text_original: About the margin of a meagre pool close at hand a cluster of palm trees also meagre reared their heads, clasping their dusty fronds across the water as if to hide this sacred treasure of the desert from the fierce wooing of the sun.
text_transcription: ABOUT THE MARGIN OF A MEAGRE POOL CLOSE AT HAND A CLUSTER OF PALM TREES ALSO MEAGRE REARED THEIR HEADS CLASPING THEIR DUSTY FRONDS ACROSS THE WATER AS IF TO HIDE THE SACRED TREASURE OF THE DESERT FROM THE FIERCE WOOING OF THE SUN
phonemes: ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɑːɹdʒɪn əvə mˈiːɡɚ pˈuːl klˈoʊs æt hˈænd ɐ klˈʌstɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːm tɹˈiːz ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈiːɡɚ ɹˈɪɹd ðɛɹ hˈɛdz, klˈæspɪŋ ðɛɹ dˈʌsti fɹˈɑːndz əkɹˌɑːs ðə wˈɔːɾɚɹ æz ɪf tə hˈaɪd ðɪs sˈeɪkɹɪd tɹˈɛʒɚɹ ʌvðə dˈɛzɚt fɹʌmðə fˈɪɹs wˈuːɪŋ ʌvðə sˈʌn.