text_original: My strange life had far removed me from lads of my own age, and he took a fancy to me, perhaps because of the very persistence of my devotion to him. I cleaned his gun, filled his powder flask, and ran to do his every bidding.
text_transcription: MY STRANGE LIFE HAD FAR REMOVED ME FROM LADS OF MY OWN AGE AND HE TOOK A FANCY TO ME PERHAPS BECAUSE OF THE VERY PERSISTENCE OF MY DEVOTION TO HIM I CLEANED HIS GUN FILLED HIS POWDER FLASK AND RAN TO DO HIS EVERY BIDDING
phonemes: maɪ stɹˈeɪndʒ lˈaɪf hæd fˈɑːɹ ɹᵻmˈuːvd mˌiː fɹʌm lˈædz ʌv maɪ ˈoʊn ˈeɪdʒ, ænd hiː tˈʊk ɐ fˈænsi tə mˌiː, pɚhˈæps bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə vˈɛɹi pɚsˈɪstəns ʌv maɪ dɪvˈoʊʃən tə hˌɪm. aɪ klˈiːnd hɪz ɡˈʌn, fˈɪld hɪz pˈaʊdɚ flˈæsk, ænd ɹˈæn tə dˈuː hɪz ˈɛvɹi bˈɪdɪŋ.