text_original: He was looking for gold when he landed on the island of Hayti on that second trip. So his eyes were blind to the importance of a simple game which he saw being played with a ball that bounced by some half naked Indian boys on the sand between the palm trees and the sea.
text_transcription: HE WAS LOOKING FOR GOLD WHEN HE LANDED ON THE ISLAND OF HIGH TI ON THAT SECOND TRIP SO HIS EYES WERE BLIND TO THE IMPORTANCE OF A SIMPLE GAME WHICH HE SAW BEING PLAYED WITH A BALL THAT BOUNCED BY SOME HALF NAKED INDIAN BOYS ON THE SAND BETWEEN THE PALM TREES AND THE SEA
phonemes: hiː wʌz lˈʊkɪŋ fɔːɹ ɡˈoʊld wɛn hiː lˈændᵻd ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv hˈeɪɾi ˌɔn ðæt sˈɛkənd tɹˈɪp. sˌoʊ hɪz ˈaɪz wɜː blˈaɪnd tə ðɪ ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns əvə sˈɪmpəl ɡˈeɪm wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɔː bˌiːɪŋ plˈeɪd wɪð ɐ bˈɔːl ðæt bˈaʊnst baɪ sˌʌm hˈæf nˈeɪkᵻd ˈɪndiən bˈɔɪz ɔnðə sˈænd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pˈɑːm tɹˈiːz ænd ðə sˈiː.