text_original: Numbers die here; numbers plunge in  and drown. Dies Melville too? Have any seen him fall? Or has he dared the river with his charge? Grasping the COLOUR, could he breast the flood? Or is he swept away? Alas! none knows.
text_transcription: NUMBERS DIE HERE NUMBERS PLUNGE IN AND DROWN THY SMELL VILL TOO HAVE ANY SEEN HIM FALL OR HAS HE DARED THE RIVER WITH HIS CHARGE GRASPING THE COLOR COULD HE BREAST THE FLOOD OR IS HE SWEPT AWAY ALAS NONE KNOWS
phonemes: nˈʌmbɚz dˈaɪ hˈɪɹ; nˈʌmbɚz plˈʌndʒ ɪn ænd dɹˈaʊn. dˈaɪz mˈɛlvɪl tˈuː? hæv ˌɛni sˈiːn hˌɪm fˈɔːl? ɔːɹ hɐz hiː dˈɛɹd ðə ɹˈɪvɚ wɪð hɪz tʃˈɑːɹdʒ? ɡɹˈæspɪŋ ðə kˈʌlɚ, kʊd hiː bɹˈɛst ðə flˈʌd? ɔːɹ ɪz hiː swˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ? ɐlˈæs! nˈʌn nˈoʊz.