text_original: The woman sat erect, with her hands clasped over her knees. But the looks she cast towards the desert spoke of a hopelessness beyond bounds. The palm heard the melancholy rustle in its leaves growing louder and louder. The woman must have heard it also, for she turned her gaze upward toward the palm crown. And instantly she involuntarily raised her arms. "Oh, dates, dates!" she cried.
text_transcription: THE WOMAN SAT ERECT WITH HER HANDS CLASPED OVER HER KNEES BUT THE LOOK SHE CAST TOWARDS THE DESERT SPOKE OF A HOPELESSNESS BEYOND BOUNDS THE PALM HEARD THE MELANCHOLY RUSTLE IN ITS LEAVES GROWING LOUDER AND LOUDER THE WOMAN MUST HAVE HEARD IT ALSO FOR SHE TURNED HER GAZE UPWARD TOWARD THE PALM CROWN AND INSTANTLY SHE INVOLUNTARILY RAISED HER ARMS OH DATES DATES SHE CRIED
phonemes: ðə wˈʊmən sˈæt ɪɹˈɛkt, wɪð hɜː hˈændz klˈæspt ˌoʊvɚ hɜː nˈiːz. bˌʌt ðə lˈʊks ʃiː kˈæst təwˈɔːɹdz ðə dˈɛzɚt spˈoʊk əvə hˈoʊpləsnəs bᵻjˌɔnd bˈaʊndz. ðə pˈɑːm hˈɜːd ðə mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli ɹˈʌsəl ɪn ɪts lˈiːvz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ lˈaʊdɚ ænd lˈaʊdɚ. ðə wˈʊmən mˈʌstɐv hˈɜːd ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ, fɔːɹ ʃiː tˈɜːnd hɜː ɡˈeɪz ˈʌpwɚd təwˈɔːɹd ðə pˈɑːm kɹˈaʊn. ænd ˈɪnstəntli ʃiː ɪnvˌɑːləntˈɛɹᵻli ɹˈeɪzd hɜːɹ ˈɑːɹmz. "ˈoʊ, dˈeɪts, dˈeɪts!" ʃiː kɹˈaɪd.