text_original: What for, I wonder? What was it supposed to do?" He stared again at the bell shape towering above him, but its purpose was beyond guessing: it was a part of the machine. His eyes came back to the mechanism itself. There was a splinter of stone....
text_transcription: WHAT FOR I WONDER WHAT WAS IT SUPPOSED TO DO HE STARED AGAIN AT THE BELL SHAPE TOWERING ABOVE HIM BUT ITS PURPOSE WAS BEYOND GUESSING IT WAS A PART OF THE MACHINE HIS EYES CAME BACK TO THE MECHANISM ITSELF THERE WAS A SPLINTER OF STONE
phonemes: wˌʌt fɔːɹ, aɪ wˈʌndɚ? wˌʌt wʌz ɪt səpˈoʊzd tə dˈuː?" hiː stˈɛɹd ɐɡˈɛn æt ðə bˈɛl ʃˈeɪp tˈaʊɚɹɪŋ əbˈʌv hˌɪm, bˌʌt ɪts pˈɜːpəs wʌz bᵻjˌɔnd ɡˈɛsɪŋ: ɪt wʌzɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə məʃˈiːn. hɪz ˈaɪz kˈeɪm bˈæk tə ðə mˈɛkənˌɪzəm ɪtsˈɛlf. ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ splˈɪntɚɹ ʌv stˈoʊn....