text_original: The man's powers of endurance in listening often exceeded mine in performing  yet I am not sure that he was always listening. At times I became so oppressed with fatigue and sleepiness that it took almost superhuman effort to keep my fingers going; in fact, I believe I sometimes did so while dozing.
text_transcription: THE MAN'S POWERS OF ENDURANCE AND LISTENING OFTEN EXCEEDED MINE IN PERFORMING YET I AM NOT SURE THAT HE WAS ALWAYS LISTENING AT TIMES I BECAME SO OPPRESSED WITH FATIGUE AND SLEEPINESS THAT IT TOOK ALMOST SUPERHUMAN EFFORT TO KEEP MY FINGERS GOING IN FACT I BELIEVE I SOMETIMES DID SO WHILE DOZING
phonemes: ðə mˈænz pˈaʊɚz ʌv ɛndˈʊɹɹəns ɪn lˈɪsənɪŋ ˈɔfən ɛksˈiːdᵻd mˈaɪn ɪn pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ jˈɛt aɪɐm nˌɑːt ʃˈʊɹ ðæt hiː wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz lˈɪsənɪŋ. æt tˈaɪmz aɪ bɪkˌeɪm sˌoʊ əpɹˈɛst wɪð fɐtˈiːɡ ænd slˈiːpinəs ðˌɐɾɪt tˈʊk ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈuːpɚhjˌuːmən ˈɛfɚt tə kˈiːp maɪ fˈɪŋɡɚz ɡˈoʊɪŋ; ɪn fˈækt, aɪ bᵻlˈiːv aɪ sˈʌmtaɪmz dˈɪd sˌoʊ wˌaɪl dˈoʊzɪŋ.