▁close ▁ins pection , ▁the ▁narr ator ▁de ems ▁the ▁stars ▁are ▁j unk ▁and ▁proceed s ▁to ▁throw ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁tr ash . ▁ ▁The ▁stories ▁seem ▁to ▁lack ▁both ▁a ▁plot ▁and ▁an ▁easily ▁follow able ▁or ▁connecting ▁narr ative . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁pattern ▁for ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁as ▁they ▁can ▁compr ise ▁anything ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁short ▁words ▁of ▁conversation ▁to ▁an ▁entire ▁two ▁pages ▁of ▁text . ▁ ▁Tit les ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁sevent y ▁stories ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁own ▁title ▁in ▁Japanese ▁and ▁later ▁translated ▁into ▁English . ▁However ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁titles , ▁such ▁as ▁Un ▁M ém oire ▁and ▁Un ▁Ch anson ▁ ď En f ants ▁are ▁translated ▁into ▁French , ▁adding ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁lack ▁of ▁order ▁or ▁pattern ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁Under standing ▁the ▁text ▁Though ▁lack ing ▁any ▁logical ▁setup ▁or ▁rational ▁story , ▁In ag aki ▁attempts ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁tales ▁with ▁one ▁very ▁short ▁story ▁entitled ▁Un ▁É nig me : ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- " H uh ?" ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- " Wh ady a ▁say ?" ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- " S ay , ▁wh ady a ▁mean ?" ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁story , ▁n ons ense ▁i ▁say ▁has ▁a ▁value , ▁is ▁widely ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁In ag aki ' s ▁own ▁statement ▁about ▁the ▁stories ▁he ▁has ▁created , ▁and ▁the ▁meaning , ▁although ▁seem ingly