text_original: For the rest of us, however, we had to be content with a brave effort to get as near to the cord as we could, and crane our heads above our shorter brethren in order to catch a glimpse of the gaping void, while a thrill went down every spine, irrespective of bank balances.
text_transcription: FOR THE REST OF US HOWEVER WE HAD TO BE CONTENT WITH A BRAVE EFFORT TO GET AS NEAR TO THE CORD AS WE COULD AND CRANE OUR HEADS ABOVE OUR SHORTER BRETHREN IN ORDER TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE GAPING VOID WHILE A THRILL WENT DOWN EVERY SPINE IRRESPECTIVE OF BOUNT BALANCES
phonemes: fɚðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ˌʌs, haʊˈɛvɚ, wiː hædtə biː kəntˈɛnt wɪð ɐ bɹˈeɪv ˈɛfɚt tə ɡɛt æz nˌɪɹ tə ðə kˈɔːɹd æz wiː kˈʊd, ænd kɹˈeɪn ˌaʊɚ hˈɛdz əbˌʌv ˌaʊɚ ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ bɹˈɛðɹən ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə kˈætʃ ɐ ɡlˈɪmps ʌvðə ɡˈeɪpɪŋ vˈɔɪd, wˌaɪl ɐ θɹˈɪl wɛnt dˌaʊn ˈɛvɹi spˈaɪn, ɪɹᵻspˈɛktɪv ʌv bˈæŋk bˈælənsᵻz.