text_original: Of all the mortal creatures of which we have knowledge this grows to the greatest bulk from the smallest beginning; for the eggs which she produces are not much larger than those of geese and the newly hatched young one is in proportion to the egg, but as he grows he becomes as much as seventeen cubits long and sometimes yet larger.
text_transcription: OF ALL THE MORTAL CREATURES OF WHICH WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE THIS GROWS TO THE GREATEST BULK FROM THE SMALLEST BEGINNING FOR THE EGGS WHICH SHE PRODUCES ARE NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN THOSE OF GEESE AND THE NEWLY HATCHED YOUNG ONE IS IN PROPORTION TO THE EGG BUT AS HE GROWS HE BECOMES AS MUCH AS SEVENTEEN CUBITS LONG AND SOMETIMES YET LARGER
phonemes: ʌv ˈɔːl ðə mˈɔːɹɾəl kɹˈiːtʃɚz ʌvwˈɪtʃ wiː hæv nˈɑːlɪdʒ ðɪs ɡɹˈoʊz tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst bˈʌlk fɹʌmðə smˈɔːlɪst bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ; fɚðɪ ˈɛɡz wˌɪtʃ ʃiː pɹədˈuːsᵻz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ðɐn ðoʊz ʌv ɡˈiːs ænd ðə nˈuːli hˈætʃt jˈʌŋ wˈʌn ɪz ɪn pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən tə ðɪ ˈɛɡ, bˌʌt æz hiː ɡɹˈoʊz hiː bɪkˌʌmz æz mˈʌtʃ æz sˈɛvəntˌiːn kjˈuːbɪts lˈɔŋ ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz jˈɛt lˈɑːɹdʒɚ.