text_original: Cardew and Slaughter are supposed to close at eight, but she knew as well as I did what that really meant. It was a wonder if one of the assistants got out before nine. Mr. Cooper was in the heavy, and the gentle  men in that department were always last.
text_transcription: CARDIEW AND SLAUGHTER ARE SUPPOSED TO CLOSE AT EIGHT BUT SHE KNEW AS WELL AS I DID WHAT THAT REALLY MEANT IT WAS A WONDER IF ONE OF THE ASSISTANTS GOT OUT BEFORE NINE MISTER COOPER WAS IN THE HEAVY AND THE GENTLEMEN IN THAT DEPARTMENT WERE ALWAYS LAST
phonemes: kˈɑːɹduː ænd slˈɔːɾɚɹ ɑːɹ səpˈoʊzd tə klˈoʊz æɾ ˈeɪt, bˌʌt ʃiː nˈuː æz wˈɛl æz aɪ dˈɪd wʌt ðæt ɹˈiəli mˈɛnt. ɪt wʌzɐ wˈʌndɚ ɪf wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɪstənts ɡɑːt ˈaʊt bᵻfˌɔːɹ nˈaɪn. mˈɪstɚ. kˈuːpɚ wʌz ɪnðə hˈɛvi, ænd ðə dʒˈɛntəl mˈɛn ɪn ðæt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt wɜːɹ ˈɔːlweɪz lˈæst.