text_original: Their whole life was mapped out into four clearly defined stages of discipline. For their existence, in its full religious significance, commenced not at birth, but on being invested at the close of childhood with the sacred thread of the " Twice  born."
text_transcription: THEIR WHOLE LIFE WAS MAPPED OUT INTO FOUR CLEARLY DEFINED STAGES OF DISCIPLINE FOR THEIR EXISTENCE IN ITS FULL RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE COMMENCED NOT AT BIRTH BUT ON BEING INVESTED AT THE CLOSE OF CHILDHOOD WITH THE SACRED THREAD OF THE TWICE BORN
phonemes: ðɛɹ hˈoʊl lˈaɪf wʌz mˈæpt ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ fˈɔːɹ klˈɪɹli dᵻfˈaɪnd stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌv dˈɪsɪplˌɪn. fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ɛɡzˈɪstəns, ɪn ɪts fˈʊl ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns, kəmˈɛnst nˌɑːt æt bˈɜːθ, bˌʌt ˌɔn bˌiːɪŋ ɪnvˈɛstᵻd æt ðə klˈoʊs ʌv tʃˈaɪldhʊd wɪððə sˈeɪkɹɪd θɹˈɛd ʌvðə " twˈaɪs bˈɔːɹn."