text_original: Why, why, he asked himself, had he not done this before? It was so clear that it was she that he needed. He did not ask himself if he loved her. He knew he did. As for Annie's loving him? Had he waited too long?
text_transcription: WHY WHY HE ASKED HIMSELF HAD HE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE IT WAS SO CLEAR THAT IT WAS SHE THAT HE NEEDED HE DID NOT ASK HIMSELF IF HE LOVED HER HE KNEW HE DID AS FOR ANNIE'S LOVING HIM HAD HE WAITED TOO LONG
phonemes: wˈaɪ, wˈaɪ, hiː ˈæskt hɪmsˈɛlf, hæd hiː nˌɑːt dˈʌn ðɪs bᵻfˈɔːɹ? ɪt wʌz sˌoʊ klˈɪɹ ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ʃiː ðæt hiː nˈiːdᵻd. hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ˈæsk hɪmsˈɛlf ɪf hiː lˈʌvd hɜː. hiː nˈuː hiː dˈɪd. æz fɔːɹ ˈæniz lˈʌvɪŋ hˌɪm? hæd hiː wˈeɪɾᵻd tˈuː lˈɔŋ?