text_original: Beside it lay an odd little parachute of canvas with a weighted letter carrier beneath. One of the officers saw me examining it and presented it to me, as it was worn and past service. "Now and then," he explained, "it is impossible to use the wireless, for one reason or another.
text_transcription: BESIDE IT LAY AN ODD LITTLE PARACHET OF CANVAS WITH A WEIGHTED LETTER CARRIER BENEATH WHILE THE OFFICER SAW ME EXAMINING IT AND PRESENTED IT TO ME AS WAS WORN AND PASS SERVICE NOW AND THEN HE EXPLAINED IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE WIRELESS FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER
phonemes: bᵻsˌaɪd ɪt lˈeɪ ɐn ˈɑːd lˈɪɾəl pˈæɹəʃˌuːt ʌv kˈænvəs wɪð ɐ wˈeɪɾᵻd lˈɛɾɚ kˈæɹiɚ bᵻnˈiːθ. wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz sˈɔː mˌiː ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ɪt ænd pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɪt tə mˌiː, æz ɪt wʌz wˈɔːɹn ænd pˈæst sˈɜːvɪs. "nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn," hiː ɛksplˈeɪnd, "ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə jˈuːz ðə wˈaɪɚləs, fɔːɹ wˈʌn ɹˈiːzən ɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ.