▁includes ▁two ▁habit able ▁plan ets , ▁Wer el ▁and ▁Ye owe , ▁which ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁story ▁cycle ▁Four ▁W ays ▁to ▁F org iveness . ▁The ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁sla very , ▁and ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁under going ▁up he aval ▁and ▁revolution ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁stories ▁are ▁set . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁follows ▁So h ikel wen yan m ur ker es ▁Es dan , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁H ain , ▁nick named ▁" E sd ardon ▁A ya ", ▁or ▁" Old ▁Music " ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁language . ▁Es d ardon ▁A ya ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁stories ▁in ▁Four ▁W ays ▁to ▁F org iveness . ▁By ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁" Old ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁S lave ▁Women ", ▁he ▁has ▁lived ▁on ▁Wer el ▁for ▁ 3 3 ▁years . ▁" Old ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁S lave ▁Women " ▁is ▁set ▁after ▁the ▁four ▁previous ▁stories ▁in ▁the ▁internal ▁chron ology ▁of ▁the ▁universe , ▁and ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁civil ▁war ▁on ▁Wer el . ▁S la very ▁is ▁permitted ▁on ▁the ▁lands ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁seven ▁e ighth s ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁ens la ved . ▁" Old ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁S lave ▁Women " ▁takes ▁place ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁of ▁slaves ▁takes ▁place . ▁Le ▁Gu in ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁story