text_original: Strips of narrow lath have been nailed to the outside edges of the board, projecting about an inch above the level of the board. This wooden rim saves the food from rolling off, or blowing away too easily; it also gives the birds a little perch that they love to stand on while they run their eyes over the menu.
text_transcription: STRIPS OF NARROW LAUGH HAVE BEEN NAILED TO THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE BOARD PROJECTING ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE BOARD THIS WOODEN RIM SAVES THE FOOD FROM ROLLING OFF OR BLOWING AWAY TOO EASILY IT ALSO GIVES THE BIRDS A LITTLE PERCH THAT THEY LOVE TO STAND ON WHILE THEY RUN THEIR EYES OVER THE MENU
phonemes: stɹˈɪps ʌv nˈæɹoʊ lˈæθ hɐvbɪn nˈeɪld tə ðɪ aʊtsˈaɪd ˈɛdʒᵻz ʌvðə bˈɔːɹd, pɹədʒˈɛktɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ɐn ˈɪntʃ əbˌʌv ðə lˈɛvəl ʌvðə bˈɔːɹd. ðɪs wˈʊdən ɹˈɪm sˈeɪvz ðə fˈuːd fɹʌm ɹˈoʊlɪŋ ˈɔf, ɔːɹ blˈoʊɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ tˈuː ˈiːzili; ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɡˈɪvz ðə bˈɜːdz ɐ lˈɪɾəl pˈɜːtʃ ðæt ðeɪ lˈʌv tə stˈænd ˌɔn wˌaɪl ðeɪ ɹˈʌn ðɛɹ ˈaɪz ˌoʊvɚ ðə mˈɛnjuː.