<div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><font size="2"><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>사람 찾습니다</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>이영길은 식당 옆 전봇대에 서서 컬러로 된 전단지를 붙인다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>식당 앞을 청소하던 주인이 한 마디 하려는 듯 다가왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그 내용을 보고 조용히 돌아선다</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>얼른 찾으시구랴</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>가볍게 고개를 숙이고 다음 전봇대로 이동한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>전단지를 붙이려다 거리가 얼마 되지 않는 것 같아 조금 더 걸어간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>주머니에 손을 넣어 담뱃갑을 만지작거렸지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>다른 한 손에 들고 있는 전단지 때문에 피우기가 여의치 않다</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>폐지를 줍는 노인이 힘겹게 리어카를 끌고 이영길의 옆을 지나간다</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>저기요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>잠깐만</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>노인은 이영길이 들고 있는 전단지를 보자 표정에 화색이 돈다</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>돌아다니시면서 비슷한 사람 발견하시면 좀</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>원하던 것이 아니었는지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>노인은 대꾸도 하지 않은 채 리어카 위에 전단지를 올려두고 갈 길을 간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그마저도 바람이 불어 여태 걸어왔던 길로 다시 날아간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이영길은 노인을 다시 불러 담배를 건넨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>어디서 큰 적선이라도 받은 마냥 두 손으로 공손하게 담배를 받는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그리고 불도 붙여 달라는 표정으로 이영길을 쳐다본다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>라이터를 꺼내 불을 붙여 준 다음</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>옆길로 내려간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>노인의 거친 손이 이영길을 붙잡는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>돌아보니 전단지를 다시 한 장 달라는 듯 손으로 가리키고 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>전단지를 한 장 꺼내 노인의 손에 들려준다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>노인은 전단지를 구깃구깃 접어 품에 넣은 다음 도로를 따라 걸어간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이영길은 옆길로 내려가 보이는 첫 번째 전봇대에 다시 전단지를 붙인다</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>비가 왔는지 물기가 조금 묻은 전봇대에 전단지가 제대로 붙지 않는다</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>어머니 찾으시는 거여</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>뒤를 돌아보니 방금 전 식당 주인이 서있다</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>네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, 3</span><span>일 전에 실종 되셨거든요</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>전단지를 다시 붙이려 했지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>계속 해서 미끄러진다</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>어휴</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>날도 추운데 얼른 돌아 오셔야 할 건데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>근데 여기는 아마 안 계실 거여</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>다른 데 가서 찾아보는 게 좋아</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>어째서요</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>보니까 집이 저기 아래던데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>어째 이렇게 높은 동네까지 올라 오셨을라고</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>식당 주인이 전단지에 붙어 있는 사진을 손가락으로 짚는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>보아하니 식당 주인은 단순한 흥밋거리 정도로 생각하는 것 같다</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>그래도요</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>떨어지려고 하는 전단지를 테이프로 고정시킨 다음 길을 내려간다</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>아무튼 얼른 찾으시구랴</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>조금 내려오니 마을에서 공용으로 사용하는 게시판이 보인다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>게시판을 열고 전단지를 붙이려니 뒤에서 욕이 들려온다</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>야이</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>호로새끼야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>썩 꺼져</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>돌아보니 할머니가 혼자 대문 앞에 앉아 있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>자세히 보면 오른쪽 소매에서 나온 줄이 대문과 연결되어 있다</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>지 애비 애미도 모르는 놈</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>썩 꺼져</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>이영식은 고개를 돌려 게시판에 전단지를 붙인다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>게시판에 묻어 있던 물에 치매</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>라고 적힌 글자가 조금 번진다</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>아유</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>어머니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>아무 사람이나 보고 욕 하면 안 된다고 했잖아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>얼른 들어오세요</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>집 주인이 나와 할머니를 일으켜 세운다</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>죄송합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>어르신이 치매라</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>번진 글자를 알아볼 수 있는지 확인하고 게시판을 닫는다</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>조금 더 아래쪽으로 내려가자 시장 골목이 보인다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>사정을 설명하고 전단지를 나눠주려고 손을 뻗자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>위에서 누군가 급하게 뛰어 내려오는 소리가 들린다</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>우엉</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>워어어어어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>우어</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>고개를 들어 보니 아까 담배를 줬던 노인이 허겁지겁 뛰어 내려온다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>리어카는 어디에 뒀는지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>혼자 도로를 미끄러질 듯 내려온다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>아마도 언어 장애가 있는 것 같다</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>이영길이 돌아보자 노인은 손을 크게 휘두르며 자기가 뛰어내려온 위쪽을 가리킨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>전단지 한 장을 가게 주인에게 주고 위로 올라간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이영길이 올라가자 노인은 급하게 뛰던 걸음을 멈추고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>다시 올라간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>조금 걸어 올라가자 식당 주인이 심각한 표정으로 누군가와 통화를 하고 </span></font><font size="2"><span>있다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>옆에는 노인이 끌던 리어카가 쓰러져 있다</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>노인은 식당 주인을 지나 아까 지나갔던 도로 쪽으로 계속 뛰어간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>뛰다가 부딪혀 리어카에서 박스 더미가 쏟아진다</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>이영길이 올라온 것을 본 식당 주인은 울상을 짓고 그를 바라본다</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>어머니 찾았어</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>이영길은 식당 주인의 표정에서 묘한 감정을 느꼈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>식당 주인을 한 번 