text_original: But the Head of Affairs produced cigars warranted to banish all nervous embarrassment and to induce a man to sit comfortably anywhere; and soon they were giving us details of their homes and relatives—small things, perhaps, that are apparently the same the world over, but mean so much to each individual. It was still Dick who did most of the talking. He was undoubtedly the more attractive of the two.
text_transcription: BUT THE HEAD OF AFFAIRS PRODUCED CIGARS WARRANTED TO BANISH ALL NERVOUS EMBARRASSMENT AND TO INDUCE A MAN TO SIT COMFORTABLY ANYWHERE AND SOON THEY WERE GIVING US DETAILS OF THEIR HOMES AND RELATIVES SMALL THINGS PERHAPS THAT ARE APPARENTLY THE SAME THE WORLD OVER BUT MEAN SO MUCH TO EACH INDIVIDUAL IT WAS STILL DICK WHO DID MOST OF THE TALKING HE WAS UNDOUBTEDLY THE MORE ATTRACTIVE OF THE TWO
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə hˈɛd ʌv ɐfˈɛɹz pɹədˈuːst sᵻɡˈɑːɹz wˈɔːɹəntᵻd tə bˈænɪʃ ˈɔːl nˈɜːvəs ɛmbˈæɹəsmənt ænd tʊ ɪndˈuːs ɐ mˈæn tə sˈɪt kˈʌmftəbli ˈɛnɪwˌɛɹ; ænd sˈuːn ðeɪ wɜː ɡˈɪvɪŋ ˌʌs diːtˈeɪlz ʌv ðɛɹ hˈoʊmz ænd ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz—smˈɔːl θˈɪŋz, pɚhˈæps, ðæt ɑːɹ ɐpˈæɹəntli ðə sˈeɪm ðə wˈɜːld ˈoʊvɚ, bˌʌt mˈiːn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ tʊ ˈiːtʃ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl. ɪt wʌz stˈɪl dˈɪk hˌuː dˈɪd mˈoʊst əv ðə tˈɔːkɪŋ. hiː wʌz ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ðə mˈɔːɹ ɐtɹˈæktɪv ʌvðə tˈuː.