text_original: Over by the desert borders walked two human beings. They were still at the distance at which camels appear to be as tiny as moths; but they were certainly two human beings—two who were strangers in the desert; for the palm knew the desert folk.
text_transcription: OVER BY THE DESERT BORDERS WALKED TWO HUMAN BEINGS THEY WERE STILL AT THE DISTANCE AT WHICH CAMELS APPEARED TO BE AS TINY AS MOTHS BUT THEY WERE CERTAINLY TWO HUMAN BEINGS TWO WHO WERE STRANGERS IN THE DESERT FOR THE PALM KNEW THE DESERT FOLK
phonemes: ˌoʊvɚ baɪ ðə dˈɛzɚt bˈɔːɹdɚz wˈɔːkt tˈuː hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz. ðeɪ wɜː stˈɪl æt ðə dˈɪstəns æt wˌɪtʃ kˈæməlz ɐpˈɪɹ təbi æz tˈaɪni æz mˈɑːθs; bˌʌt ðeɪ wɜː sˈɜːʔn̩li tˈuː hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz—tˈuː hˌuː wɜː stɹˈeɪndʒɚz ɪnðə dˈɛzɚt; fɚðə pˈɑːm nˈuː ðə dˈɛzɚt fˈoʊk.