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text_transcription: THE PANELS OF THIS CABIN WERE COLOURED CHOCOLATE AND GOLD ERIC IT'S THE SYLPH THE SUGGESTION CONVEYED BY MY WIFE'S WHISPERED WORDS EVEN AS SHE SPOKE OCCURRED TO ME I UNDERSTOOD WHERE FOR ENGLISH HAD LAIN THE DIFFICULTY OF RECOGNITION
phonemes: ðə pˈænəlz ʌv ðɪs kˈæbɪn wɜː kˈʌlɚd tʃˈɑːklət ænd ɡˈoʊld. "ˈɛɹɪk, ɪts ðə sˈɪlf tˈiː dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə hˈaʊsboʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ðə sədʒˈɛstʃən kənvˈeɪd baɪ maɪ wˈaɪfz wˈɪspɚd wˈɜːdz, ˈiːvən æz ʃiː spˈoʊk, əkˈɜːd tə mˌiː. aɪ ˌʌndɚ stˈʊd wˈɛɹ, fɔːɹ ɪŋɡlˈaɪz, hæd lˈeɪn ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ʌv ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən.