text_original: We couldn't be in a safer place, I suppose, if we must stand a siege. The people say Namur has the strongest fortifications in Belgium. There are nine great forts around the town  not close  three or four miles off. There is a wonderful old fortification on the hill above the river, and from there you can see over the country for miles  a much better place for a fort it seems to me than off out in the country, but I suppose that's my ignorance.
text_transcription: WE COULDN'T BE IN A SAFER PLACE SUPPOSE IF WE MUST STAND A SIEGE THE PEOPLE SAY NAMURA HAS THE STRONGEST FORTIFICATIONS IN BELGIUM THERE' NINE GREAT FORTS AROUND THE TOWN NOT CLOSED THREE OR FOUR MILES OFF THERE'S A WONDERFUL OLD FORTIFICATION ON THE HILL ABOVE THE RIVER AND FROM THERE YOU CAN SEE OVER THE COUNTRY FOR MILES A MUCH BETTER PLACE FOR A FORT IT SEEMS TO ME THAN OFF OUT IN THE COUNTRY BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S MY IGNORANCE
phonemes: wiː kˌʊdənt biː ɪn ɐ sˈeɪfɚ plˈeɪs, aɪ səpˈoʊz, ɪf wiː mˈʌst stˈænd ɐ sˈiːdʒ. ðə pˈiːpəl sˈeɪ nˈæmɚ hɐz ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz ɪn bˈɛldʒəm. ðɛɹˌɑːɹ nˈaɪn ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɔːɹts ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə tˈaʊn nˌɑːt klˈoʊs θɹˈiː ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ mˈaɪlz ˈɔf. ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ wˈʌndɚfəl ˈoʊld fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɔnðə hˈɪl əbˌʌv ðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd fɹʌm ðɛɹ juː kæn sˈiː ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈʌntɹi fɔːɹ mˈaɪlz ɐ mˈʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ plˈeɪs fɚɹə fˈɔːɹt ɪt sˈiːmz tə mˌiː ðɐn ˈɔf ˈaʊt ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi, bˌʌt aɪ səpˈoʊz ðæts maɪ ˈɪɡnɚɹəns.