text_original: Ossaroo's prediction was fulfilled, almost as soon as it was uttered. The birds, first one and then the other, jerked in their spread wings; and dropped down upon the shore of the lake  as already stated, not over twenty paces from the spot where the three waders were occupied among the leaves of the lilies.
text_transcription: OSARO'S PREDICTION WAS FULFILLED ALMOST AS SOON AS IT WAS UTTERED THE BIRDS FIRST ONE AND THEN THE OTHER JERKED IN THEIR SPREAD WINGS AND DROPPED DOWN UPON THE SHORE OF THE LAKE AS ALREADY STATED NOT OVER TWENTY PACES FROM THE SPOT WHERE THE THREE WADERS WERE OCCUPIED AMONG THE LEAVES OF THE LILIES
phonemes: ˈɑːsɐɹˌuːz pɹɪdˈɪkʃən wʌz fʊlfˈɪld, ˈɔːlmoʊst æz sˈuːn æz ɪt wʌz ˈʌɾɚd. ðə bˈɜːdz, fˈɜːst wˈʌn ænd ðˈɛn ðɪ ˈʌðɚ, dʒˈɜːkt ɪn ðɛɹ spɹˈɛd wˈɪŋz; ænd dɹˈɑːpt dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn ðə ʃˈɔːɹ ʌvðə lˈeɪk æz ɔːlɹˌɛdi stˈeɪɾᵻd, nˌɑːt ˌoʊvɚ twˈɛnti pˈeɪsᵻz fɹʌmðə spˈɑːt wˌɛɹ ðə θɹˈiː wˈeɪdɚz wɜːɹ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə lˈiːvz ʌvðə lˈɪliz.