text_original: Without hesitation, therefore, and without tarrying to divest himself of his clothes, he dashed into the water, and striking out, instantly reached the object of his quest, which still continued to float, and turning it over, for the face was downwards, he perceived it was an old man, of exceedingly small size, habited in a pantomimic garb.
text_transcription: WITHOUT HESITATION THEREFORE AND WITHOUT TARRYING TO DIVEST HIMSELF OF HIS CLOTHES HE DASHED INTO THE WATER AND STRIKING OUT INSTANTLY REACHED THE OBJECT OF HIS QUEST WHICH STILL CONTINUED TO FLOAT AND TURNING IT OVER FOR THE FACE WAS DOWNWARDS HE PERCEIVED IT WAS AN OLD MAN OF EXCEEDINGLY SMALL SIZE HABITED IN A PANTOMIMIC GARB
phonemes: wɪðˌaʊt hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ænd wɪðˌaʊt tˈæɹiɪŋ tə daɪvˈɛst hɪmsˈɛlf ʌv hɪz klˈoʊðz, hiː dˈæʃt ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ, ænd stɹˈaɪkɪŋ ˈaʊt, ˈɪnstəntli ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv hɪz kwˈɛst, wˌɪtʃ stˈɪl kəntˈɪnjuːd tə flˈoʊt, ænd tˈɜːnɪŋ ɪɾ ˈoʊvɚ, fɚðə fˈeɪs wʌz dˈaʊnwɚdz, hiː pɚsˈiːvd ɪt wʌz ɐn ˈoʊld mˈæn, ʌv ɛksˈiːdɪŋli smˈɔːl sˈaɪz, hˈæbɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ pˌæntəmˈɪmɪk ɡˈɑːɹb.