text_original: " These melodramatic and, indeed, slightly absurd details" — the stranger waved his hand towards the efts, and newts, and snakes, and lizards — ^*'were planned for your especial benefit I was aware what a horror you had of creeping things.
text_transcription: THESE MELLOWED RHEUMATIC AND INDEED SLIGHTLY ABSURD DETAILS THE STRANGER WAVED HIS HAND TOWARDS THE EFTS AND MUTES AND SNAKES AND LIZARDS WERE PLANNED FOR YOUR ESPECIAL BENEFIT I WAS AWARE WHAT A HORROR YOU HAD OF CREEPING THINGS
phonemes: " ðiːz mˌɛlədɹɐmˈæɾɪk ænd, ˌɪndˈiːd, slˈaɪtli ɐbsˈɜːd diːtˈeɪlz" — ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ wˈeɪvd hɪz hˈænd təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛfts, ænd nˈuːts, ænd snˈeɪks, ænd lˈɪzɚdz — ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wɜː plˈænd fɔːɹ jʊɹ ɪspˈɛʃəl bˈɛnɪfˌɪt aɪ wʌz ɐwˈɛɹ wʌt ɐ hˈɔɹɚ juː hæd ʌv kɹˈiːpɪŋ θˈɪŋz.