨 맞이하는 것도 그녀였고 그 시비를 진정시키는 것도 나였다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">어제 밤까지는 말이다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">장유유서도 모르냐며 호통을 쳤었어</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그 할아버지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">킥킥킥</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">강문을 생각하면 웃음이 나올 수밖에 없을 것이다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그렇게 한동안 우리를 외면하던 그는 홍아주 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">2 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">병에 맘이 풀려 급기야는 그녀와 호형호매하는 사이까지 되었으니까</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">자기가 형이 될 테니 자기를 형으로 부르라던 그의 말에 끝까지 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">‘</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">할아버지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">’</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">라는 호칭을 고집하던 그녀 때문에 또 한바탕 말싸움이 벌어지긴 했지만</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">술로 시작한 싸움은 술로 마치라했던가</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">... </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">물론 다음날 숙취에 힘들어하는 두 사람을 앉혀놓고 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">에 대한 탐문을 벌이는 것은 나여야 했지만 </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">를 찾아나섰던 우리의 여정에 몇 안되는 유쾌한 기억임에는 틀림없었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">여기서 두원으로 가면서 들릴 수 있으면 좋을 건데</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">틀림없이 기뻐해 줄거야</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">홍아주 두 병에 소정육 반근을 곁들인다면 말이지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">아</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">날이 추워서 그런지 정말 따끈하게 덥힌 술 한 잔 있으면 정말 좋겠다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">뭐 이별은 이별이지만 기념할 것은 기념해야지</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그녀의 말에 다시 가슴이 두근거렸다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">우리가 처음 만났을 때</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">서로의 맡은 바에만 충실하자며 치기어린 두 남녀는 만약 서로에게 상대를 이성으로 바라보는 마음이 생기게 된다면 그땐 바로 우리가 헤어지는 때가 될 거라며 약조를 했었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">물론 그 때에도 그런 일이 생기면 어떻게 할 거냐며 나를 도발한 것은 그녀였고 그런 그녀의 도발을 저런 멍청한 약조로 받아넘긴 것은 나였다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">지금에야 땅을 치고 후회할 일이지만 이미 엎질러진 물이요</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">쏴버린 화살이 된 셈이다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">정말이지 자승자박도 저 정도면 대대손손 자랑해도 될 성 싶다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">젠장</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">입 안이 쓰다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">덕성이가 돌아와 둘의 눈치를 보더니 짐을 꾸리기 시작한다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">우리도 아무 말 없이 서로의 여장을 꾸리기 시작했다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">말을 타고 이곳까지는 올 수 없었기에 최소한으로 간결하게 꾸린 짐들인지라 시간이 오래 걸리지도 않았다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">매듭지었던 보따리를 다시 묵었다 풀고 다시 묵었다 풀고 다시 묵고 괜시리 툭툭툭 짐들을 건드려 보기도 했다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하지만 그렇게 한다고 해서 얼마 안되는 짐들이 늘어날 리가 없다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그리고 이런다고 해서 이별의 순간이 다가오는 것이 늦춰지는 것은 아니다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">잘 알고 있다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">잘 아는 일이다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하지만</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.....</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나와 덕성이가 한 편에 서고 그런 둘을 마주 바라보며 그녀가 섰다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">일단 여기서 헤어지자</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">여기서</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">?”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">응</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">예상치 못했던 급한 결정이다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">음복</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">飮福</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">)</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">한 제주</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">祭酒</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">)</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">에 취해</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">《</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">》</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">를 찾지 못했다는 좌절감에 취해 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">7 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">개월간 잘 감춰왔던 내 마음을 고백한 것이 이렇게 빠른 이별의 이유가 될 지는 정말이지 생각지도 못했던 일이었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하지만 언제나 시작하는 것은 그녀고 마무리 짓는 것은 나다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">우리의 관계는 늘 그래왔다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">내가 어제 취중에 한 고백은 그런 관례를 깨는 것이었으니 이런 결말은 타당한 것이다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그래</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하지만 입 안이 쓰다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">자</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그럼</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.” </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하며 그녀가 나와 덕성이게 포권을 취해 보였다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">우리가 처음 만났을 때나 했을 법한 정중한 인사다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">네</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그럼</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.” </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나도 마주 포권을 취했다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그리고 그녀는 나와 덕성이</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">둘에게 등을 보이며 걸어가기 시작했다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하나</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">! </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">둘</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">! </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">셋</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">! </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">넷</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">! </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">다섯</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">!”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">‘</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">다섯 걸음이면 일주천하니 세상을 돌고와 그대 안녕하신가</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.’[</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">五步能週天 一週後問寧</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">]</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그녀가 걸음을 내딛으며 내는 고함소리가 눈 쌓인 아침 산자락을 깨울 때 왜 이락의 </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">‘</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">음작천</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: Batang,바탕;">飮酌天</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">)’</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">이 생각났는지는 모른다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">하지만 그녀의 발걸음 세는 소리를 들으며 나는 무엇인가 생각이 났고 그녀를 향해 몸을 돌렸다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">바보</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">가란다고 그대로 가냐</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.”</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">눈물이 글썽이는 채로 웃으며 그녀가 뛰어와 내 품에 안겼다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">덕성이가 그런 우리 둘을 쳐다보며 만면에 가득 웃음을 짓고 있었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">나는 그에게 먼저 내려가라는 뜻으로 손짓을 했다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">덕성이는 내게 고개를 꿉벅이고는 발걸음을 재게 놀려 멀어져 갔다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;"> </span></p><p class="0" style="mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">그녀가 다시 내게 떨어져 섰다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕;">슬슬 그쳐가는 아침 눈을 맞으며 그녀가 서 있었다</span><span style="font-family: Batang,바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p>
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