text_original: "We encountered," they say, "no gales of any severity, have to record no alarming adventures, and returned to England after sixteen months' absence, convinced by experience that to persons of average health and strength the difficulties of such a journey exist only in the imagination.
text_transcription: WE ENCOUNTERED THEY SAY NO GALES OF ANY SEVERITY HAVE TO RECORD NO ALARMING ADVENTURES AND RETURN TO ENGLAND AFTER SIXTEEN MONTHS ABSENCE CONVINCED BY EXPERIENCE THAT TO PERSONS OF AVERAGE HEALTH AND STRENGTH THE DIFFICULTIES OF SUCH A JOURNEY EXIST ONLY IN THE IMAGINATION
phonemes: "wiː ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd," ðeɪ sˈeɪ, "nˈoʊ ɡˈeɪlz ʌv ˌɛni səvˈɛɹᵻɾi, hæv tə ɹᵻkˈɔːɹd nˈoʊ ɐlˈɑːɹmɪŋ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz, ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈæftɚ sˈɪkstiːn mˈʌnθs ˈæbsəns, kənvˈɪnst baɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ðæt tə pˈɜːsənz ʌv ˈævɹɪdʒ hˈɛlθ ænd stɹˈɛŋθ ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐ dʒˈɜːni ɛɡzˈɪst ˈoʊnli ɪnðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən.