text_original: As we walked, Nick's escapade, instead of angering Monsieur Gratiot, seemed to present itself to him in a more and more ridiculous aspect, and twice he nudged me to call my attention to the two vengefully triumphant figures silhouetted against the moon ahead of us.
text_transcription: AS WE WALKED NIX'S ESCAPADE INSTEAD OF ANGERING MONSIEUR GRATIA SEEMED TO PRESENT ITSELF TO HIM IN A MORE AND MORE RIDICULOUS ASPECT AND TWICE HE NUDGED ME TO CALL MY ATTENTION TO THE TWO VENGEFULLY TRIUMPHANT FIGURES SILHOUATED AGAINST THE MOON AHEAD OF US
phonemes: æz wiː wˈɔːkt, nˈɪks ˈɛskɐpˌeɪd, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ˈæŋɡɚɹɪŋ məsjˈɜː ɡɹˈæɾɪət, sˈiːmd tə pɹɪzˈɛnt ɪtsˈɛlf tə hˌɪm ɪn ɐ mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs ˈæspɛkt, ænd twˈaɪs hiː nˈʌdʒd mˌiː tə kˈɔːl maɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən tə ðə tˈuː vˈɛndʒfəli tɹaɪˈʌmfənt fˈɪɡjɚz sˌɪlʊwˈɛɾᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈuːn ɐhˈɛd ʌv ˌʌs.