text_original: We went cautiously along the narrow top of crumbling slate, where the pines were scarce and stunted, and had twisted themselves into corkscrews so they might grip the ground against the tearing force of storms. We came on a number of fresh goat tracks in the snow or the soft shale. These are the reverse of those of the mountain sheep, the V which the hoofs make having its open end in the direction the animal is going.
text_transcription: WE WENT CAUTIOUSLY ALONG THE NARROW TOP OF CRUMBLING SLATE WHERE THE PINES WERE SCARCE AND STUNTED AND HAD TWISTED THEMSELVES INTO CORKSCREWS SO THEY MIGHT GRIP THE GROUND AGAINST THE TEARING FORCE OF STORMS WE CAME ON A NUMBER OF FRESH GOAT TRACKS IN THE SNOW OR THE SOFT SHALE THESE ARE THE REVERSE OF THOSE OF THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP THE V WHICH THE HOOFS MAKE HAVING ITS OPEN END IN THE DIRECTION THE ANIMAL WAS GOING
phonemes: wiː wɛnt kˈɔːʃəsli ɐlˈɔŋ ðə nˈæɹoʊ tˈɑːp ʌv kɹˈʌmblɪŋ slˈeɪt, wˌɛɹ ðə pˈaɪnz wɜː skˈɛɹs ænd stˈʌntᵻd, ænd hæd twˈɪstᵻd ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˌɪntʊ kˈɔːɹkskɹuːz sˌoʊ ðeɪ mˌaɪt ɡɹˈɪp ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə tˈɛɹɪŋ fˈɔːɹs ʌv stˈɔːɹmz. wiː kˈeɪm ˌɔn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fɹˈɛʃ ɡˈoʊt tɹˈæks ɪnðə snˈoʊ ɔːɹ ðə sˈɔft ʃˈeɪl. ðiːz ɑːɹ ðə ɹᵻvˈɜːs ʌv ðoʊz ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪn ʃˈiːp, ðə vˈiː wˌɪtʃ ðə hˈuːfs mˌeɪk hˌævɪŋ ɪts ˈoʊpən ˈɛnd ɪnðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ðɪ ˈænɪməl ɪz ɡˈoʊɪŋ.