text_original: I cut one of the rushes and found it to consist of an exceedingly hard outer casing filled with soft pith; it was remarkably light; and it instantly occurred to me that the smaller, thinner rushes  they ranged from about an eighth of an inch up to quite two inches in diameter  would make ideal arrows.
text_transcription: I CUT ONE OF THE RUSHES AND FOUND IT TO CONSIST OF AN EXCEEDINGLY HARD OUTER CASING FILLED WITH SOFT PITH IT WAS REMARKABLY LIGHT AND IT INSTANTLY OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE SMALLER THINNER RUSHES THEY RANGED FROM ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH UP TO QUITE TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER WOULD MAKE IDEAL ARROWS
phonemes: aɪ kˈʌt wˈʌn ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃᵻz ænd fˈaʊnd ɪt tə kənsˈɪst əvən ɛksˈiːdɪŋli hˈɑːɹd ˈaʊɾɚ kˈeɪsɪŋ fˈɪld wɪð sˈɔft pˈɪθ; ɪt wʌz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbli lˈaɪt; ænd ɪɾ ˈɪnstəntli əkˈɜːd tə mˌiː ðætðə smˈɔːlɚ, θˈɪnɚ ɹˈʌʃᵻz ðeɪ ɹˈeɪndʒd fɹʌm ɐbˌaʊt ɐn ˈeɪtθ əvən ˈɪntʃ ˌʌp tə kwˈaɪt tˈuː ˈɪntʃᵻz ɪn daɪˈæmɪɾɚ wʊd mˌeɪk aɪdˈiəl ˈæɹoʊz.