text_original: Five pieces of cord cut from the ball, in length, about four times the thickness of the book, are fastened to the lay cords by slip knots; the other ends being fastened to small pieces of metal called keys, by twisting the ends round twice and then a half hitch.
text_transcription: FIVE PIECES OF CORD CUT OUT FROM THE BALL IN LENGTH ABOUT FOUR TIMES THE THICKNESS OF THE BOOK ARE FASHIONED TO THE LAY CORDS BY SLIPKNOTS THE OTHER ENDS BEING FASHIONED TO SMALL PIECES OF METAL CALLED KEYS BY TWISTING THE ENDS ROUND TWICE AND THEN A HALF HITCH
phonemes: fˈaɪv pˈiːsᵻz ʌv kˈɔːɹd kˈʌt fɹʌmðə bˈɔːl, ɪn lˈɛŋθ, ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹ tˈaɪmz ðə θˈɪknəs ʌvðə bˈʊk, ɑːɹ fˈæsənd tə ðə lˈeɪ kˈɔːɹdz baɪ slˈɪp nˈɑːts; ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛndz bˌiːɪŋ fˈæsənd tə smˈɔːl pˈiːsᵻz ʌv mˈɛɾəl kˈɔːld kˈiːz, baɪ twˈɪstɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛndz ɹˈaʊnd twˈaɪs ænd ðˈɛn ɐ hˈæf hˈɪtʃ.