text_original: I gained the notch with the small hours of the morning, started on with the descent, crisscrossing, following a stream here and a stream there, until at length the song of the higher waters ceased and I knew that I was in the valley.
text_transcription: I GAINED THE NOTCH WITH THE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING STARTED ON WITH THE DESCENT CRISS CROSSING FOLLOWING A STREAM HERE AND A STREAM THERE UNTIL AT LENGTH THE SONG OF THE HIGHER WATERS CEASED AND I KNEW THAT I WAS IN THE VALLEY
phonemes: aɪ ɡˈeɪnd ðə nˈɑːtʃ wɪððə smˈɔːl ˈaʊɚz ʌvðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˌɔn wɪððə dᵻsˈɛnt, kɹˈɪskɹɔsɪŋ, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ stɹˈiːm hˈɪɹ ænd ɐ stɹˈiːm ðˈɛɹ, ʌntˈɪl æt lˈɛŋθ ðə sˈɔŋ ʌvðə hˈaɪɚ wˈɔːɾɚz sˈiːst ænd aɪ nˈuː ðæt aɪ wʌz ɪnðə vˈæli.