text_original: But some instinct told me that their numbers increased upon the landing. I could hear their squeals, as if they snapped at each other in the press. Another 8* Digitized by 116 THE JOSS. score had harried the first score farther forward. They were so close that where they stood they hid the floor. It seemed so strange to see so many, all with their eyes on me.
text_transcription: BUT SOME INSTINCT TOLD ME THAT THEIR NUMBERS INCREASED UPON THE LANDING I COULD HEAR THEIR SQUEALS AS IF THEY SNAPPED AT EACH OTHER IN THE PRESS ANOTHER SCORE HAD HURRIED THE FIRST SCORE FARTHER FORWARD THEY WERE SO CLOSE THAT WHERE THEY STOOD THEY HID THE FLOOR IT SEEMED SO STRANGE TO SEE SO MANY ALL WITH THEIR EYES ON ME
phonemes: bˌʌt sˌʌm ˈɪnstɪŋkt tˈoʊld mˌiː ðæt ðɛɹ nˈʌmbɚz ɪŋkɹˈiːst əpˌɑːn ðə lˈændɪŋ. aɪ kʊd hˈɪɹ ðɛɹ skwˈiːlz, æz ɪf ðeɪ snˈæpt æɾ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪnðə pɹˈɛs. ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˈeɪt ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ðə dʒˈɑːs. skˈɔːɹ hæd hˈæɹid ðə fˈɜːst skˈɔːɹ fˈɑːɹðɚ fˈɔːɹwɚd. ðeɪ wɜː sˌoʊ klˈoʊs ðæt wˌɛɹ ðeɪ stˈʊd ðeɪ hˈɪd ðə flˈɔːɹ. ɪt sˈiːmd sˌoʊ stɹˈeɪndʒ tə sˈiː sˌoʊ mˈɛni, ˈɔːl wɪð ðɛɹ ˈaɪz ˈɔn mˌiː.