text_original: If something came, why did it not come quickly ? I should not be so fearful of a thing I saw as of a thing that I did not ; I could not be. The steps had reached the staircase which led directly to our room.
text_transcription: IF SOMETHING CAME WHY DID IT NOT COME QUICKLY I SHOULD NOT BE SO FEARFUL OF A THING AS SAW AS OF A THING THAT I DID NOT I COULD NOT BE THE STEPS HAD REACHED THE STAIRCASE WHICH LED DIRECTLY TO OUR ROOM
phonemes: ɪf sˈʌmθɪŋ kˈeɪm, wˌaɪ dˈɪd ɪt nˌɑːt kˈʌm kwˈɪkli ? aɪ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt biː sˌoʊ fˈɪɹfəl əvə θˈɪŋ aɪ sˈɔː æz əvə θˈɪŋ ðæt aɪ dɪdnˈɑːt ; aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt bˈiː. ðə stˈɛps hæd ɹˈiːtʃt ðə stˈɛɹkeɪs wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd dᵻɹˈɛktli tʊ ˌaʊɚ ɹˈuːm.