text_original: Neale leaned back and gazed up at his subordinates. He felt a subtle change in them. They had arrived at some momentous decision. "But this message reads at my discretion," said Neale. "It's a plain surprise to me. I've no intention of making you lose your back pay, or of firing you, either."
text_transcription: NEIL LEANED BACK AND GAZED UP AT HIS SUBORDINATES HE FELT A SUBTLE CHANGE IN THEM THEY HAD ARRIVED AT SOME MOMENTOUS DECISION BUT THIS MESSAGE READS AT MY DISCRETION SAID NEIL IT'S A PLAIN SURPRI TO ME I'VE NO INTENTION OF MAKING YOU LOSE YOUR BACK PAY OR FIRING YOU EITHER
phonemes: nˈiːl lˈiːnd bˈæk ænd ɡˈeɪzd ˌʌp æt hɪz sʌbˈɔːɹdᵻnəts. hiː fˈɛlt ɐ sˈʌɾəl tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn ðˌɛm. ðeɪ hæd ɚɹˈaɪvd æt sˌʌm moʊmˈɛntəs dᵻsˈɪʒən. "bˌʌt ðɪs mˈɛsɪdʒ ɹˈiːdz æt maɪ dɪskɹˈɛʃən," sˈɛd nˈiːl. "ɪts ɐ plˈeɪn sɚpɹˈaɪz tə mˌiː. aɪv nˈoʊ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ juː lˈuːz jʊɹ bˈæk pˈeɪ, ɔːɹ ʌv fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ juː, ˈiːðɚ."