text_original: The channel is narrow and serpentine, the wind baffling, and small room to beat; but the little craft are worked merrily and well; and dodging about, as if to escape some invisible imp in the air, they gain point after point, till at last they get the Donderbarrak behind them, and fall once more into the regular current of the wind.
text_transcription: THE CHANNEL IS NARROW AND SERPENTINE THE WIND BAFFLING AND SMALL ROOM TO BEAT BUT THE LITTLE CRAFT ARE WORKED MERRILY AND WELL AND DODGING ABOUT AS IF TO ESCAPE SOME INVISIBLE IMP IN THE AIR THEY GAIN POINT AFTER POINT TILL AT LAST THEY GET THE DONDER BARRACK BEHIND THEM AND FALL ONCE MORE INTO THE REGULAR CURRENT OF THE WIND
phonemes: ðə tʃˈænəl ɪz nˈæɹoʊ ænd sˈɜːpəntˌaɪn, ðə wˈɪnd bˈæflɪŋ, ænd smˈɔːl ɹˈuːm tə bˈiːt; bˌʌt ðə lˈɪɾəl kɹˈæft ɑːɹ wˈɜːkt mˈɛɹili ænd wˈɛl; ænd dˈɑːdʒɪŋ ɐbˈaʊt, æz ɪf tʊ ɛskˈeɪp sˌʌm ɪnvˈɪzᵻbəl ˈɪmp ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, ðeɪ ɡˈeɪn pˈɔɪnt ˈæftɚ pˈɔɪnt, tˈɪl æt lˈæst ðeɪ ɡɛt ðə dˈɑːndɚbˌæɹæk bᵻhˈaɪnd ðˌɛm, ænd fˈɔːl wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ kˈɜːɹənt ʌvðə wˈɪnd.