text_original: Now and again a fish broke, or a great bird swooped down and slit the surface. A far off snatch of melody came to our ears,  the slaves were going to work. Nothing more.
text_transcription: NOW AND AGAIN A FISH BROKE OR A GREAT BIRD SWOOPED DOWN AND SLIT THE SURFACE A FAR OFF SNATCH OF MELODY CAME TO OUR EARS THE SLAVES WERE GOING TO WORK NOTHING MORE
phonemes: nˈaʊ ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɐ fˈɪʃ bɹˈoʊk, ɔːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt bˈɜːd swˈuːpt dˌaʊn ænd slˈɪt ðə sˈɜːfɪs. ɐ fˈɑːɹ ˈɔf snˈætʃ ʌv mˈɛlədi kˈeɪm tʊ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪɹz,  ðə slˈeɪvz wɜː ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə wˈɜːk. nˈʌθɪŋ mˈɔːɹ.