text_original: Moments passed; the sound was not repeated. Had it been a trick of our imagination ; mine and the rats' ? All was still, even the scurrying of their friends below. If I heard nothing, they did ; they retreated.
text_transcription: MOMENTS PASSED THE SOUND WAS NOT REPEATED HAD IT BEEN A TRICK OF OUR IMAGINATION MINE AND THE RATS ALL WAS STILL EVEN THE SCURRYING OF THEIR FRIENDS BELOW IF I HEARD NOTHING THEY DID THEY RETREATED
phonemes: mˈoʊmənts pˈæst; ðə sˈaʊnd wʌz nˌɑːt ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd. hˌædɪt bˌɪn ɐ tɹˈɪk ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ; mˈaɪn ænd ðə ɹˈæts ? ˈɔːl wʌz stˈɪl, ˈiːvən ðə skˈɜːɹiɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz bᵻlˈoʊ. ɪf aɪ hˈɜːd nˈʌθɪŋ, ðeɪ dˈɪd ; ðeɪ ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾᵻd.