text_original: Vera wondered, seeing these two. Had they come, like her, for a refuge from the tragedy of life? They had not come for an escape from sin; for, if their friends were to be believed, the border line had been passed long ago.
text_transcription: THEA WONDERED SEEING THESE TWO HAD THEY COME LIKE HER FOR A REFUGE FROM THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE THEY HAD NOT COME FOR AN ESCAPE FROM SIN FOR IF THEIR FRIENDS WERE TO BE BELIEVED THE BORDERLINE HAD BEEN PASSED LONG AGO
phonemes: vˈiəɹə wˈʌndɚd, sˈiːɪŋ ðiːz tˈuː. hæd ðeɪ kˈʌm, lˈaɪk hɜː, fɚɹɚ ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ fɹʌmðə tɹˈædʒədi ʌv lˈaɪf? ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt kˈʌm fɚɹən ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌm sˈɪn; fɔːɹ, ɪf ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz wɜː təbi bᵻlˈiːvd, ðə bˈɔːɹdɚ lˈaɪn hɐdbɪn pˈæst lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ.