text_original: But alas, every needle promptly sank to the bottom of the basin, without so much as a kick! Eventually we refixed the north pole approximately, pending such time as the Head of Affairs should arrive, when I knew we could rely on the small compass at the end of his watch chain.
text_transcription: BUT ALAS EVERY NEEDLE PROMPTLY SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BASIN WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A KICK EVENTUALLY WE REFIXED THE NORTH POLE APPROXIMATELY PENDING SUCH TIME AS THE HEAD OF AFFAIRS SHOULD ARRIVE WHEN WE KNEW WE COULD RELY ON THE SMALL COMPASS AT THE END OF HIS WATCH CHAIN
phonemes: bˌʌt ɐlˈæs, ˈɛvɹi nˈiːdəl pɹˈɑːmptli sˈæŋk tə ðə bˈɑːɾəm ʌvðə bˈeɪsən, wɪðˌaʊt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ æz ɐ kˈɪk! ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli wiː ɹᵻfˈɪkst ðə nˈɔːɹθ pˈoʊl ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli, pˈɛndɪŋ sˈʌtʃ tˈaɪm æz ðə hˈɛd ʌv ɐfˈɛɹz ʃˌʊd ɚɹˈaɪv, wˌɛn aɪ nˈuː wiː kʊd ɹᵻlˈaɪ ɔnðə smˈɔːl kˈʌmpəs æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv hɪz wˈɑːtʃ tʃˈeɪn.