text_original: Our own lives depend upon getting them quickly buried. We have no such custom of cutting off heads, in our country, but that is no affair of mine. But the bodies now lie in what is, in fact, a grave; and a few hours' labour would be the means of saving the town from a pestilence, later on.
text_transcription: OUR OWN LIVES DEPEND UPON GETTING THEM QUICKLY BURIED WE HAVE NO SUCH CUSTOM OF CUTTING OFF HEADS IN OUR COUNTRY BUT THAT IS NO AFFAIR OF MINE BUT THE BODIES NOW LIE IN WHAT IS IN FACT A GRAVE AND A FEW HOURS LABOR WOULD BE THE MEANS OF SAVING THE TOWN FROM A PESTILENCE LATER ON
phonemes: ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn lˈaɪvz dᵻpˈɛnd əpˌɑːn ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ðˌɛm kwˈɪkli bˈɛɹid. wiː hæv nˈoʊ sˈʌtʃ kˈʌstəm ʌv kˈʌɾɪŋ ˈɔf hˈɛdz, ɪn ˌaʊɚ kˈʌntɹi, bˌʌt ðæt ɪz nˈoʊ ɐfˈɛɹ ʌv mˈaɪn. bˌʌt ðə bˈɑːdiz nˈaʊ lˈaɪ ɪn wˈʌt ɪz, ɪn fˈækt, ɐ ɡɹˈeɪv; ænd ɐ fjˈuː ˈaʊɚz lˈeɪbɚ wʊd biː ðə mˈiːnz ʌv sˈeɪvɪŋ ðə tˈaʊn fɹʌm ɐ pˈɛstɪləns, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔn.