text_original: The men were nearly all clothed as their host was. The colours of their garments were quieter, and there was little attempt at personal adornment, though many wore bands of an intensely bright, sky blue metal round their arms above the elbow, and others wore belts and necklaces of links composed of this and two other metals resembling gold and aluminum, but of an exceedingly high lustre.
text_transcription: THE MEN WERE NEARLY ALL CLOTHED AS THEIR HOST WAS THE COLORS OF THEIR GARMENTS WERE QUIETER AND THERE WAS LITTLE ATTEMPT AT PERSONAL ADORNMENT THOUGH MANY WORE BANDS OF AN INTENSELY BRIGHT SKY BLUE METAL ROUND THEIR ARMS ABOUT THE ELBOW AND OTHERS WORE BELTS AND NECKLACES OF LINKS COMPOSED OF THIS AND TWO OTHER METALS RESEMBLING GOLD AND ALUMINUM BUT OF AN EXCEEDINGLY HIGH LUSTER
phonemes: ðə mˈɛn wɜː nˌɪɹli ˈɔːl klˈoʊðd æz ðɛɹ hˈoʊst wʌz. ðə kˈʌlɚz ʌv ðɛɹ ɡˈɑːɹmənts wɜː kwˈaɪəɾɚ, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz lˈɪɾəl ɐtˈɛmpt æt pˈɜːsənəl ɐdˈɔːɹnmənt, ðˌoʊ mˈɛni wˈɔːɹ bˈændz əvən ɪntˈɛnsli bɹˈaɪt, skˈaɪ blˈuː mˈɛɾəl ɹˈaʊnd ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹmz əbˌʌv ðɪ ˈɛlboʊ, ænd ˈʌðɚz wˈɔːɹ bˈɛlts ænd nˈɛkləsᵻz ʌv lˈɪŋks kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv ðɪs ænd tˈuː ˈʌðɚ mˈɛɾəlz ɹᵻzˈɛmblɪŋ ɡˈoʊld ænd ɐlˈuːmɪnəm, bˌʌt əvən ɛksˈiːdɪŋli hˈaɪ lˈʌstɚ.