text_original: asked he, at length, as if there was something in his thoughts possessing these three requisites. "Light, air tight, and strong," answered Karl, simply repeating his words. "The two last I am sure of," rejoined Caspar. "Of the first only have I my doubts." "What is it?" asked Karl, in a tone that betrayed his interest in what Caspar had said. "Eel skins!" was the laconic answer.
text_transcription: ASKED HE AT LENGTH AS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HIS THOUGHTS POSSESSING THESE THREE REQUISITES LIGHT AIR TIGHT AND STRONG ANSWERED KARL SIMPLY REPEATING HIS WORDS THE TWO LAST I AM SURE OF REJOINED KASPAR OF THE FIRST ONLY I HAVE MY DOUBTS WHAT IS IT ASKED KARL IN A TONE THAT BETRAYED HIS INTEREST IN WHAT KASPAR HAD SAID EEL SKINS WAS THE LACONIC ANSWER
phonemes: ˈæskt hiː, æt lˈɛŋθ, æz ɪf ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪn hɪz θˈɔːts pəzˈɛsɪŋ ðiːz θɹˈiː ɹˈɛkwɪsˌɪts. "lˈaɪt, ˈɛɹ tˈaɪt, ænd stɹˈɔŋ," ˈænsɚd kˈɑːɹl, sˈɪmpli ɹᵻpˈiːɾɪŋ hɪz wˈɜːdz. "ðə tˈuː lˈæst aɪɐm ʃˈʊɹ ʌv," ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪnd kˈæspɑːɹ. "ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈoʊnli hæv aɪ maɪ dˈaʊts." "wˌʌt ɪz ɪt?" ˈæskt kˈɑːɹl, ɪn ɐ tˈoʊn ðæt bᵻtɹˈeɪd hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn wʌt kˈæspɑːɹ hæd sˈɛd. "ˈiːl skˈɪnz!" wʌzðə lækˈɑːnɪk ˈænsɚ.