text_original: They were safe  and his eyes were upon a savage figure, black and tall, that stared and stared, silently, across a sea of yellow sand. He watched it, clear cut, motionless  until it vanished beneath the roaring flood of rocks. * * * * * And close in his arms there pressed the soft body of a trembling girl who touched his face and whispered: "Your _Tao_, my brave one, is strong. Hold me closely that he may count me as your friend."
text_transcription: THEY WERE SAFE AND HIS EYES WERE UPON A SAVAGE FIGURE BLACK AND TALL THAT STARED AND STARED SILENTLY ACROSS A SEA OF YELLOW SAND HE WATCHED IT CLEAR CUT MOTIONLESS UNTIL IT VANISHED BENEATH THE ROARING FLOOD OF ROCKS AND CLOSE IN HIS ARMS THERE PRESSED THE SOFT BODY OF A TREMBLING GIRL WHO TOUCHED HIS FACE AND WHISPERED YOU ARE DAL MY BRAVE ONE IS STRONG HOLD ME CLOSELY THAT HE MAY COUNT ME AS YOUR FRIEND
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː sˈeɪf ænd hɪz ˈaɪz wɜːɹ əpˌɑːn ɐ sˈævɪdʒ fˈɪɡjɚ, blˈæk ænd tˈɔːl, ðæt stˈɛɹd ænd stˈɛɹd, sˈaɪləntli, əkɹˌɑːs ɐ sˈiː ʌv jˈɛloʊ sˈænd. hiː wˈɑːtʃt ɪt, klˈɪɹ kˈʌt, mˈoʊʃənləs ʌntˈɪl ɪt vˈænɪʃt bᵻnˌiːθ ðə ɹˈɔːɹɪŋ flˈʌd ʌv ɹˈɑːks. ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ænd klˈoʊs ɪn hɪz ˈɑːɹmz ðɛɹ pɹˈɛst ðə sˈɔft bˈɑːdi əvə tɹˈɛmblɪŋ ɡˈɜːl hˌuː tˈʌtʃt hɪz fˈeɪs ænd wˈɪspɚd: "jʊɹ tˈaʊ, maɪ bɹˈeɪv wˌʌn, ɪz stɹˈɔŋ. hˈoʊld mˌiː klˈoʊsli ðæt hiː mˈeɪ kˈaʊnt mˌiː æz jʊɹ fɹˈɛnd."