text_original: They were almost coal black in colour, and inspection of them through the telescope showed them to be absolutely naked, wherefore I decided not to pay them a visit until some future occasion when Billy should not be with me, although, apart from their state of nudity, they impressed me as being perfectly harmless.
text_transcription: THEY WERE ALMOST COAL BLACK IN COLOUR AN INSPECTION OF THEM THROUGH THE TELESCOPE SHOWED THEM TO BE ABSOLUTELY NAKED WHEREFORE I DECIDED NOT TO PAY THEM A VISIT UNTIL SOME FUTURE OCCASION WHEN BILLY SHOULD NOT BE WITH ME ALTHOUGH APART FROM THEIR STATE OF NUDITY THEY IMPRESSED ME AS BEING PERFECTLY HARMLESS
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst kˈoʊl blˈæk ɪn kˈʌlɚ, ænd ɪnspˈɛkʃən ʌv ðˌɛm θɹuː ðə tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊp ʃˈoʊd ðˌɛm təbi ˌæbsəlˈuːtli nˈeɪkᵻd, wˈɛɹfɔːɹ aɪ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd nˌɑːt tə pˈeɪ ðˌɛm ɐ vˈɪzɪt ʌntˈɪl sˌʌm fjˈuːtʃɚɹ əkˈeɪʒən wɛn bˈɪli ʃˈʊd nˌɑːt biː wɪð mˌiː, ɔːlðˈoʊ, ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌm ðɛɹ stˈeɪt ʌv nˈuːdᵻɾi, ðeɪ ɪmpɹˈɛst mˌiː æz bˌiːɪŋ pˈɜːfɛktli hˈɑːɹmləs.