text_original: Their method of fighting was as remarkable as their general appearance. Facing his opponent and crouching low, at a distance of some three or four yards apart, one of them would suddenly spring high in the air and land upon the body of his adversary, striking furiously with claws, tusks, and tail, while the other, throwing himself on his back, would lash out as vigorously with his own weapons.
text_transcription: ER METHOD OF FIGHTING WAS AS REMARKABLE AS THEIR GENERAL APPEARANCE FACING HIS OPPONENT AND CROUCHING LOW AT A DISTANCE OF SOME THREE OR FOUR YARDS APART ONE OF THEM WOULD SUDDENLY SPRING HIGH IN THE AIR AND LAND UPON THE BODY OF HIS ADVERSARY STRIKING FURIOUSLY WITH CLAWS TUSKS AND TAIL WHILE THE OTHER THROWING HIMSELF ON HIS BACK WOULD LASH OUT AS VIGOROUSLY WITH HIS OWN WEAPONS
phonemes: ðɛɹ mˈɛθəd ʌv fˈaɪɾɪŋ wʌz æz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl æz ðɛɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐpˈɪɹəns. fˈeɪsɪŋ hɪz əpˈoʊnənt ænd kɹˈaʊtʃɪŋ lˈoʊ, æɾə dˈɪstəns ʌv sˌʌm θɹˈiː ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ jˈɑːɹdz ɐpˈɑːɹt, wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm wʊd sˈʌdənli spɹˈɪŋ hˈaɪ ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ ænd lˈænd əpˌɑːn ðə bˈɑːdi ʌv hɪz ˈædvɚsɚɹi, stɹˈaɪkɪŋ fjˈʊɹɹiəsli wɪð klˈɔːz, tˈʌsks, ænd tˈeɪl, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ, θɹˈoʊɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɔn hɪz bˈæk, wʊd lˈæʃ ˈaʊt æz vˈɪɡɚɹəsli wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɛpənz.