text_original: He knew that soon he would be himself again, planning for success. Late that same afternoon three Boy Scouts sauntered down the dark and twisted alley leading to the river. The section of the city was strange to them, and it was now so wrecked by the recent bombardment that the enemy themselves shunned it. The poor creatures that had once found lodging in those dark holes of want and famine had all fled at the first gunshot; and the boys idled here and there, looking at the marks of the shots, and picking up many a queer memento of the battle.
text_transcription: HE KNEW THAT SOON HE WOULD BE HIMSELF AGAIN PLANNING FOR SUCCESS LATE THAT SAME AFTERNOON THREE BOY SCOUTS SAUNTERED DOWN THE DARK AND TWISTED ALLEY LEADING TO THE RIVER THE SECTION OF THE CITY WAS STRANGE TO THEM AND IT WAS NOW SO WRECKED BY THE RECENT BOMBARDMENT THAT THE ENEMY THEMSELVES SHUNNED IT THE POOR CREATURES THAT HAD ONCE FOUND LODGING IN THOSE DARK HOLES OF WANT AND FAMINE HAD ALL FLED AT THE FIRST GUNSHOT AND THE BOYS IDLED HERE AND THERE LOOKING AT THE MARKS OF THE SHOTS AND PICKING UP MANY A QUEER MEMENTO OF THE BATTLE
phonemes: hiː nˈuː ðæt sˈuːn hiː wʊd biː hɪmsˈɛlf ɐɡˈɛn, plˈænɪŋ fɔːɹ səksˈɛs. lˈeɪt ðæt sˈeɪm ˌæftɚnˈuːn θɹˈiː bˈɔɪ skˈaʊts sˈɔːntɚd dˌaʊn ðə dˈɑːɹk ænd twˈɪstᵻd ˈæli lˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə ɹˈɪvɚ. ðə sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə sˈɪɾi wʌz stɹˈeɪndʒ tə ðˌɛm, ænd ɪt wʌz nˈaʊ sˌoʊ ɹˈɛkt baɪ ðə ɹˈiːsənt bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt ðætðɪ ˈɛnəmi ðɛmsˈɛlvz ʃˈʌnd ɪt. ðə pˈʊɹ kɹˈiːtʃɚz ðæt hæd wˈʌns fˈaʊnd lˈɑːdʒɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz dˈɑːɹk hˈoʊlz ʌv wˈɔnt ænd fˈæmɪn hæd ˈɔːl flˈɛd æt ðə fˈɜːst ɡˈʌnʃɑːt; ænd ðə bˈɔɪz ˈaɪdəld hˈɪɹ ɐnd ðˈɛɹ, lˈʊkɪŋ æt ðə mˈɑːɹks ʌvðə ʃˈɑːts, ænd pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp mˈɛni ɐ kwˈɪɹ məmˈɛntoʊ ʌvðə bˈæɾəl.