text_original: The rascal knows his business well ; he must be sure of his facts. — LESSING. IX a dark grove of old oaks, whose dense leaves the pale light of dawn can scarcely penetrate, a short man approaches another man who is alone, and seems to be waiting for him.
text_transcription: THE RASCAL KNOWS HIS BUSINESS WELL HE MUST BE SURE OF HIS FACTS LESSING IN THE DARK GROVE OF OLD OAKS WHOSE DENSE LEAVES THE PALE LIGHT OF DAWN CAN SCARCELY PENETRATE A SHORT MAN APPROACHES ANOTHER MAN WHO IS ALONE AND SEEMS TO BE WAITING FOR HIM
phonemes: ðə ɹˈæskəl nˈoʊz hɪz bˈɪznəs wˈɛl ; hiː mˈʌst biː ʃˈʊɹ ʌv hɪz fˈækts. — lˈɛsɪŋ. ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn ɐ dˈɑːɹk ɡɹˈoʊv ʌv ˈoʊld ˈoʊks, hˌuːz dˈɛns lˈiːvz ðə pˈeɪl lˈaɪt ʌv dˈɔːn kæn skˈɛɹsli pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪt, ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt mˈæn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈæn hˌuː ɪz ɐlˈoʊn, ænd sˈiːmz təbi wˈeɪɾɪŋ fɔːɹ hˌɪm.