text_original: As if to crown that judgment, the day was dark and lowering, with showers of rain from time to time. And when we spoke,  Polly Ann and I,  it was in whispers. The trace was very narrow, with Daniel Boone's blazes, two years old, upon the trees; but the way was not over steep. Cumberland Mountain was as silent and deserted as when the first man had known it. Alas, for the vanity of human presage!
text_transcription: AS IF TO CROWN THAT JUDGMENT THE DAY WAS DARK AND LOWERING WITH SHOWERS OF RAIN FROM TIME TO TIME AND WHEN WE SPOKE ALIAN AND I IT WAS IN WHISPERS THE TRACE WAS VERY NARROW WITH DANIEL BOONE'S BLAZES TWO YEARS OLD UPON THE TREES BUT THE WAY WAS NOT OVER STEEP CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN WAS AS SILENT AND DESERTED AS WHEN THE FIRST MAN HAD KNOWN IT ALAS FOR THE VANITY OF HUMAN PRESAGE
phonemes: æz ɪf tə kɹˈaʊn ðæt dʒˈʌdʒmənt, ðə dˈeɪ wʌz dˈɑːɹk ænd lˈoʊɚɹɪŋ, wɪð ʃˈaʊɚz ʌv ɹˈeɪn fɹʌm tˈaɪm tə tˈaɪm. ænd wɛn wiː spˈoʊk,  pˈɑːli ˈæn ænd ˈaɪ,  ɪt wʌz ɪn wˈɪspɚz. ðə tɹˈeɪs wʌz vˈɛɹi nˈæɹoʊ, wɪð dˈænjəl bˈuːnz blˈeɪzᵻz, tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, əpˌɑːn ðə tɹˈiːz; bˌʌt ðə wˈeɪ wʌz nˌɑːt ˌoʊvɚ stˈiːp. kˈʌmbɚlənd mˈaʊntɪn wʌz æz sˈaɪlənt ænd dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd æz wɛn ðə fˈɜːst mˈæn hæd nˈoʊn ɪt. ɐlˈæs, fɚðə vˈænᵻɾi ʌv hjˈuːmən pɹˈɛsɪdʒ!