text_original: After carefully surveying the various corners of heaven, as though looking for enemy air craft, he said he didn't know as he could say ezackly which wur the north, unless he had summat to tell him (we all felt like that, too!); but if we would a float a needle on the top of a basin of water, then either the point of the needle—or—le's see? maybe 'twas the heye, he wasn't quite certain which—would point to the north, for sure.
text_transcription: AFTER CAREFULLY SURVEYING THE VARIOUS CORNERS OF HEAVEN AS THOUGH LOOKING FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW AS HE COULD SAY EXACTLY WHICH WERE IN THE NORTH UNLESS HE HAD SOMEONE TO TELL HIM WE ALL FELT LIKE THAT TOO BUT IF WE WOULD AFLOAT A NEEDLE ON THE TOP OF A BASIN OF WATER THEN EITHER THE POINT OF THE NEEDLE OR LET'S SEE MAYBE TWAS THE HIGH HE WASN'T QUITE CERTAIN WHICH WOULD POINT TO THE NORTH FOR SURE
phonemes: ˈæftɚ kˈɛɹfəli sɚvˈeɪɪŋ ðə vˈɛɹiəs kˈɔːɹnɚz ʌv hˈɛvən, æz ðˌoʊ lˈʊkɪŋ fɔːɹ ˈɛnəmi ˈɛɹ kɹˈæft, hiː sˈɛd hiː dˈɪdnt nˈoʊ æz hiː kʊd sˈeɪ ˈɛzækli wˌɪtʃ wˈɜː ðə nˈɔːɹθ, ʌnlˈɛs hiː hæd sˈʌmæt tə tˈɛl hˌɪm (wiː ˈɔːl fˈɛlt lˈaɪk ðˈæt, tˈuː!); bˌʌt ɪf wiː wʊd ɐ flˈoʊt ɐ nˈiːdəl ɔnðə tˈɑːp əvə bˈeɪsən ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ, ðˈɛn ˈiːðɚ ðə pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə nˈiːdəl—ɔːɹ—ləz sˈiː? mˈeɪbiː twˈɑːz ðə hˈeɪ, hiː wˈʌzn̩t kwˈaɪt sˈɜːʔn̩ wˈɪtʃ—wʊd pˈɔɪnt tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ, fɔːɹ ʃˈʊɹ.