text_original: And the sheep, but for an occasional wriggle of legs or head, lay quiet enough, having an inborn sense perhaps of the fitness of things, even when, once in a way, they lost more than wool; glad too, mayhap, to be rid of their matted vestments.
text_transcription: AND THE SHEEP BUT FOR AN OCCASIONAL WRIGGLE OF LEGS OR HEAD LAY QUIET ENOUGH HAVING AN INBORN SENSE PERHAPS OF THE FITNESS OF THINGS EVEN WHEN ONCE IN A WAY THEY LOST MORE THAN WOOL GLAD TOO MAY HAVE TO BE RID OF THEIR METIC VESTMENTS
phonemes: ænd ðə ʃˈiːp, bˌʌt fɚɹən əkˈeɪʒənəl ɹˈɪɡəl ʌv lˈɛɡz ɔːɹ hˈɛd, lˈeɪ kwˈaɪət ɪnˈʌf, hˌævɪŋ ɐn ˈɪnbɔːɹn sˈɛns pɚhˈæps ʌvðə fˈɪtnəs ʌv θˈɪŋz, ˈiːvən wˈɛn, wˈʌns ɪn ɐ wˈeɪ, ðeɪ lˈɔst mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʊl; ɡlˈæd tˈuː, mˈeɪhæp, təbi ɹˈɪd ʌv ðɛɹ mˈæɾᵻd vˈɛstmənts.