text_original: Why need he be borne on this slow current at the same speed? Why cannot he do as a man in a boat, paddle backwards or forwards; back to a point already passed; ahead, faster than the current, to a point that, drifting, he would not reach so soon?
text_transcription: WHY NEED HE BE BORN ON THIS SLOW CURRENT AT THE SAME SPEED WHY CANNOT HE DO AS A MAN IN A BOAT PADDLE BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS BACK TO A POINT ALREADY PASSED AHEAD FASTER THAN THE CURRENT TO A POINT THAT DRIFTING HE WOULD NOT REACH SO SOON
phonemes: wˌaɪ nˈiːd hiː biː bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn ðɪs slˈoʊ kˈɜːɹənt æt ðə sˈeɪm spˈiːd? wˌaɪ kænˈɑːt hiː dˈuː æz ɐ mˈæn ɪn ɐ bˈoʊt, pˈædəl bˈækwɚdz ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹwɚdz; bˈæk tʊ ɐ pˈɔɪnt ɔːlɹˌɛdi pˈæst; ɐhˈɛd, fˈæstɚ ðɐn ðə kˈɜːɹənt, tʊ ɐ pˈɔɪnt ðˈæt, dɹˈɪftɪŋ, hiː wʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈiːtʃ sˌoʊ sˈuːn?