Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a context passage, followed by a question that needs to be answered. Based on the paragraph, you must write unambiguous answers to the questions and your answer must refer to a specific phrase from the paragraph. If multiple answers seem to exist, write the answer that is the most plausible.
Problem:Far from bustling , it had a ghostly desolateness about it . As if the people were clinging to one last hope of industriousness . A man approached us as we departed the marketplace and spoke what was otherwise unintelligible English . Pointing to a wheel on the side of the street , he proceeded to tell us : " when industry was done everything is finished . "
Question: Why is this place far from bustling ?
Solution:
Because it's in a state of decline .