text_original: for, knowing the land foot by foot, he realized how inevitable it was that the town must be engulfed in the Namur Charleroi battle, the result of which in the light of the three weeks since Patsy had written her heading, he had no doubt. "My dear Folks:  It is just ten days since I mailed you a letter. That was in Paris. We were starting out. It was all so gay then. The world has changed.
text_transcription: FOR KNOWING THE LAND FOOT BY FOOT HE REALIZED HOW INEVITABLE IT WAS THAT THE TOWN MUST BE ENGULF IN THE NAME OF SCHOENMOIS BATTLE THE RESULT OF WHICH IN THE LIGHT OF THE THIRTY WEEKS SINCE PATSY HAD WRITTEN HER HEAD IN HE HAD NO DOUBT MY DEAR FRIENDS IT IS JUST TEN DAYS SINCE I MAILED YOU A LETTER THAT WAS IN PARIS WE WERE STARTING OUT IT WAS ALL SO GAY THEN THE WORLD HAS CHANGED
phonemes: fɔːɹ, nˈoʊɪŋ ðə lˈænd fˈʊt baɪ fˈʊt, hiː ɹˈiːəlaɪzd hˌaʊ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl ɪt wʌz ðætðə tˈaʊn mˈʌst biː ɛŋɡˈʌlft ɪnðə nˈæmɚ tʃˈɑːɹlɚɹˌɔɪ bˈæɾəl, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪnðə lˈaɪt ʌvðə θɹˈiː wˈiːks sˈɪns pˈætsi hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ hɜː hˈɛdɪŋ, hiː hæd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt. "maɪ dˈɪɹ fˈoʊks:  ɪɾ ɪz dʒˈʌst tˈɛn dˈeɪz sˈɪns aɪ mˈeɪld juː ɐ lˈɛɾɚ. ðæt wʌz ɪn pˈæɹɪs. wiː wɜː stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ˈaʊt. ɪt wʌz ˈɔːl sˌoʊ ɡˈeɪ ðˈɛn. ðə wˈɜːld hɐz tʃˈeɪndʒd.