text_original: I MEET A HERO When left to myself, I was wont to slide into the commonplace; and where my own dull life intrudes to clog the action I cut it down here and pare it away there until I am merely explanatory, and not too much in evidence.
text_transcription: I MEET A HERO WHEN LEFT TO MYSELF I WAS WONT TO SLIDE INTO THE COMMONPLACE AND WHERE MY OWN DULL LIFE INTRUDES TO CLOG THE ACTION I CUT IT DOWN HERE AND PARE IT AWAY THERE UNTIL I AM MERELY EXPLANATORY AND NOT TOO MUCH IN EVIDENCE
phonemes: aɪ mˈiːt ɐ hˈiəɹoʊ wɛn lˈɛft tə maɪsˈɛlf, aɪ wʌz wˈɔnt tə slˈaɪd ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs; ænd wˌɛɹ maɪ ˈoʊn dˈʌl lˈaɪf ɪntɹˈuːdz tə klˈɑːɡ ðɪ ˈækʃən aɪ kˈʌt ɪt dˌaʊn hˈɪɹ ænd pˈɛɹ ɪɾ ɐwˈeɪ ðɛɹ ʌntˈɪl aɪɐm mˈɪɹli ɛksplˈænətˌɔːɹi, ænd nˌɑːt tˈuː mʌtʃ ɪn ˈɛvɪdəns.