<div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><font size="2"><span>일을 마치고 집에 돌아오니 집에 두 명의 아내가 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그녀들은 서로 자기가 나의 아내라며 진짜가 누구인지 판단해 줄 것을 요구했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>체형</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>말투</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>습관</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>입고 있는 옷</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>눈 밑에 있는 작은 점</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>어느 것 하나 다른 것 없이 똑같았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>누구인지는 모르겠지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>상용화된 안드로이드를 가지고 고약한 장난을 치고 있는 것이 틀림없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>속에서 쓴 웃음이 흘러 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>우리가 처음 만난 날은</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“9</span><span>월 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">17</span><span>일</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“9</span><span>월 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">17</span><span>일</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>학교 동아리에서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>그럼 우리가 결혼한 날은</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“2011</span><span>년 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">7</span><span>월 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">28</span><span>일 토요일</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“2011</span><span>년 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">7</span><span>월 마지막 토요일</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>그녀들의 기억에는 조금씩 차이가 있었지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>아주 미세한 정도였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>나 역시 모든 것을 완벽히 기억하는 것이 아니었기 때문에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>결국 진짜 아내가 누구인지 찾을 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>곤란한데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>이거</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>그녀들은 서로에게 욕을 하며 싸우고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>진짜 아내가 누구인지 간단히 알 수 없다고 생각한 나는</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그녀들에게 한 가지 제안을 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>한 명씩 이 집에서 나와 같이 살아보는 건 어때</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">? </span><span>가짜는 진짜만큼 나와의 생활이 익숙하지 않을 테니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그렇게 하면 진짜가 누구인지 판단할 수 있을 것 같은데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>그녀들은 말도 안 된다고 이야기 했지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>곧 나의 제안을 수용하였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>다른 방법이 없었기 때문이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>그리고 총 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">2</span><span>주일간 그녀들과의 생활이 시작되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>나는 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">1</span><span>주일씩 그녀들과 생활하며 진짜 아내를 판단하가 위해 노력했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>특별히 생활이 달라지는 것은 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>아침에 일어나 출근을 했으며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>저녁에 돌아와 같이 식사를 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>같은 침대에서 잠을 잤고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>주말에는 아이를 데리고 공원에 놀러갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>그렇게 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">2</span><span>주가 지나고 결정의 시간이 다가왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>나는 두 명의 아내를 내 앞에 둔 채 고민했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>얼마 시간이 지나지 않아 나는 그녀들 중 진짜 아내를 찾아냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>고마워요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>여보</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>당신이 나를 찾아낼 줄 알았어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>말도 안 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">! </span><span>어떻게 이럴 수 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>나는 가짜 아내를 집 밖으로 쫓아냈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>문을 두드리는 소리가 한동안 들렸지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>곧 경비원에 의해 저지당했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>그동안 너무 무서웠어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>당신이 나를 선택하지 않으면 어쩔까 하고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>내가 당신을 몰라볼 리가 없지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>나는 나의 진짜 아내와 키스를 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그동안의 불안감을 해소하듯 침대에 누워 그녀의 목과 가슴을 아기처럼 빨았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그녀는 앙증맞은 신음소리를 내며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>나의 바지에 손을 집어넣었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>나는 두 손으로 그녀의 허리를 잡아 내 위에 올렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>어느새 내 위로 올라온 아내가 내 바지를 벗기며 야릇한 표정으로 웃고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>몇 번의 격렬한 움직임 끝에 우리는 하나가 되어 침대에서 잠이 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>일어나 보니 내 품에서 아내가 만족스러운 표정을 지으며 잠들어 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>내가 머리를 쓰다듬자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>아내는 강아지처럼 내 품으로 파고들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>사실 우리 부부는 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">3</span><span>년 전 아이를 낳은 뒤부터 관계를 가지지 않게 되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>나는 행복한 미소를 지으며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그녀의 허리 오른쪽에 있는 스티커를 떼어 내었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>거기에는 유명 안드로이드 메이커 회사의 상표가 붙어있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></div>