text_original: His hide alone weighed thirty pounds, as far as one could determine by balancing it against weights that we knew, such as a sack of flour or sugar. But I distrust the measurements of wild animals made by guesswork on a mountain top during the enthusiastic state of the hunter's mind which follows at once upon a lucky shot.
text_transcription: HIS HIDE ALONE WEIGHED THIRTY POUNDS AS FAR AS ONE COULD DETERMINE BY BALANCING IT AGAINST WEIGHTS THAT WE KNEW SUCH AS A SACK OF FLOUR OR SUGAR BUT I DISTRUST THE MEASUREMENTS OF WILD ANIMALS MADE BY GUESS WORK ON A MOUNTAIN TOP DURING THE ENTHUSIASTIC STATE OF THE HUNTER'S MIND WHICH FOLLOWS AT ONCE UPON A LUCKY SHOT
phonemes: hɪz hˈaɪd ɐlˈoʊn wˈeɪd θˈɜːɾi pˈaʊndz, æz fˈɑːɹ æz wˈʌn kʊd dɪtˈɜːmɪn baɪ bˈælənsɪŋ ɪɾ ɐɡˈɛnst wˈeɪts ðæt wiː nˈuː, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ sˈæk ʌv flˈaʊɚ ɔːɹ ʃˈʊɡɚ. bˌʌt aɪ dɪstɹˈʌst ðə mˈɛʒɚmənts ʌv wˈaɪld ˈænɪməlz mˌeɪd baɪ ɡˈɛswɜːk ˌɔn ɐ mˈaʊntɪn tˈɑːp dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk stˈeɪt ʌvðə hˈʌntɚz mˈaɪnd wˌɪtʃ fˈɑːloʊz ɐtwˈʌns əpˌɑːn ɐ lˈʌki ʃˈɑːt.