text_original: As long as I refused, as I did, to go with my kind and take part in its agonies, it had no place for me. It took me two full years to discover this, to understand that my wishes and my ways were too puny for the times.
text_transcription: AS LONG AS I REFUSED AS I DID TO GO WITH MY KIND AND TAKE PART IN ITS AGONIES IT HAD NO PLACE FOR ME IT TOOK ME TWO FULL YEARS TO DISCOVER THIS TO UNDERSTAND THAT MY WISHES AND MY WAYS WERE TOO PUNY FOR THE TIMES
phonemes: æz lˈɔŋ æz aɪ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd, æz aɪ dˈɪd, tə ɡˌoʊ wɪð maɪ kˈaɪnd ænd tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt ɪn ɪts ˈæɡəniz, ɪt hæd nˈoʊ plˈeɪs fɔːɹ mˌiː. ɪt tˈʊk mˌiː tˈuː fˈʊl jˈɪɹz tə dɪskˈʌvɚ ðˈɪs, tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðæt maɪ wˈɪʃᵻz ænd maɪ wˈeɪz wɜː tˈuː pjˈuːni fɚðə tˈaɪmz.