text_original: The greatest danger that they ran was that of being left forgotten in the corner of the chamber in which they had been kept, or buried imder the rubbish of a building after a fire or some violent catastrophe ; even then the debris was the means of pre  serving them, by falHng over them and covering them up.
text_transcription: THE GREATEST DANGER THAT THEY RAN WAS THAT OF BEING LEFT FORGOTTEN IN THE CORNER OF THE CHAMBER IN WHICH THEY HAD BEEN KEPT OR BURIED UNDER THE RUBBISH OF A BUILDING AFTER A FIRE OR SOME VIOLENT CATASTROPHE EVEN THEN THE DEBRIS WAS THE MEANS OF PRESERVING THEM BY FALLING OVER THEM AND COVERING THEM UP
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst dˈeɪndʒɚ ðæt ðeɪ ɹˈæn wʌz ðæt ʌv bˌiːɪŋ lˈɛft fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ ɪnðə kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌvðə tʃˈeɪmbɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hɐdbɪn kˈɛpt, ɔːɹ bˈɛɹid ɪmdˈɜː ðə ɹˈʌbɪʃ əvə bˈɪldɪŋ ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fˈaɪɚ ɔːɹ sˌʌm vˈaɪələnt kɐtˈæstɹəfi ; ˈiːvən ðˈɛn ðə dəbɹˈiː wʌzðə mˈiːnz ʌv pɹˈiː sˈɜːvɪŋ ðˌɛm, baɪ fˈæl ˌeɪtʃˌɛndʒˈiː ˌoʊvɚ ðˌɛm ænd kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ðˌɛm ˈʌp.