text_original: Throwing the links about his waist, it was but the work of a few seconds to secure it. He was too much astounded to resist. Withdrawing the key I stepped back from the recess.
text_transcription: THROWING THE LINKS ABOUT HIS WAIST IT WAS BUT THE WORK OF A FEW SECONDS TO SECURE IT HE WAS TOO MUCH ASTOUNDED TO RESIST WITHDRAWING THE KEY I STEPPED BACK FROM THE RECESS
phonemes: θɹˈoʊɪŋ ðə lˈɪŋks ɐbˌaʊt hɪz wˈeɪst, ɪt wʌz bˌʌt ðə wˈɜːk əvə fjˈuː sˈɛkəndz tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɪt. hiː wʌz tˈuː mʌtʃ ɐstˈaʊndᵻd tə ɹᵻzˈɪst. wɪθdɹˈɔːɪŋ ðə kˈiː aɪ stˈɛpt bˈæk fɹʌmðə ɹˈiːsɛs.