text_original: The Upper Missouri and Yellowstone valleys were the homes of magnificent herds; now they have disappeared forever. I never had the good fortune to see such enormous herds as frequently wandered over western Kansas; but I well remember one autumn afternoon, when seated in a railway car, book in hand, glancing out upon the prairie, as I turned the pages, I scarcely looked up from the volume but the shaggy forms of buffalo were visible; and this continued until darkness cut off the view.
text_transcription: THE UPPER MISSOURI AND YELLOWSTONE VALLEYS WERE THE HOMES OF MAGNIFICENT HERDS NOW THEY HAVE DISAPPEARED FOREVER I NEVER HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO SEE SUCH ENORMOUS HERDS AS FREQUENTLY WANDERED OVER WESTERN KANSAS BUT I WELL REMEMBER ONE AUTUMN AFTERNOON WHEN SEATED IN A RAILWAY CAR BOOK IN HAND GLANCING OUT UPON THE PRAIRIE AS I TURNED THE PAGES I SCARCELY LOOKED UP FROM THE VOLUME BUT THE SHAGGY FORMS OF BUFFALO WERE VISIBLE AND THIS CONTINUED UNTIL DARKNESS CUT OFF THE VIEW
phonemes: ðɪ ˌʌpɚ mɪzˈʊɹɹi ænd jˈɛloʊstˌoʊn vˈælɪz wɜː ðə hˈoʊmz ʌv mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt hˈɜːdz; nˈaʊ ðeɪ hæv dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd fɚɹˈɛvɚ. aɪ nˈɛvɚ hæd ðə ɡˈʊd fˈɔːɹtʃʊn tə sˈiː sˈʌtʃ ɪnˈɔːɹməs hˈɜːdz æz fɹˈiːkwəntli wˈɔndɚd ˌoʊvɚ wˈɛstɚn kˈænzəs; bˌʌt aɪ wˈɛl ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn ˈɔːɾʌm ˌæftɚnˈuːn, wˌɛn sˈiːɾᵻd ɪn ɐ ɹˈeɪlweɪ kˈɑːɹ, bˈʊk ɪn hˈænd, ɡlˈænsɪŋ ˈaʊt əpˌɑːn ðə pɹˈɛɹi, æz aɪ tˈɜːnd ðə pˈeɪdʒᵻz, aɪ skˈɛɹsli lˈʊkt ˌʌp fɹʌmðə vˈɑːljuːm bˌʌt ðə ʃˈæɡi fˈɔːɹmz ʌv bˈʌfəlˌoʊ wɜː vˈɪzᵻbəl; ænd ðɪs kəntˈɪnjuːd ʌntˈɪl dˈɑːɹknəs kˈʌt ˈɔf ðə vjˈuː.