text_original: Here the channel trended a point or two farther to the eastward; and some four miles farther on it forked, one branch continuing to the south eastward while the other trended away toward the north east. I decided to follow the latter.
text_transcription: HERE THE CHANNEL TRENDED A POINT OR TWO FARTHER TO THE EASTWARD AND SOME FOUR MILES FARTHER ON IT FORKED ONE BRANCH CONTINUING TO THE SOUTH EASTWARD WHILE THE OTHER TRENDED AWAY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE LATTER
phonemes: hˈɪɹ ðə tʃˈænəl tɹˈɛndᵻd ɐ pˈɔɪnt ɔːɹ tˈuː fˈɑːɹðɚ tə ðɪ ˈiːstwɚd; ænd sˌʌm fˈɔːɹ mˈaɪlz fˈɑːɹðɚɹ ˌɔn ɪt fˈɔːɹkt, wˈʌn bɹˈæntʃ kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ tə ðə sˈaʊθ ˈiːstwɚd wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tɹˈɛndᵻd ɐwˈeɪ təwˈɔːɹd ðə nˈɔːɹθ ˈiːst. aɪ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə fˈɑːloʊ ðə lˈæɾɚ.