text_original: It was a fact, but Dick could not understand how it could be a fact. It gave him his first real sense of the newness of the country, its entire absorption in itself.
text_transcription: IT WAS A FACT BUT DICK COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD BE A FACT IT GAVE HIM HIS FIRST REAL SENSE OF THE MEANNESS OF THE COUNTRY ITS ENTIRE ABSORPTION IN ITSELF
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ fˈækt, bˌʌt dˈɪk kʊd nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd hˌaʊ ɪt kʊd biː ɐ fˈækt. ɪt ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm hɪz fˈɜːst ɹˈiːəl sˈɛns ʌvðə nˈuːnəs ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi, ɪts ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ɐbsˈɔːɹpʃən ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf.