text_original: A stub of a root and two scrawny plum branches would at any time arouse my imagination like the circus posters' appeal to a boy. In this Vermont garden which I adopted when it was about four years old, there were various plum trees, mostly of domestica varieties, growing on Americana roots.
text_transcription: A STUB OF A ROOT AND TWO SCRAWNY PLUM BRANCHES WOULD AT ANY TIME AROUSE MY IMAGINATION LIKE THE CIRCUS POSTER'S APPEAL TO A BOY IN THIS VERMONT GARDEN WHICH I ADOPTED WHEN IT WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD THERE WERE VARIOUS PLUM TREES MOSTLY OF THE DOMESTIC OF VARIETIES GROWING ON AMERICANA ROOTS
phonemes: ɐ stˈʌb əvɚ ɹˈuːt ænd tˈuː skɹˈɔːni plˈʌm bɹˈæntʃᵻz wʊd æɾ ˌɛni tˈaɪm ɚɹˈaʊz maɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən lˈaɪk ðə sˈɜːkəs pˈoʊstɚz ɐpˈiːl tʊ ɐ bˈɔɪ. ɪn ðɪs vɜːmˈɔnt ɡˈɑːɹdən wˌɪtʃ aɪ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd wɛn ɪt wʌz ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, ðɛɹwˌɜː vˈɛɹiəs plˈʌm tɹˈiːz, mˈoʊstli ʌv dəmˈɛstɪkə vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz, ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌɔn ɐmˌɛɹɪkˈɑːnɚ ɹˈuːts.