text_original: I looked; the candle had vanished. In its place 7 * 100 THE JOSS. what seemed to be a greasy piece of twine trailed over the side of the candlestick The candle itself had been consumed by the rats; they had presented us with an object lesson, by way of showing us what they could do if they had a chance.
text_transcription: I LOOKED THE CANDLE HAD VANISHED IN ITS PLACE WHAT SEEMED TO BE A GREASY PIECE OF TWINE TRAILED OVER THE SIDE OF THE CANDLESTICK THE CANDLE ITSELF HAD BEEN CONSUMED BY THE RATS THEY HAD PRESENTED US WITH AN OBJECT LESSON BY WAY OF SHOWING US WHAT THEY COULD DO IF THEY HAD A CHANCE
phonemes: aɪ lˈʊkt; ðə kˈændəl hæd vˈænɪʃt. ɪn ɪts plˈeɪs sˈɛvən ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ðə dʒˈɑːs. wˌʌt sˈiːmd təbi ɐ ɡɹˈiːzi pˈiːs ʌv twˈaɪn tɹˈeɪld ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə kˈændəlstˌɪk ðə kˈændəl ɪtsˈɛlf hɐdbɪn kənsˈuːmd baɪ ðə ɹˈæts; ðeɪ hæd pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ˌʌs wɪð ɐn ˈɑːbdʒɛkt lˈɛsən, baɪ wˈeɪ ʌv ʃˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌs wʌt ðeɪ kʊd dˈuː ɪf ðeɪ hæd ɐ tʃˈæns.