text_original: They could not have told you how or why, perhaps, but feel it they did; and every letter from those of their number in the war fed the idea. It grew amazingly in the mines after Nikola came back with his tale of a nation driven into the sea. Such things should not be.
text_transcription: THEY COULD NOT HAVE TOLD YOU HOW OR WHY PERHAPS BUT FEEL IT THEY DID AND EVERY LETTER FROM THOSE OF THEIR NUMBER IN THE WAR FED THE IDEA IT GREW AMAZINGLY IN THE MINDS AFTER NICCOLA CAME BACK WITH HIS TALE OF A NATION DRIVEN INTO THE SEA SUCH THINGS SHOULD NOT BE
phonemes: ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv tˈoʊld juː hˌaʊ ɔːɹ wˈaɪ, pɚhˈæps, bˌʌt fˈiːl ɪt ðeɪ dˈɪd; ænd ˈɛvɹi lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm ðoʊz ʌv ðɛɹ nˈʌmbɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɔːɹ fˈɛd ðɪ aɪdˈiə. ɪt ɡɹˈuː ɐmˈeɪzɪŋli ɪnðə mˈaɪnz ˈæftɚ nɪkˈoʊlə kˈeɪm bˈæk wɪð hɪz tˈeɪl əvə nˈeɪʃən dɹˈɪvən ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈiː. sˈʌtʃ θˈɪŋz ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt bˈiː.