text_original: Just like the plight of the water animals, when they were compelled either to become land animals or to per  ish, so was the plight of these half animals, perfectly adapted as they were to the savage life of war, prowling, and adventure — suddenly all their instincts were rendered worthless and "switched off."
text_transcription: JUST LIKE THE PLIGHT OF THE WATER ANIMALS WHEN THEY WERE COMPELLED EITHER TO BECOME LAND ANIMALS OR TO PERISH SO WAS THE PLIGHT OF THESE HALF ANIMALS PERFECTLY ADAPTED AS THEY WERE TO THE SAVAGE LIFE OF WAR PROWLING IN ADVENTURE SUDDENLY ALL THEIR INSTINCTS WERE RENDERED WORTHLESS AND SWITCHED OFF
phonemes: dʒˈʌst lˈaɪk ðə plˈaɪt ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚɹ ˈænɪməlz, wˌɛn ðeɪ wɜː kəmpˈɛld ˈiːðɚ tə bɪkˌʌm lˈænd ˈænɪməlz ɔːɹ tə pɜːɹ ˈɪʃ, sˌoʊ wʌzðə plˈaɪt ʌv ðiːz hˈæf ˈænɪməlz, pˈɜːfɛktli ɐdˈæptᵻd æz ðeɪ wɜː tə ðə sˈævɪdʒ lˈaɪf ʌv wˈɔːɹ, pɹˈaʊlɪŋ, ænd ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ — sˈʌdənli ˈɔːl ðɛɹ ˈɪnstɪŋkts wɜː ɹˈɛndɚd wˈɜːθləs ænd "swˈɪtʃt ˈɔf."