text_original: This was no exaggeration: for the culm of the great bamboo, just as it is cut out of the brake, serves for the side of a ladder, without any pains taken with it, further than to notch out the holes in which to insert the rounds.
text_transcription: THIS WAS NO EXAGGERATION FOR THE COLUMN OF THE GREAT BAMBOO JUST AS IT IS CUT OUT OF THE BRAKE SERVES FOR THE SIDE OF A LETTER WITHOUT ANY PAINS TAKING WITH IT FARTHER THAN TO NOTCH OUT THE HOLES IN WHICH TO INSERT THE ROUNDS
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz nˈoʊ ɛɡzˌædʒɚɹˈeɪʃən: fɚðə kˈʌlm ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt bæmbˈuː, dʒˈʌst ˌæzɪtˌɪz kˈʌt ˌaʊɾəv ðə bɹˈeɪk, sˈɜːvz fɚðə sˈaɪd əvə lˈædɚ, wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni pˈeɪnz tˈeɪkən wɪð ɪt, fˈɜːðɚ ðɐn tə nˈɑːtʃ ˈaʊt ðə hˈoʊlz ɪnwˌɪtʃ tʊ ɪnsˈɜːt ðə ɹˈaʊndz.