text_original: As we climbed towards the Gap, I recalled with strange aptness a quaint saying of my father's that Kaintuckee was the Garden of Eden, and that men were being justly punished with blood for their presumption.
text_transcription: AS WE CLIMBED TOWARDS THE GAP I RECALLED WITH STRANGE APTNESS A QUAINT SAYING OF MY FATHERS THAT KENTUCKY WAS THE GARDEN OF EDEN AND THAT MEN WERE BEING JUSTLY PUNISHED WITH BLOOD FOR THEIR PRESUMPTION
phonemes: æz wiː klˈaɪmd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə ɡˈæp, aɪ ɹᵻkˈɔːld wɪð stɹˈeɪndʒ ˈæptnəs ɐ kwˈeɪnt sˈeɪɪŋ ʌv maɪ fˈɑːðɚz ðæt kˈaɪntəkˌiː wʌzðə ɡˈɑːɹdən ʌv ˈiːdən, ænd ðæt mˈɛn wɜː bˌiːɪŋ dʒˈʌstli pˈʌnɪʃt wɪð blˈʌd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən.