text_original: Many wonderful sights this siege had af  forded, but this last scene in the last act of the great drama was more fascinating than anything which had preceded it. The very manner in which those Japanese soldiers wormed their way inch by inch toward the crest, dying as they crawled, told the observer even that if all other at  tacks had failed, were almost bound to fail, this one was [302 ] THE SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR just as sure to succeed.
text_transcription: MANY WONDERFUL SIGHTS THIS SIEGE HAD AFFORDED BUT THIS LAST SCENE IN THE LAST ACT OF THE GREAT DRAMA WAS MORE FASCINATING THAN ANYTHING WHICH HAD PRECEDED IT THE VERY MANNER IN WHICH THOSE JAPANESE SOLDIERS WORMED THEIR WAY INCH BY INCH TOWARD THE CREST DYING AS THEY CRAWLED TOLD THE OBSERVER EVEN THAT IF ALL OTHER ATTACKS HAD FAILED WERE ALMOST BOUND TO FAIL THIS ONE WAS JUST AS SURE TO SUCCEED
phonemes: mˈɛni wˈʌndɚfəl sˈaɪts ðɪs sˈiːdʒ hæd ˈæf fˈɔːɹdᵻd, bˌʌt ðɪs lˈæst sˈiːn ɪnðə lˈæst ˈækt ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt dɹˈɑːmə wʌz mˈɔːɹ fˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ðɐn ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hæd pɹɪsˈiːdᵻd ɪt. ðə vˈɛɹi mˈænɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðoʊz dʒˌæpənˈiːz sˈoʊldʒɚz wˈɜːmd ðɛɹ wˈeɪ ˈɪntʃ baɪ ˈɪntʃ təwˈɔːɹd ðə kɹˈɛst, dˈaɪɪŋ æz ðeɪ kɹˈɔːld, tˈoʊld ðɪ əbzˈɜːvɚɹ ˈiːvən ðæt ɪf ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚɹ æt tˈæks hæd fˈeɪld, wɜːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst bˈaʊnd tə fˈeɪl, ðˈɪswˌʌn wʌz [θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ] ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv pˈɔːɹt ˈɑːɹθɚ dʒˈʌst æz ʃˈʊɹ tə səksˈiːd.