text_original: Those nearest the light had responded to the vibrating call, but their vitality was gone; their moment of life was short. As for the hundreds who had felt the light but faintly  the skull told the story. They had died as they slept, died thousands of years ago, and their skeletons were all that remained to mock at their king and the frustration of his plans. * * * * * But what was the purpose of the long sleep? Luhra's touch and her soundless words supplied the answer.
text_transcription: THOSE NEAREST THE LIGHT HAD RESPONDED TO THE VIBRATING CALL BUT THEIR VITALITY WAS GONE THEIR MOMENT OF LIFE WAS SHORT AS FOR THE HUNDREDS WHO HAD FELT THE LIGHT BUT FAINTLY THE SKULL TOLD THE STORY THEY HAD DIED AS THEY SLEPT DIED THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO AND THEIR SKELETONS WERE ALL THAT REMAINED TO MOCK AT THEIR KING IN THE FRUSTRATION OF HIS PLANS BUT WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE LONG SLEEP LAURA'S TOUCH IN HER SOUNDLESS WORDS SUPPLIED THE ANSWER
phonemes: ðoʊz nˌɪɹɪst ðə lˈaɪt hæd ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd tə ðə vˈaɪbɹeɪɾɪŋ kˈɔːl, bˌʌt ðɛɹ vaɪtˈælᵻɾi wʌz ɡˈɔn; ðɛɹ mˈoʊmənt ʌv lˈaɪf wʌz ʃˈɔːɹt. æz fɚðə hˈʌndɹɪdz hˌuː hæd fˈɛlt ðə lˈaɪt bˌʌt fˈeɪntli ðə skˈʌl tˈoʊld ðə stˈɔːɹi. ðeɪ hæd dˈaɪd æz ðeɪ slˈɛpt, dˈaɪd θˈaʊzəndz ʌv jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, ænd ðɛɹ skˈɛlᵻtənz wɜːɹ ˈɔːl ðæt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd tə mˈɑːk æt ðɛɹ kˈɪŋ ænd ðə fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪz plˈænz. ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk bˌʌt wʌt wʌzðə pˈɜːpəs ʌvðə lˈɔŋ slˈiːp? lˈuːɹəz tˈʌtʃ ænd hɜː sˈaʊndləs wˈɜːdz səplˈaɪd ðɪ ˈænsɚ.