text_original: Karl was the last to climb up; and just as he lifted his feet from a branch to set them on one higher up, the rogue twisted his trunk around the former, and snapped it in two, as if it had been only a slender reed.
text_transcription: CARL WAS THE LAST TO CLIMB UP AND JUST AS HE LIFTED HIS FEET FROM A BRANCH TO SET THEM ON ONE HIGHER UP THE ROGUE TWISTED A STRONG ROUND THE FORMER AND SNAPPED IT IN TWO AS IF IT HAD BEEN ONLY A SLENDER REED
phonemes: kˈɑːɹl wʌzðə lˈæst tə klˈaɪm ˈʌp; ænd dʒˈʌst æz hiː lˈɪftᵻd hɪz fˈiːt fɹʌm ɐ bɹˈæntʃ tə sˈɛt ðˌɛm ˌɔn wˈʌn hˈaɪɚɹ ˈʌp, ðə ɹˈoʊɡ twˈɪstᵻd hɪz tɹˈʌŋk ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ, ænd snˈæpt ɪɾ ɪn tˈuː, æz ɪf ɪt hɐdbɪn ˈoʊnli ɐ slˈɛndɚ ɹˈiːd.