text_original: Anyway, the problem has been met. [Illustration: His smile will thaw the friendly butcher to his purpose] In the furnace room he has found a heavy sheet of tin for the thunder storm, and I have suggested that he dig in a nearby gravel pit for a basket of rain to hurl against the pirates' window. But hard beans, he says, are better, and he has won the cook's consent. For the slow monotone of water dripping from the roof in our second act, a single bean, he tells me, dropped gently in a pan is a baffling counterfeit.
text_transcription: ANYWAY THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN MET IN THE FURNACE ROOM HE HAS FOUND A HEAVY SHEET OF TIN FOR THE THUNDER STORM AND I HAVE SUGGESTED THAT HE'D DIG IN A NEAR BY GRAVEL PIT FOR A BASKET OF RAIN TO HURL AGAINST THE PIRATE'S WINDOW BUT HARD BEANS HE SAYS ARE BETTER AND HE HAS WON THE COOK'S CONSENT FOR THE SLOW MONOTONE OF WATER DRIPPING FROM THE ROOF IN OUR SECOND ACT A SINGLE BEAN HE TELLS ME DROPPED GENTLY IN A PAN IS A BAFFLING COUNTERFEIT
phonemes: ˈɛnɪwˌeɪ, ðə pɹˈɑːbləm hˈæzbiːn mˈɛt. [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən: hɪz smˈaɪl wɪl θˈɔː ðə fɹˈɛndli bˈʊtʃɚ tə hɪz pˈɜːpəs] ɪnðə fˈɜːnɪs ɹˈuːm hiː hɐz fˈaʊnd ɐ hˈɛvi ʃˈiːt ʌv tˈɪn fɚðə θˈʌndɚ stˈɔːɹm, ænd aɪ hæv sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt hiː dˈɪɡ ɪn ɐ nˈɪɹbaɪ ɡɹˈævəl pˈɪt fɚɹə bˈæskɪt ʌv ɹˈeɪn tə hˈɜːl ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈaɪɹəts wˈɪndoʊ. bˌʌt hˈɑːɹd bˈiːnz, hiː sˈɛz, ɑːɹ bˈɛɾɚ, ænd hiː hɐz wˈʌn ðə kˈʊks kənsˈɛnt. fɚðə slˈoʊ mˈɑːnətˌoʊn ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ dɹˈɪpɪŋ fɹʌmðə ɹˈuːf ɪn ˌaʊɚ sˈɛkənd ˈækt, ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl bˈiːn, hiː tˈɛlz mˌiː, dɹˈɑːpt dʒˈɛntli ɪn ɐ pˈæn ɪz ɐ bˈæflɪŋ kˈaʊntɚfˌeɪt.