text_original: The only thing that buoyed them up was the series of postals they received in these early August days. Patsy had been at Dijon and eaten of its wonderful pastry. She had been at Beaune and seen the fireplace big enough to roast an ox in  they were starting for a run through the fortified towns  Belfort, Verdun, Metz, Maubeuge  and then to Brussels via Dinant and Namur.
text_transcription: THE ONLY THING THAT BUOYED THEM UP WAS THE SERIES OF POSTALS THEY RECEIVED IN THESE EARLY AUGUST DAYS PATSY HAD BEEN AT DEJAH AND EATEN OF ITS WONDERFUL PASTERS SHE HAD BEEN AT BOMA AND SEEN THE FIREPLACE BIG ENOUGH TO ROAST AN OX'N THEY WERE STARTING FOR A RUN THROUGH THE FORTIFIED TOWNS BELFORT HER DUN NETT'S MUVERGE AND THEN TO BRUSSELS THE AUNT DENON AND NES MOUL
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊnli θˈɪŋ ðæt bˈɔɪd ðˌɛm ˌʌp wʌzðə sˈɪɹiz ʌv pˈoʊstəlz ðeɪ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪn ðiːz ˈɜːli ˈɔːɡəst dˈeɪz. pˈætsi hɐdbɪn æt dˈiːʒɑːn ænd ˈiːʔn̩ ʌv ɪts wˈʌndɚfəl pˈeɪstɹi. ʃiː hɐdbɪn æt bˈoʊn ænd sˈiːn ðə fˈaɪɚpleɪs bˈɪɡ ɪnˈʌf tə ɹˈoʊst ɐn ˈɑːks ɪn ðeɪ wɜː stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ fɚɹɚ ɹˈʌn θɹuː ðə fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd tˈaʊnz bˈɛlfɔːɹt, vˈɜːdʌn, mˈɛts, mˈɔːbjuːdʒ ænd ðˈɛn tə bɹˈʌsəlz vˈaɪə dˈɪnənt ænd nˈæmɚ.