바라보고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>노인의 뒤를 따라간다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>식당 주인이 그 뒤를 따라 걸어간다</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>앞쪽 다리 앞에서 노인이 팔을 크게 휘두르며 빨리 오라는 듯 재촉한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이영길이 다리에 도착하자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>품에서 전단지를 꺼내 사진과 다리 아래를 가리킨다</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>다리 아래를 자세히 보니 사람 형상 비슷한 눈덩이가 다리 아래쪽에 떠 있다</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>신고는 했으니까 곧 병원에서 올거여</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></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>뒤따라오던 식당 주인이 조그만 목소리로 말한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>다리위에 서서 이영식이 아래를 바라본다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>전단지에 있는 사진과 눈덩이가 입고 있는 옷이 비슷해 보인다</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>얼마 지나지 않아 앰뷸런스가 도착한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그 뒤로 경찰차 한 대가 따라온다</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>안녕하세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>혹시 최초 발견자가 누구십니까</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>경찰 한 명이 이영식과 식당 주인</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>노인에게 묻는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>다른 한 명은 현장 사진을 찍고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>앰뷸런스에서 내린 구급대원들은 들것을 들고 다리 아래로 내려간다</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>우어어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>우어워</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>노인이 자기가 발견했다는 듯 경찰에게 손짓</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>발짓을 한다</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>신고는 제가 했어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이 분이 전단지 붙이고 다니는 거 봐서</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></span></font></div> <div><font size="2"><span>집주인을 한 번 쳐다 본 경찰은 뒤에 서 있던 이영길을 다시 바라본다</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>혹시 관계가 어떻게 되십니까</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>전단지를 한 장 경찰에게 건네준다</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>어머니입니다</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>경찰은 받아 든 전단지를 살펴본다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>구급대원들이 다리 아래에서 시체를 들것에 싣고 왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>사진을 찍던 경찰이 시체의 얼굴을 한 장 찍는다</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>확인 좀 하겠습니다</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>경찰이 구급 대원을 바라보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>구급대원은 고개를 젓는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이영길을 바라본 뒤 장갑을 끼고 시체의 품을 뒤진다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>구급대원이 하얀 천을 꺼내 시체의 얼굴을 덮는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>경찰이 품에서 지갑을 꺼낸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>바닥에 내려놓자 다른 경찰이 사진을 찍는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>지갑을 열어 내용물을 확인한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>얼마 들어있지 않은 현금</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>신분증 등을 꺼내 놓고 다시 한 번 사진을 찍는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>경찰이 신분증을 들고 이영길에게 다시 다가온다</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>다시 한 번만 여쭙겠습니다</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>맞습니다</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>성함이</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>이영길입니다</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>아니</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>조영희입니다</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>경찰은 신분증을 마지막으로 살펴본 다음</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>구급대원들에게 눈짓을 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>구급대원들이 들것을 든다</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 모시도록 하겠습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>잠깐 따라 와 주실 수 있겠습니까</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>어디로 갑니까</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>어머니는 병원으로 모시고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>선생님은 병원에 먼저 가셔도 되고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>나중에 경찰서에 와서 전후 관계만 들려주시면 됩니다</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>아유</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>이 분이 뭔 잘못을 했다고 경찰서 까지 가요</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>그 장면을 전부 지켜보던 식당 주인이 큰 소리로 경찰에게 항의한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>노인도 무언가 항의 하고 싶은 듯 말하지만 무슨 소리인지 알 수가 없다</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>아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>원래 이렇게 밖에서 돌아가시면 절차상 조사를 하게 되어 있습니다</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>그래도</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>이렇게 전단지 까지 붙이면서 열심히 돌아 다녔는데</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>뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>크게 없을 겁니다</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>경찰이 귀찮은 듯 경찰차의 문을 열었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>구급대원들이 앰뷸런스에 타고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>사진을 찍던 경찰이 조수석에 탄다</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>같이 타시겠습니까</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>이영길은 고개를 젓는다</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>장례는 언제 치를 수 있나요</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>그건 아마 공의가 판단을 해 봐야 알겁니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>일단 내려 와서 말씀 하시죠</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>앰뷸런스와 경찰차가 사이렌 소리를 내며 자리를 떠난다</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>이영길은 손을 흔들어 지나가던 택시를 잡는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>식당 주인과 노인이 힘을 내라는 듯 안쓰러운 표정으로 인사를 한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>고개를 가볍게 숙이고 택시를 탄다</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>택시가 출발하자 휴대폰을 꺼내 전화를 한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>보험사 직원이 몇 가지 질문을 한다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>시끄럽게 틀어져 있던 택시 라디오 소리가 작아진다</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>아이고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>죄송합니다</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>이영길은 전화를 끊고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>고개를 젓는다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>택시 기사가 그를 위로하는 소리가 배경음처럼 들려온다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>휴대폰을 들어 인터넷을 켠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>스포츠 토토 사이트가 화면에 뜬다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>오늘이 딱 날이 좋은데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그런 생각하면서 조용히 눈을 감는다</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></font> </div>