text_original: The subject seemed more and more vital the further we got along the road, for we couldn't get luncheon baskets (no, not the War; it was before that event, and due to one of the many cheerful strikes with which our pre war existence was punctuated), and the bananas and Banbury cakes we purchased _en route_ seemed woefully unsatisfying.
text_transcription: THE SUBJECT SEEMED MORE AND MORE VITAL THE FURTHER WE GOT ALONG THE ROAD FOR WE COULDN'T GET LUNCHEON BASKETS NO NOT THE WAR IT WAS BEFORE THAT EVENT AND DUE TO ONE OF THE MANY CHEERFUL STRIKES WITH WHICH OUR PRE WAR EXISTENCE WAS PUNCTUATED AND THE BANANAS AND BANBURY CAKES WE PURCHASED ON ROOT SEEMED WOFULLY UNSATISFYING
phonemes: ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt sˈiːmd mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ vˈaɪɾəl ðə fˈɜːðɚ wiː ɡɑːt ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈoʊd, fɔːɹ wiː kˌʊdənt ɡɛt lˈʌntʃən bˈæskɪts (nˈoʊ, nˌɑːt ðə wˈɔːɹ; ɪt wʌz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðæt ᵻvˈɛnt, ænd dˈuː tə wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni tʃˈɪɹfəl stɹˈaɪks wɪð wˌɪtʃ ˌaʊɚ pɹˈiː wˈɔːɹ ɛɡzˈɪstəns wʌz pˈʌŋktʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd), ænd ðə bɐnˈænəz ænd bˈænbɛɹi kˈeɪks wiː pˈɜːtʃɪst ɑːn ɹˈuːt sˈiːmd wˈoʊfəli ʌnsˈæɾɪsfˌaɪɪŋ.