text_original: The town was waking from its siesta, the streets filling, and people stopped to stare at Nick as we passed. But Nick, who was plainly in search of something he did not find, hurried on.
text_transcription: THE TOWN WAS WAKING FROM ITS SIESTA THE STREETS FILLING AND THE PEOPLE STOPPED TO STARE AT NICK AS WE PASSED BUT NICK WAS PLAINLY IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING HE DID NOT FIND HURRIED ON
phonemes: ðə tˈaʊn wʌz wˈeɪkɪŋ fɹʌm ɪts siːˈɛstə, ðə stɹˈiːts fˈɪlɪŋ, ænd pˈiːpəl stˈɑːpt tə stˈɛɹ æt nˈɪk æz wiː pˈæst. bˌʌt nˈɪk, hˌuː wʌz plˈeɪnli ɪn sˈɜːtʃ ʌv sˈʌmθɪŋ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt fˈaɪnd, hˈɜːɹid ˈɔn.