text_original: The rebel troop met not a single human being on their road. As they approached, the goat herd drove his flocks into a cave, and the peasant forsook his village ; for the inhabitant of the valley and plain is everywhere alike, — he fears the bandit's horn as much as the bowman's blast. 366 HANS OF ICELAND. Thus they traversed hills and forests, with here and there a small settlement, followed winding roads where traces of wild beasts were more frequent than the foot  print of man, skirted lakes, crossed torrents, ravines, and marshes.
text_transcription: THE REBEL TROOPS MET NOT A SINGLE HUMAN BEING ON THEIR ROAD AS THEY APPROACHED THE GOATHERD DROVE HIS FLOCKS INTO A CAVE AND THE PEASANT FORSOOK HIS VILLAGE FOR THE INHABITANT OF THE VALLEY AND PLAIN IS EVERYWHERE ALIKE HE FEARS THE BANDITS HORN AS MUCH AS THE BOWMAN'S BLAST THUS THEY TRAVERSED HILLS AND FORESTS WITH HERE AND THERE A SMALL SETTLEMENT FOLLOWED WINDING ROADS WHERE TRACES OF WILD BEASTS WERE MORE FREQUENT THAN THE FOOTPRINT OF MAN SKIRTED LAKES CROSS TORRENTS RAVINES AND MARSHES
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɛbəl tɹˈuːp mˈɛt nˌɑːɾə sˈɪŋɡəl hjˈuːmən bˌiːɪŋ ˌɔn ðɛɹ ɹˈoʊd. æz ðeɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt, ðə ɡˈoʊt hˈɜːd dɹˈoʊv hɪz flˈɑːks ˌɪntʊ ɐ kˈeɪv, ænd ðə pˈɛzənt fɔːɹsˈʊk hɪz vˈɪlɪdʒ ; fɚðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənt ʌvðə vˈæli ænd plˈeɪn ɪz ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ ɐlˈaɪk, — hiː fˈɪɹz ðə bˈændɪts hˈɔːɹn æz mˈʌtʃ æz ðə bˈoʊmənz blˈæst. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. ðˈʌs ðeɪ tɹɐvˈɜːst hˈɪlz ænd fˈɔːɹɪsts, wɪð hˈɪɹ ɐnd ðˈɛɹ ɐ smˈɔːl sˈɛɾəlmənt, fˈɑːloʊd wˈaɪndɪŋ ɹˈoʊdz wˌɛɹ tɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌv wˈaɪld bˈiːsts wɜː mˈɔːɹ fɹˈiːkwənt ðɐn ðə fˈʊt pɹˈɪnt ʌv mˈæn, skˈɜːɾᵻd lˈeɪks, kɹˈɔst tˈɔɹənts, ɹəvˈiːnz, ænd mˈɑːɹʃᵻz.