text_original: What a different man, I mused to myself, from that enthusiastic engineering student that I used to come upon dreaming over his blue prints. He was considered "half cracked" in those days when he would enthuse over his undersea railroad, but his animated face was lit with inspiration. Now the light was gone.
text_transcription: WHAT A DIFFERENT MAN I MUSED TO MYSELF FROM THAT ENTHUSIASTIC ENGINEERING STUDENT THAT I USED TO COME UPON DREAMING OVER HIS BLUE PRINTS HE WAS CONSIDERED HALF CRACKED IN THOSE DAYS WHEN HE WOULD ENTHUSE OVER HIS UNDERSEA RAILROAD BUT HIS ANIMATED FACE WAS LIT WITH INSPIRATION NOW THE LIGHT WAS GONE
phonemes: wˌʌt ɐ dˈɪfɹənt mˈæn, aɪ mjˈuːzd tə maɪsˈɛlf, fɹʌm ðæt ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ stˈuːdənt ðæt aɪ jˈuːzd tə kˈʌm əpˌɑːn dɹˈiːmɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ hɪz blˈuː pɹˈɪnts. hiː wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd "hˈæf kɹˈækt" ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz wɛn hiː wʊd ɛnθjˈuːs ˌoʊvɚ hɪz ˌʌndɚsˈiː ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd, bˌʌt hɪz ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd fˈeɪs wʌz lˈɪt wɪð ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən. nˈaʊ ðə lˈaɪt wʌz ɡˈɔn.