text_original: Their first day's work had brought them back, white and anguished. What were they in all this thing? It was sweeping back the waves of the sea with a broom, dipping it dry with a teaspoon, as they told one another.
text_transcription: THEIR FIRST DAY'S WORK HAD BROUGHT THEM BACK WHITE AND ANGUISHED WHAT WERE THEY AND ALL THIS THING IT WAS SWEEPING BACK THE WAVES OF THE SEA WITH A BROOM DIPPING IT DRY WITH A TEASPOON AS THEY TOLD ONE ANOTHER
phonemes: ðɛɹ fˈɜːst dˈeɪz wˈɜːk hæd bɹˈɔːt ðˌɛm bˈæk, wˈaɪt ænd ˈæŋɡwɪʃt. wˌʌt wɜː ðeɪ ɪn ˈɔːl ðɪs θˈɪŋ? ɪt wʌz swˈiːpɪŋ bˈæk ðə wˈeɪvz ʌvðə sˈiː wɪð ɐ bɹˈuːm, dˈɪpɪŋ ɪt dɹˈaɪ wɪð ɐ tˈiːspuːn, æz ðeɪ tˈoʊld wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ.