text_original: Whither? 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.
text_transcription: WHITHER 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
phonemes: wˈɪðɚ? 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.