text_original: The duration of the conflict was as brief as the preliminaries that led to it; and these were of the shortest kind: for scarce ten seconds had elapsed, after they had uttered their first scream, before the bearcoots swooped down to the level of the cliff, and commenced a joint attack upon the ibex, striking at him alternately with beak and claws.
text_transcription: THE DURATION OF THE CONFLICT WAS AS BRIEF AS THE PRELIMINARIES THAT LED TO IT AND THESE WERE OF THE SHORTEST KIND FOR SCARCE TEN SECONDS HAD ELAPSED AFTER THEY HAD UTTERED THEIR FIRST SCREAM BEFORE THE BEER COOOTS SWOOP DOWN TO THE LEVEL OF THE CLIFF AND COMMENCE A JOINT ATTACK UPON THE IBEX STRIKING AT HIM ALTERNATIVELY WITH BEAK AND CLOTHES
phonemes: ðə dʊɹɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈɑːnflɪkt wʌz æz bɹˈiːf æz ðə pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹiz ðæt lˈɛd tʊ ɪt; ænd ðiːz wɜːɹ ʌvðə ʃˈɔːɹɾɪst kˈaɪnd: fɔːɹ skˈɛɹs tˈɛn sˈɛkəndz hæd ᵻlˈæpst, ˈæftɚ ðeɪ hæd ˈʌɾɚd ðɛɹ fˈɜːst skɹˈiːm, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə bˈɛɹkuːts swˈuːpt dˌaʊn tə ðə lˈɛvəl ʌvðə klˈɪf, ænd kəmˈɛnst ɐ dʒˈɔɪnt ɐtˈæk əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈaɪbɛks, stɹˈaɪkɪŋ æt hˌɪm ɔːltˈɜːnətli wɪð bˈiːk ænd klˈɔːz.