text_original: It would not have been the first time that Karl, from his superior knowledge, had indulged in a laugh at his brother's expense. Caspar's attention being now engrossed by the peculiar appearance he had noted, he continued to scrutinise it; and soon perceived that around the curved excrescence there was a circular disc some eight or ten inches in diameter, and differing in colour from the bark of the sycamore  by being many shades darker.
text_transcription: IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME THAT CARL FROM HIS SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE HAD INDULGED IN A LAUGH AT HIS BROTHER'S EXPENSE KASPAR'S ATTENTION BEING NOW ENGROSSED BY THE PECULIAR APPEARANCE HE HAD NOTED HE CONTINUED TO SCRUTINIZE IT AND SOON PERCEIVED THAT AROUND THE CURVED EXCRESCENCE THERE WAS A CIRCULAR DISC SOME EIGHT OR TEN INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DIFFERING IN COLOR FROM THE BARK OF THE SYCAMORE BY BEING MANY SHADES DARKER
phonemes: ɪt wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn ðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ðæt kˈɑːɹl, fɹʌm hɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ nˈɑːlɪdʒ, hæd ɪndˈʌldʒd ɪn ɐ lˈæf æt hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz ɛkspˈɛns. kˈæspɑːɹz ɐtˈɛnʃən bˌiːɪŋ nˈaʊ ɛŋɡɹˈoʊst baɪ ðə pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns hiː hæd nˈoʊɾᵻd, hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə skɹˈuːtɪnˌaɪz ɪt; ænd sˈuːn pɚsˈiːvd ðæt ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈɜːvd ɛkskɹˈɛsəns ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ sˈɜːkjʊlɚ dˈɪsk sˌʌm ˈeɪt ɔːɹ tˈɛn ˈɪntʃᵻz ɪn daɪˈæmɪɾɚ, ænd dˈɪfɚɹɪŋ ɪn kˈʌlɚ fɹʌmðə bˈɑːɹk ʌvðə sˈɪkɐmˌɔːɹ baɪ bˌiːɪŋ mˈɛni ʃˈeɪdz dˈɑːɹkɚ.