text_original: Had he been on the ground, there would have been no difficulty about it; but, perched as he was full twenty feet aloft, the thing was quite different; and, with nerves unstrung by the fearful danger that threatened him below, it was just as much as he could do to keep his equilibrium.
text_transcription: HAD HE BEEN ON THE GROUND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT IT BUT PERCHED AS HE WAS FULL TWENTY FEET ALOFT THE THING WAS QUITE DIFFERENT AND WITH NERVES UNSTRUNG BY THE FEARFUL DANGER THAT THREATENED HIM BELOW IT WAS JUST AS MUCH AS HE COULD DO TO KEEP HIS EQUILIBRIUM
phonemes: hæd hiː bˌɪn ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, ðɛɹ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn nˈoʊ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɐbˈaʊt ɪt; bˌʌt, pˈɜːtʃt æz hiː wʌz fˈʊl twˈɛnti fˈiːt ɐlˈɔft, ðə θˈɪŋ wʌz kwˈaɪt dˈɪfɹənt; ænd, wɪð nˈɜːvz ʌnstɹˈʌŋ baɪ ðə fˈɪɹfəl dˈeɪndʒɚ ðæt θɹˈɛʔn̩d hˌɪm bᵻlˈoʊ, ɪt wʌz dʒˈʌst æz mˈʌtʃ æz hiː kʊd dˈuː tə kˈiːp hɪz ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm.