text_original: Whether it was because they had got used to seeing her, or because they thought Celia must somehow belong to them on account of her name, I don't know, but they certainly were not afraid of her, but would come quite near, and sometimes even allow her to stroke their wet glossy backs. There was one seal in particular, with whom she became quite intimate.
text_transcription: WHETHER IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD GOT USED TO SEEING HER OR BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT CELIA MUST SOMEHOW BELONG TO THEM ON ACCOUNT OF HER NAME I DON'T KNOW BUT THEY CERTAINLY WERE NOT AFRAID OF HER BUT WOULD COME QUITE NEAR AND SOMETIMES EVEN ALLOW HER TO STROKE THEIR WET GLOSSY BACKS THERE WAS ONE SEAL IN PARTICULAR WITH WHOM SHE BECAME QUITE INTIMATE
phonemes: wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt wʌz bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ hæd ɡɑːt jˈuːzd tə sˈiːɪŋ hɜː, ɔːɹ bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ θˈɔːt sˈɛliə mˈʌst sˈʌmhaʊ bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðˌɛm ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv hɜː nˈeɪm, aɪ dˈoʊnt nˈoʊ, bˌʌt ðeɪ sˈɜːʔn̩li wɜː nˌɑːt ɐfɹˈeɪd ʌv hɜː, bˌʌt wʊd kˈʌm kwˈaɪt nˈɪɹ, ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈiːvən ɐlˈaʊ hɜː tə stɹˈoʊk ðɛɹ wˈɛt ɡlˈɔsi bˈæks. ðɛɹwˌʌz wˈʌn sˈiːl ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ, wɪð hˈuːm ʃiː bɪkˌeɪm kwˈaɪt ˈɪntᵻmət.