text_original: Which we did. And ample reason had we to congratulate ourselves upon our decision, for shortly after nightfall and all through the hours of darkness our ears were assailed by an almost continuous succession of such hair raising shrieks and howls, roars and bellowings, as thoroughly convinced me that North Island was no sort of dwelling place for human beings with a penchant for peace and quietness.
text_transcription: WHICH WE DID AND AMPLE REASON HAD WE TO CONGRATULATE OURSELVES UPON OUR DECISION FOR SHORTLY AFTER NIGHTFALL AND ALL THROUGH THE HOURS OF DARKNESS OUR EARS WERE ASSAILED BY AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS SUCCESSION OF SUCH HAIR RAISING SHRIEKS AND HOWLS ROARS AND BELLOWINGS AS THOROUGHLY CONVINCED ME THAT NORTH ISLAND WAS NO SORT OF DWELLING PLACE FOR HUMAN BEINGS WITH A PONCHA FOR PEACE AND QUIETNESS
phonemes: wˌɪtʃ wiː dˈɪd. ænd ˈæmpəl ɹˈiːzən hæd wiː tə kəŋɡɹˈætʃʊlˌeɪt aʊɚsˈɛlvz əpˌɑːn ˌaʊɚ dᵻsˈɪʒən, fɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ nˈaɪtfɔːl ænd ˈɔːl θɹuː ðɪ ˈaʊɚz ʌv dˈɑːɹknəs ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪɹz wɜːɹ ɐsˈeɪld baɪ ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst kəntˈɪnjuːəs səksˈɛʃən ʌv sˈʌtʃ hˈɛɹ ɹˈeɪzɪŋ ʃɹˈiːks ænd hˈaʊlz, ɹˈɔːɹz ænd bˈɛloʊɪŋz, æz θˈʌɹoʊli kənvˈɪnst mˌiː ðæt nˈɔːɹθ ˈaɪlənd wʌz nˈoʊ sˈɔːɹt ʌv dwˈɛlɪŋ plˈeɪs fɔːɹ hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz wɪð ɐ pˈɛnʃənt fɔːɹ pˈiːs ænd kwˈaɪətnəs.