text_original: But they did not yet contemplate the future so despondingly. They hoped that, even without their guns, they would still be enabled to procure sufficient game for their support; and as they all lay awake, just before the breaking of the day, this became the subject of their conversation.
text_transcription: BUT THEY DID NOT YET CONTEMPLATE THE FUTURE SO DESPONDINGLY THEY HOPED THAT EVEN WITHOUT THEIR GUNS THEY WOULD STILL BE ENABLED TO PROCURE SUFFICIENT GAME FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND AS THEY ALL LAY AWAKE JUST BEFORE THE BREAKING OF THE DAY THIS BECAME THE SUBJECT OF THEIR CONVERSATION
phonemes: bˌʌt ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt jˈɛt kˈɑːntəmplˌeɪt ðə fjˈuːtʃɚ sˌoʊ dᵻspˈɑːndɪŋli. ðeɪ hˈoʊpt ðˈæt, ˈiːvən wɪðˌaʊt ðɛɹ ɡˈʌnz, ðeɪ wʊd stˈɪl biː ɛnˈeɪbəld tə pɹəkjˈʊɹ səfˈɪʃənt ɡˈeɪm fɔːɹ ðɛɹ səpˈɔːɹt; ænd æz ðeɪ ˈɔːl lˈeɪ ɐwˈeɪk, dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ʌvðə dˈeɪ, ðɪs bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv ðɛɹ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən.