text_original: To the obelisk. Yes, by good fortune, the pillar from which he had just descended was only ten paces distant; and Ossaroo, in returning towards it, measured the ground with less than five. Flinging away his now useless weapons, he clutched hold of the prominent points of the rock, and "swarmed" up it like a squirrel. He had good occasion to employ all his powers of agility.
text_transcription: TO THE OBELISK YES BY GOOD FORTUNE THE PILLAR FROM WHICH HE HAD JUST DESCENDED WAS ONLY TEN PACES DISTANT AND OSAROU IN RETURNING TOWARDS IT MEASURED THE GROUND WITH LESS THAN FIVE FLINGING AWAY HIS NOW USELESS WEAPONS HE CLUTCHED HOLD OF THE PROMINENT POINTS OF THE ROCK AND SWARMED UP IT LIKE A SQUIRREL HE HAD GOOD OCCASION TO EMPLOY ALL HIS POWERS OF AGILITY
phonemes: tə ðɪ ˈɑːbəlɪsk. jˈɛs, baɪ ɡˈʊd fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, ðə pˈɪlɚ fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː hæd dʒˈʌst dᵻsˈɛndᵻd wʌz ˈoʊnli tˈɛn pˈeɪsᵻz dˈɪstənt; ænd ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː, ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz ɪt, mˈɛʒɚd ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd wɪð lˈɛs ðɐn fˈaɪv. flˈɪŋɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ hɪz nˈaʊ jˈuːzləs wˈɛpənz, hiː klˈʌtʃt hˈoʊld ʌvðə pɹˈɑːmɪnənt pˈɔɪnts ʌvðə ɹˈɑːk, ænd "swˈɔːɹmd" ˌʌp ɪt lˈaɪk ɐ skwˈɜːl. hiː hæd ɡˈʊd əkˈeɪʒən tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ ˈɔːl hɪz pˈaʊɚz ʌv ædʒˈɪlᵻɾi.