text_original: We drifted together. 'Twas she who had the presence of mind. "The chest  quick, the chest!" We stumbled over a body in reaching it. We seized the handles, and with all our strength hauled it athwart the loose puncheon that seemed to be lifting even then.
text_transcription: WE DRIFTED TOGETHER TWAS SHE WHO HAD THE PRESENCE OF MINE THE CHEST QUICK THE CHEST WE STUMBLED OVER A BODY AND REACHING IT WE SEIZED THE HANDLES AND WITH ALL OUR STRENGTH HAULED IT ATHWART THE LOOSE PUNGEON THAT SEEMED TO BE LIFTING EVEN THEN
phonemes: wiː dɹˈɪftᵻd təɡˈɛðɚ. twˈɑːz ʃiː hˌuː hæd ðə pɹˈɛzəns ʌv mˈaɪnd. "ðə tʃˈɛst kwˈɪk, ðə tʃˈɛst!" wiː stˈʌmbəld ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ bˈɑːdi ɪn ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪt. wiː sˈiːzd ðə hˈændəlz, ænd wɪð ˈɔːl ˌaʊɚ stɹˈɛŋθ hˈɔːld ɪɾ ˈæθwɔːɹt ðə lˈuːs pˈʌntʃən ðæt sˈiːmd təbi lˈɪftɪŋ ˈiːvən ðˈɛn.