text_original: If there were a precipice and a sound flat top, they took the precipice, and crossed its face on juts that did not look as if your hat would hang on them. In this I think they are worse than the mountain sheep, if that is possible.
text_transcription: IF THERE WERE A PRECIPICE IN A SOUND FLAT TOP THEY TOOK THE PRECIPICE AND CROSSED ITS FACE ON JUTS THAT DID NOT LOOK AS IF YOUR HAT WOULD HANG ON THEM IN THIS I THINK THEY ARE WORSE THAN THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP IF THAT'S POSSIBLE
phonemes: ɪf ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐ pɹˈɛsᵻpˌɪs ænd ɐ sˈaʊnd flˈæt tˈɑːp, ðeɪ tˈʊk ðə pɹˈɛsᵻpˌɪs, ænd kɹˈɔst ɪts fˈeɪs ˌɔn dʒˈʌts ðæt dɪdnˌɑːt lˈʊk æz ɪf jʊɹ hˈæt wʊd hˈæŋ ˈɔn ðˌɛm. ɪn ðɪs aɪ θˈɪŋk ðeɪ ɑːɹ wˈɜːs ðɐn ðə mˈaʊntɪn ʃˈiːp, ɪf ðæt ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl.