text_original: No certainly, alas! he was drowned; and I am now under the deception of a dream!" He was at great pains to convince me of his being the individual person whom I regretted, and bidding me sit down and compose myself, promised to explain his sudden disappearance from the Thunder, and to account for his being at present in the land of the living.
text_transcription: NO CERTAINLY ALAS HE WAS DROWNED AND I AM NOW UNDER THE DECEPTION OF A DREAM HE WAS AT GREAT PAINS TO CONVINCE ME OF HIS BEING THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON WHOM I REGRETTED AND BIDDING ME SIT DOWN AND COMPOSE MYSELF PROMISED TO EXPLAIN HIS SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE THUNDER AND TO ACCOUNT FOR HIS BEING AT PRESENT IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING
phonemes: nˈoʊ sˈɜːʔn̩li, ɐlˈæs! hiː wʌz dɹˈaʊnd; ænd aɪɐm nˈaʊ ˌʌndɚ ðə dᵻsˈɛpʃən əvə dɹˈiːm!" hiː wʌz æt ɡɹˈeɪt pˈeɪnz tə kənvˈɪns mˌiː ʌv hɪz bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl pˈɜːsən hˈuːm aɪ ɹᵻɡɹˈɛɾᵻd, ænd bˈɪdɪŋ mˌiː sˈɪt dˌaʊn ænd kəmpˈoʊz maɪsˈɛlf, pɹˈɑːmɪst tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn hɪz sˈʌdən dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹəns fɹʌmðə θˈʌndɚ, ænd tʊ ɐkˈaʊnt fɔːɹ hɪz bˌiːɪŋ æt pɹˈɛzənt ɪnðə lˈænd ʌvðə lˈɪvɪŋ.