text_original: Pitying his despair, I reached down to give him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder. It is a terrible thing to see a man break down as Harbauer had done. As he felt my grip on him relax, he suddenly shot his fist into the pit of my stomach, and leaped to his feet.
text_transcription: PITYING HIS DESPAIR I REACHED DOWN TO GIVE HIM A SYMPATHETIC PAT ON THE SHOULDER IT IS A TERRIBLE THING TO SEE A MAN BREAK DOWN AS HARBOUR HAD DONE HAD HE FELT MY GRIP ON HIM RELAX HE SUDDENLY SHOT HIS FIST INTO THE PIT OF MY STOMACH AND LEAPED TO HIS FEET
phonemes: pˈɪɾiɪŋ hɪz dᵻspˈɛɹ, aɪ ɹˈiːtʃt dˌaʊn tə ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɐ sˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk pˈæt ɔnðə ʃˈoʊldɚ. ɪɾ ɪz ɐ tˈɛɹᵻbəl θˈɪŋ tə sˈiː ɐ mˈæn bɹˈeɪk dˌaʊn æz hˈɑːɹbaʊɚ hæd dˈʌn. æz hiː fˈɛlt maɪ ɡɹˈɪp ˌɔn hˌɪm ɹᵻlˈæks, hiː sˈʌdənli ʃˈɑːt hɪz fˈɪst ˌɪntʊ ðə pˈɪt ʌv maɪ stˈʌmək, ænd lˈiːpt tə hɪz fