text_original: I tried to discuss Art and Literature with them—simple things, not too far above their heads, you know, just to draw them out; but they merely gazed at me in utter blankness.
text_transcription: I TRIED TO DISCUSS ART AND LITERATURE WITH THEM SIMPLE THINGS NOT TOO FAR ABOVE THEIR HEADS YOU KNOW JUST TO DRAW THEM OUT BUT THEY MERELY GAZED AT ME IN UTTER BLANKNESS
phonemes: aɪ tɹˈaɪd tə dɪskˈʌs ˈɑːɹt ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ wɪð ðˌɛm—sˈɪmpəl θˈɪŋz, nˌɑːt tˈuː fˈɑːɹ əbˌʌv ðɛɹ hˈɛdz, juː nˈoʊ, dʒˈʌst tə dɹˈɔː ðˌɛm ˈaʊt; bˌʌt ðeɪ mˈɪɹli ɡˈeɪzd æt mˌiː ɪn ˈʌɾɚ blˈæŋknəs.