Answer:
I'm pretty sure it's the first answer
Explanation:
In the excerpt, it talks about the narrator being solemn and filled with sorrow.
It has done this because when they have to extend a train track or the road they have to get rid of a forest that is growing just because they want more people to get around and travel. Also they have to do this because imagine of you are just driving through a forest and then a tree is leaning and then it gets in the way of the road when it falls.
