text_original: I have seen stones begin like that, and pulverise within a quarter of an hour — twenty minutes. It is a mystery which no man understands, not even the man who thinks he knows the most I was fit to tear my hair. I rushed off in a cab, determined to sell the stone at any price if I could only be in time.
text_transcription: I HAVE SEEN STONES BEGIN LIKE THAT AND PULVERIZE WITHIN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR TWENTY MINUTES IT IS A MYSTERY WHICH NO MAN UNDERSTANDS NOT EVEN THE MAN WHO THINKS HE KNOWS THE MOST I WAS FIT TO TEAR MY HAIR I RUSHED OFF IN A CAB DETERMINED TO SELL THE STONE AT ANY PRICE IF I COULD ONLY BE IN TIME
phonemes: aɪ hæv sˈiːn stˈoʊnz bɪɡˈɪn lˈaɪk ðˈæt, ænd pˈʌlvɚɹˌaɪz wɪðˌɪn ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ əvən ˈaʊɚ — twˈɛnti mˈɪnɪts. ɪɾ ɪz ɐ mˈɪstɚɹi wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ mˈæn ˌʌndɚstˈændz, nˌɑːt ˈiːvən ðə mˈæn hˌuː θˈɪŋks hiː nˈoʊz ðə mˈoʊst aɪ wʌz fˈɪt tə tˈɛɹ maɪ hˈɛɹ. aɪ ɹˈʌʃt ˈɔf ɪn ɐ kˈæb, dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə sˈɛl ðə stˈoʊn æɾ ˌɛni pɹˈaɪs ɪf aɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli biː ɪn tˈaɪm.