text_original: I recall but little of it, being so small a lad, but I crept closer and closer until I could touch this superior being who had been beyond the Wall. Marco Polo was no greater wonder to the Venetians than Boone to me.
text_transcription: I RECALL BUT LITTLE OF IT BEING SO SMALL A LAD THAT I CREPT CLOSER AND CLOSER UNTIL I COULD TOUCH THIS SUPERIOR BEING WHO HAD BEEN BEYOND THE WALL MARCO POLO WAS NO GREATER WONDER TO THE VENETIANS THAN BOON TO ME
phonemes: aɪ ɹᵻkˈɔːl bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ʌv ɪt, bˌiːɪŋ sˌoʊ smˈɔːl ɐ lˈæd, bˌʌt aɪ kɹˈɛpt klˈoʊsɚ ænd klˈoʊsɚɹ ʌntˈɪl aɪ kʊd tˈʌtʃ ðɪs suːpˈiəɹɪɚ bˌiːɪŋ hˌuː hɐdbɪn bᵻjˌɔnd ðə wˈɔːl. mˈɑːɹkoʊ pˈoʊloʊ wʌz nˈoʊ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ wˈʌndɚ tə ðə vɛnˈiːʃənz ðɐn bˈuːn tə mˌiː.