text_original: They were amazingly decorative in the soft, late September day, against the green of the south bluff, and curiously dominating. "We are the strong things here," they said to him,  "the things to be reckoned with."
text_transcription: THEY WERE AMAZINGLY DECORATIVE IN THE SOFT LIGHT SEPTEMBER DAY AGAINST THE GREEN OF THE SOUTH BLUFF AND CURIOUSLY DOMINATING WE'RE THE STRONG ONES HERE THEY SAID TO HIM THE THINGS TO BE RECKONED WITH
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐmˈeɪzɪŋli dˈɛkɹətˌɪv ɪnðə sˈɔft, lˈeɪt sɛptˈɛmbɚ dˈeɪ, ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɡɹˈiːn ʌvðə sˈaʊθ blˈʌf, ænd kjˈʊɹɹiəsli dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ. "wiː ɑːɹ ðə stɹˈɔŋ θˈɪŋz hˈɪɹ," ðeɪ sˈɛd tə hˌɪm,  "ðə θˈɪŋz təbi ɹˈɛkənd wɪð."