text_original: Surely two of them were stuck together, then three were fast on a shoal. Boats, like black bugs in the water, came and went between them and the others. After a long time the two that were together got apart and away. But the third stayed there, immovable, helpless.
text_transcription: SURELY TWO OF THEM WERE STUCK TOGETHER THEN THREE WERE FAST ON A SHOAL BOATS LIKE BLACK BUGS IN THE WATER CAME AND WENT BETWEEN THEM AND THE OTHERS AFTER A LONG TIME THE TWO THAT WERE TOGETHER GOT APART IN A WAVE BUT THE THIRD STAYED THERE IMMOVABLE HELPLESS
phonemes: ʃˈʊɹli tˈuː ʌv ðˌɛm wɜː stˈʌk təɡˈɛðɚ, ðˈɛn θɹˈiː wɜː fˈæst ˌɔn ɐ ʃˈoʊl. bˈoʊts, lˈaɪk blˈæk bˈʌɡz ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ, kˈeɪm ænd wɛnt bᵻtwˌiːn ðˌɛm ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚz. ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm ðə tˈuː ðæt wɜː təɡˌɛðɚ ɡɑːt ɐpˈɑːɹt ænd ɐwˈeɪ. bˌʌt ðə θˈɜːd stˈeɪd ðˈɛɹ, ɪmˈuːvəbəl, hˈɛlpləs.