text_original: The road was long, and yet short, for my brain whirled with the expectation of seeing Nick again, and the thought of this poor, pathetic, ludicrous expedition compared to the sublime one I had known. George Rogers Clark had come to this!
text_transcription: THE ROAD WAS LONG AND YET SHORT FOR MY BRAIN WHIRLED WITH THE EXPECTATION OF SEEING NICK AGAIN AND THE THOUGHT OF THIS POOR PATHETIC LUDICROUS EXPEDITION COMPARED TO THE SUBLIME ONE I HAD KNOWN GEORGE RODGERS CLARK HAD COME TO THIS
phonemes: ðə ɹˈoʊd wʌz lˈɔŋ, ænd jˈɛt ʃˈɔːɹt, fɔːɹ maɪ bɹˈeɪn wˈɜːld wɪððɪ ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈiːɪŋ nˈɪk ɐɡˈɛn, ænd ðə θˈɔːt ʌv ðɪs pˈʊɹ, pɐθˈɛɾɪk, lˈuːdɪkɹəs ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən kəmpˈɛɹd tə ðə sʌblˈaɪm wˈʌn aɪ hæd nˈoʊn. dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˈɑːdʒɚz klˈɑːɹk hæd kˈʌm tə ðˈɪs!