text_original: At first he had asked for nothing, so grateful was he to fate, but now he prayed for hours and days and nights to remember. The day came when Neale graduated into the class of spikers. This division of labor to him had always represented the finest spirit of the building.
text_transcription: AT FIRST HE HAD ASKED FOR NOTHING SO GRATEFUL WAS HE TO FATE BUT NOW HE PRAYED FOR HOURS AND DAYS AND NIGHTS TO REMEMBER THE DAY CAME WHEN NEIL GRADUATED INTO THE CLASS OF SPIKERS THIS DIVISION OF LABOR TO HIM HAD ALWAYS REPRESENTED THE FINEST SPIRIT OF THE BUILDING
phonemes: æt fˈɜːst hiː hæd ˈæskt fɔːɹ nˈʌθɪŋ, sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪtfəl wʌz hiː tə fˈeɪt, bˌʌt nˈaʊ hiː pɹˈeɪd fɔːɹ ˈaʊɚz ænd dˈeɪz ænd nˈaɪts tə ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ. ðə dˈeɪ kˈeɪm wɛn nˈiːl ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə klˈæs ʌv spˈaɪkɚz. ðɪs dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌv lˈeɪbɚ tə hˌɪm hæd ˈɔːlweɪz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə fˈaɪnɪst spˈɪɹɪt ʌvðə bˈɪldɪŋ.