text_original: It was certainly a ludicrous sight to see these huge creatures  each supporting itself on a single stalk, so straight and slender that nothing but the nicest balance could have ensured their equilibrium; and this, too, while neither seemed conscious of any danger of toppling over  of which, indeed, there was not the slightest reason to be afraid.
text_transcription: IT WAS CERTAINLY A LUDICROUS SIGHT TO SEE THESE HUGE CREATURES EACH SUPPORTING ITSELF ON A SINGLE STALK SO STRAIGHT AND SLENDER THAT NOTHING BUT THE NICEST BALANCE COULD HAVE ENSURED THEIR EQUILIBRIUM AND THIS TOO WHILE NEITHER SEEMED CONSCIOUS OF ANY DANGER OF TOPPLING OVER OF WHICH INDEED THERE WAS NOT THE SLIGHTEST REASON TO BE AFRAID
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˈɜːʔn̩li ɐ lˈuːdɪkɹəs sˈaɪt tə sˈiː ðiːz hjˈuːdʒ kɹˈiːtʃɚz ˈiːtʃ səpˈɔːɹɾɪŋ ɪtsˈɛlf ˌɔn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl stˈɔːk, sˌoʊ stɹˈeɪt ænd slˈɛndɚ ðæt nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ðə nˈaɪsɪst bˈæləns kˌʊdɐv ɛnʃˈʊɹd ðɛɹ ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm; ænd ðˈɪs, tˈuː, wˌaɪl nˈiːðɚ sˈiːmd kˈɑːnʃəs ʌv ˌɛni dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv tˈɑːplɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ʌvwˈɪtʃ, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˌɑːt ðə slˈaɪɾɪst ɹˈiːzən təbi ɐfɹˈeɪd.