text_original: Celia lifted him out of the box on to her lap, and found to her aston  ishment, that he was not alive, but was made of some hard metal — brass, she thought, for the color was yellow. " But, if he is not alive, then how can he wave his trunk and talk ? And what, Soft  Eyes, oh, what is he saying?"
text_transcription: CELIA LIFTED HIM OUT OF THE BOX ON TO HER LAP AND FOUND TO HER ASTONISHMENT THAT HE WAS NOT ALIVE BUT WAS MADE OF SOME HARD METAL BRASS SHE THOUGHT FOR THE COLOR WAS YELLOW BUT IF HE'S NOT ALIVE THEN HOW CAN HE WAVE HIS TRUNK AND TALK AND WHAT SOFT ICE OH WHAT IS HE SAYING
phonemes: sˈɛliə lˈɪftᵻd hˌɪm ˌaʊɾəv ðə bˈɑːks ˌɔn tə hɜː lˈæp, ænd fˈaʊnd tə hɜːɹ ɐstˈɑːn ˈɪʃmənt, ðæt hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ɐlˈaɪv, bˌʌt wʌz mˌeɪd ʌv sˌʌm hˈɑːɹd mˈɛɾəl — bɹˈæs, ʃiː θˈɔːt, fɚðə kˈʌlɚ wʌz jˈɛloʊ. " bˌʌt, ɪf hiː ɪz nˌɑːt ɐlˈaɪv, ðˈɛn hˌaʊ kæn hiː wˈeɪv hɪz tɹˈʌŋk ænd tˈɔːk ? ænd wˈʌt, sˈɔft ˈaɪz, ˈoʊ, wˌʌt ɪz hiː sˈeɪɪŋ?"