text_original: They could not seal the crack, and pumps were brought into play. However, as a month wore on, the crack did not appear to widen to any material extent and the danger cry of a few pessimists was forgotten. Finally, it will be remembered, that sounders listening in the rocks heard the drillers of the other party, and then with wild enthusiasm the work was pushed on to completion. The long Tube had been dug.
text_transcription: THEY COULD NOT SEAL THE CRACK AND PUMPS WERE BROUGHT INTO PLAY HOWEVER AS A MONTH WORE ON THE CRACK DID NOT APPEAR TO WIDEN TO ANY MATERIAL EXTENT AND THE DANGER CRY OF A FEW PESSIMISTS WAS FORGOTTEN FINALLY IT WILL BE REMEMBERED THAT SOUNDERS LISTENING IN THE ROCKS HEARD THE DRILLERS OF THE OTHER PARTY AND THEN WITH WILD ENTHUSIASM THE WORK WAS PUSHED ON TO COMPLETION THE LONG TUBE HAD BEEN DUG
phonemes: ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt sˈiːl ðə kɹˈæk, ænd pˈʌmps wɜː bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ plˈeɪ. haʊˈɛvɚ, æz ɐ mˈʌnθ wˈɔːɹ ˈɔn, ðə kɹˈæk dɪdnˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ tə wˈaɪdən tʊ ˌɛni mətˈɪɹiəl ɛkstˈɛnt ænd ðə dˈeɪndʒɚ kɹˈaɪ əvə fjˈuː pˈɛsɪmˌɪsts wʌz fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩. fˈaɪnəli, ɪt wɪl biː ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd, ðæt sˈaʊndɚz lˈɪsənɪŋ ɪnðə ɹˈɑːks hˈɜːd ðə dɹˈɪlɚz ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd ðˈɛn wɪð wˈaɪld ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm ðə wˈɜːk wʌz pˈʊʃt ˌɔn tə kəmplˈiːʃən. ðə lˈɔŋ tˈuːb hɐdbɪn dˈʌɡ.