text_original: The heat at times beat on their helmets so fiercely that they were forced to turn their faces aside and half turn their backs on the foe, but they _always_ kept their weapons  the "branches"  to the front, and continued to discharge upon him tons and tons of aqueous artillery.
text_transcription: THE HEAT AT TIMES BEAT ON THEIR HELMETS SO FIERCELY THAT THEY WERE FORCED TO TURN THEIR FACES ASIDE AND HALF TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE FOE BUT THEY ALWAYS KEPT THEIR WEAPONS THE BRANCHES TO THE FRONT AND CONTINUED TO DISCHAR UPON HIM TONS AND TONS OF AQUEOUS ARTILLERY
phonemes: ðə hˈiːt æt tˈaɪmz bˈiːt ˌɔn ðɛɹ hˈɛlmɪts sˌoʊ fˈɪɹsli ðæt ðeɪ wɜː fˈɔːɹst tə tˈɜːn ðɛɹ fˈeɪsᵻz ɐsˈaɪd ænd hˈæf tˈɜːn ðɛɹ bˈæks ɔnðə fˈoʊ, bˌʌt ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz kˈɛpt ðɛɹ wˈɛpənz ðə "bɹˈæntʃᵻz"  tə ðə fɹˈʌnt, ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd tə dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ əpˌɑːn hˌɪm tˈʌnz ænd tˈʌnz ʌv ˈeɪkwɪəs ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi.