text_original: Mr. Laurence said they must have raided the firearms' department of a historical museum to get the weapons they carried; rusty old antiques that probably wouldn't work if they did try to fire. They arrested us and took us to the Burgomaster, and it took two hours to convince him we weren't spies.
text_transcription: MISTER LAURENCE SAID THEY MUST HAVE RATED THE FIREARMS DEPARTMENT OF A HISTORICAL MUSEUM TO GET THE WEAPONS THEY CARRIED RUSTY OLD ANTIQUES THAT PROBABLY WOULDN'T WORK IF THEY DID TRY TO FOLLOW IT THEY ARRESTED US AND TOOK US TO THE BURGOMASTER AND IT TOOK TWO HOURS TO CONVINCE HIM WE WEREN'T SPIES
phonemes: mˈɪstɚ. lˈɔːɹəns sˈɛd ðeɪ mˈʌstɐv ɹˈeɪdᵻd ðə fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt əvə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl mjuːzˈiəm tə ɡɛt ðə wˈɛpənz ðeɪ kˈæɹid; ɹˈʌsti ˈoʊld æntˈiːks ðæt pɹˈɑːbəbli wˈʊdənt wˈɜːk ɪf ðeɪ dˈɪd tɹˈaɪ tə fˈaɪɚ. ðeɪ ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ˌʌs ænd tˈʊk ˌʌs tə ðə bˈɜːɡəmˌæstɚ, ænd ɪt tˈʊk tˈuː ˈaʊɚz tə kənvˈɪns hˌɪm wiː wˌɜːnt spˈaɪz.