text_original: One of the ladies asks me why I leave the corners of the dumpling open. I could pat the crust around and bring it right up close to the apple, but it would not be so light in the first place.
text_transcription: ONE OF THE LADIES ASKS ME WHY I LEAVE THE CORNERS OF THE DUMPLING OPEN I COULD PAT THE CRUST AROUND AND BRING IT RIGHT UP CLOSE TO THE APPLE BUT IT WOULD NOT BE SO LIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈeɪdiz ˈæsks mˌiː wˌaɪ aɪ lˈiːv ðə kˈɔːɹnɚz ʌvðə dˈʌmplɪŋ ˈoʊpən. aɪ kʊd pˈæt ðə kɹˈʌst ɚɹˈaʊnd ænd bɹˈɪŋ ɪt ɹˈaɪt ˌʌp klˈoʊs tə ðɪ ˈæpəl, bˌʌt ɪt wʊd nˌɑːt biː sˌoʊ lˈaɪt ɪnðə fˈɜːst plˈeɪs.