text_original: Allegra sat on a hillock opposite, sketching the group. She had bribed the man to draw up for a brief halt while she made her sketch. The massive heads were droop  ing under the afternoon sun; the tawny and cream hued coats were stained with dust and purpled with the sweat of patient labour. The creatures looked as gracious and as wise as if they had been gods in disguise.
text_transcription: ALEGRA SAT ON A HILLOCK OPPOSITE SKETCHING THE GROUP SHE HAD BRIBED THE MAN TO DRAW UP FOR A BRIEF HALT WHILE SHE MADE HER SKETCH THE MASSIVE HEADS WERE DROOPING UNDER THE AFTERNOON SUN THE TAWNY AND CREAM HUED COATS WERE STAINED WITH DUST AND PURPLED WITH THE SWEAT OF PATIENT LABOUR THE CREATURES LOOKED AS GRACIOUS AND AS WISE AS IF THEY HAD BEEN GODS IN DISGUISE
phonemes: ɐlˈɛɡɹə sˈæt ˌɔn ɐ hˈɪlək ˈɑːpəzˌɪt, skˈɛtʃɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈuːp. ʃiː hæd bɹˈaɪbd ðə mˈæn tə dɹˈɔː ˌʌp fɚɹə bɹˈiːf hˈɔlt wˌaɪl ʃiː mˌeɪd hɜː skˈɛtʃ. ðə mˈæsɪv hˈɛdz wɜː dɹˈuːp ˈɪŋ ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˌæftɚnˈuːn sˈʌn; ðə tˈɔːni ænd kɹˈiːm hjˈuːd kˈoʊts wɜː stˈeɪnd wɪð dˈʌst ænd pˈɜːpəld wɪððə swˈɛt ʌv pˈeɪʃənt lˈeɪbɚ. ðə kɹˈiːtʃɚz lˈʊkt æz ɡɹˈeɪʃəs ænd æz wˈaɪz æz ɪf ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ɡˈɑːdz ɪn dɪsɡˈaɪz.