text_original: I understand now: these people are runaways. "But they are fools, nevertheless," continued the palm. "Unless an angel protects them, they would have done better to have let their enemies do their worst, than to venture into this wilderness.
text_transcription: I UNDERSTAND NOW THESE PEOPLE ARE RUNAWAYS BUT THEY ARE FOOLS NEVERTHELESS CONTINUED THE POM UNLESS AN ANGEL PROTECTS THEM THEY WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER TO HAVE LET THEIR ENEMIES DO THEIR WORST THAN TO VENTURE INTO THIS WILDERNESS
phonemes: aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈænd nˈaʊ: ðiːz pˈiːpəl ɑːɹ ɹˈʌnəwˌeɪz. "bˌʌt ðeɪ ɑːɹ fˈuːlz, nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs," kəntˈɪnjuːd ðə pˈɑːm. "ʌnlˈɛs ɐn ˈeɪndʒəl pɹətˈɛkts ðˌɛm, ðeɪ wʊdhɐv dˈʌn bˈɛɾɚ tə hæv lˈɛt ðɛɹ ˈɛnəmiz dˈuː ðɛɹ wˈɜːst, ðɐn tə vˈɛntʃɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðɪs wˈɪldɚnəs.