text_original: Nick was delighted. He made me recount every detail of my trials as a drummer boy, or kept me in continuous spells of laughter over his own escapades. In short, I began to realize that we were as near to each other as though we had never been parted.
text_transcription: NICK WAS DELIGHTED HE MADE ME RECOUNT EVERY DETAIL OF MY TRIALS AS A DRUMMER BOY OR KEPT ME IN CONTINUOUS SPELLS OF LAUGHTER OVER HIS OWN ESCAPADES IN SHORT I BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT WE WERE AS NEAR TO EACH OTHER AS THOUGH WE HAD NEVER BEEN PARTED
phonemes: nˈɪk wʌz dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd. hiː mˌeɪd mˌiː ɹᵻkˈaʊnt ˈɛvɹi diːtˈeɪl ʌv maɪ tɹˈaɪəlz æz ɐ dɹˈʌmɚ bˈɔɪ, ɔːɹ kˈɛpt mˌiː ɪn kəntˈɪnjuːəs spˈɛlz ʌv lˈæftɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ hɪz ˈoʊn ˈɛskɐpˌeɪdz. ɪn ʃˈɔːɹt, aɪ bɪɡˈæn tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðæt wiː wɜːɹ æz nˌɪɹ tʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ æz ðˌoʊ wiː hæd nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn pˈɑːɹɾᵻd.