text_original: Fire smoulders and creeps at first, it may be, but when it has got the mastery, and bursts into flames, it flashes to its work and completes it quickly. At such times, one moment of time lost may involve thousands of pounds  ay, and many human lives!
text_transcription: FIRE SMOULDERS AND CREEPS AT FIRST IT MAY BE BUT WHEN IT HAS GOT THE MASTERY AND BURSTS INTO FLAMES IT FLASHES TO ITS WORK AND COMPLETES IT QUICKLY AT SUCH TIMES ONE MOMENT OF TIME LOST MAY INVOLVE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AY AND MANY HUMAN LIVES
phonemes: fˈaɪɚ smˈoʊldɚz ænd kɹˈiːps æt fˈɜːst, ɪt mˈeɪ bˈiː, bˌʌt wɛn ɪt hɐz ɡɑːt ðə mˈæstɚɹi, ænd bˈɜːsts ˌɪntʊ flˈeɪmz, ɪt flˈæʃᵻz tʊ ɪts wˈɜːk ænd kəmplˈiːts ɪt kwˈɪkli. æt sˈʌtʃ tˈaɪmz, wˈʌn mˈoʊmənt ʌv tˈaɪm lˈɔst mˈeɪ ɪnvˈɑːlv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv pˈaʊndz ˈaɪ, ænd mˈɛni hjˈuːmən lˈaɪvz!