text_original: Now it was up to its sides, and slowly but gradually rising higher. Its violent struggles, moreover  the partial and alternate raising of its shoulders, its excited shrieks  and the proboscis, rapidly extended now to this side, now to that, as if searching to grasp some support  all proved the truth of Ossaroo's assertion  the rogue was sinking in the quicksand. And rapidly was the creature going down.
text_transcription: NOW IT WAS UP TO ITS SIDES AND SLOWLY BUT GRADUALLY RISING HIGHER ITS VIOLENT STRUGGLES MOREOVER THE PARTIAL AND ALTERNATE RAISING OF ITS SHOULDERS ITS EXCITED SHRIEKS AND THE PROBOSCIS RAPIDLY EXTENDED NOW TO THIS SIDE NOW TO THAT AS IF SEARCHING TO GRASP SOME SUPPORT ALL PROVED THE TRUTH OF WAZIROUS ASSERTION THE ROGUE WAS SINKING IN THE QUICKSAND AND RAPIDLY WAS THE CREATURE GOING DOWN
phonemes: nˈaʊ ɪt wʌz ˌʌp tʊ ɪts sˈaɪdz, ænd slˈoʊli bˌʌt ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ɹˈaɪzɪŋ hˈaɪɚ. ɪts vˈaɪələnt stɹˈʌɡəlz, mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ ðə pˈɑːɹʃəl ænd ɔːltˈɜːnət ɹˈeɪzɪŋ ʌv ɪts ʃˈoʊldɚz, ɪts ɛksˈaɪɾᵻd ʃɹˈiːks ænd ðə pɹəbˈɑːskɪs, ɹˈæpɪdli ɛkstˈɛndᵻd nˈaʊ tə ðɪs sˈaɪd, nˈaʊ tə ðˈæt, æz ɪf sˈɜːtʃɪŋ tə ɡɹˈæsp sˌʌm səpˈɔːɹt ˈɔːl pɹˈuːvd ðə tɹˈuːθ ʌv ˈɑːsɐɹˌuːz ɐsˈɜːʃən ðə ɹˈoʊɡ wʌz sˈɪŋkɪŋ ɪnðə kwˈɪksænd. ænd ɹˈæpɪdli wʌzðə kɹˈiːtʃɚ ɡˌoʊɪŋ dˈaʊn.