text_original: "This goes way back beyond them  it must," he reasoned. And there were pictures, long forgotten, that came to his mind to show him a vision from the past  figures whose coppery faces shone dark above their brilliant, colored robes  slaves, toiling and sweating to drive this tunnel into solid rock.
text_transcription: THIS GOES WAY BACK BEYOND THEM AND MUST HE REASONED AND THERE WERE PICTURES LONG FORGOTTEN THAT CAME TO HIS MIND TO SHOW HIM A VISION FROM THE PAST FIGURES WHOSE COPPERY FACES SHONE DARK ABOVE THEIR BRILLIANT COLORED ROBES SLAVES TOILING AND SWEATING TO DRIVE THIS TUNNEL INTO SOLID ROCK
phonemes: "ðɪs ɡoʊz wˈeɪ bˈæk bᵻjˌɔnd ðˌɛm ɪt mˈʌst," hiː ɹˈiːzənd. ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː pˈɪktʃɚz, lˈɔŋ fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩, ðæt kˈeɪm tə hɪz mˈaɪnd tə ʃˈoʊ hˌɪm ɐ vˈɪʒən fɹʌmðə pˈæst fˈɪɡjɚz hˌuːz kˈɑːpɚɹi fˈeɪsᵻz ʃˈɑːn dˈɑːɹk əbˌʌv ðɛɹ bɹˈɪliənt, kˈʌlɚd ɹˈoʊbz slˈeɪvz, tˈɔɪlɪŋ ænd swˈɛɾɪŋ tə dɹˈaɪv ðɪs tˈʌnəl ˌɪntʊ sˈɑːlɪd ɹˈɑːk.