text_original: Quicker than it takes to write it, I had two cartridges in my right hand, which, with the one in the rifle, were thought sufficient, for at that time the size of the beast was not realized.
text_transcription: QUICKER THAN IT TAKES TO WRITE IT I HAD TWO CARTRIDGES IN MY RIGHT HAND WHICH WITH THE ONE IN THE RIFLE WERE THOUGHT SUFFICIENT FOR AT THAT TIME THE SIZE OF THE BEAST WAS NOT REALIZED
phonemes: kwˈɪkɚ ðɐn ɪt tˈeɪks tə ɹˈaɪt ɪt, aɪ hæd tˈuː kˈɑːɹtɹɪdʒᵻz ɪn maɪ ɹˈaɪt hˈænd, wˈɪtʃ, wɪððə wˈʌn ɪnðə ɹˈaɪfəl, wɜː θˈɔːt səfˈɪʃənt, fɔːɹ æt ðæt tˈaɪm ðə sˈaɪz ʌvðə bˈiːst wʌz nˌɑːt ɹˈiːəlaɪzd.