text_original: The insurgents, thus scattered over a distance of a mile, upon a narrow, winding road, bordered on one side by a deep torrent, on the other by a rocky wall, which made it impossible for them to turn and fall back, were like a ser  pent destroyed by a blow on the back, when lie has un  wound all his spirals, and, though cut to pieces, still tries to turn and coil, striving to unite his separate fragments.
text_transcription: THE INSURGENTS THUS SCATTERED OVER A DISTANCE OF A MILE UPON A NARROW WINDING ROAD BORDERED ON ONE SIDE BY A DEEP TORRENT ON THE OTHER BY A ROCKY WALL WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO TURN AND FALL BACK WERE LIKE A SERPENT DESTROYED BY A BLOW ON THE BACK WHEN HE HAS UNWOUND ALL HIS SPIRALS AND THOUGH CUT TO PIECES STILL TRIES TO TURN AND COIL STRIVING TO UNITE HIS SEPARATE FRAGMENTS
phonemes: ðɪ ɪnsˈɜːdʒənts, ðˈʌs skˈæɾɚd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ dˈɪstəns əvə mˈaɪl, əpˌɑːn ɐ nˈæɹoʊ, wˈaɪndɪŋ ɹˈoʊd, bˈɔːɹdɚd ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈaɪd baɪ ɐ dˈiːp tˈɔɹənt, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ baɪ ɐ ɹˈɑːki wˈɔːl, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ɪɾ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ðˌɛm tə tˈɜːn ænd fˈɔːl bˈæk, wɜː lˈaɪk ɐ sˈɜː pˈɛnt dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ ɐ blˈoʊ ɔnðə bˈæk, wˌɛn lˈaɪ hɐz ˈʌn wˈaʊnd ˈɔːl hɪz spˈaɪɚɹəlz, ænd, ðˌoʊ kˈʌt tə pˈiːsᵻz, stˈɪl tɹˈaɪz tə tˈɜːn ænd kˈɔɪl, stɹˈaɪvɪŋ tə juːnˈaɪt hɪz sˈɛpɹət fɹˈæɡmənts.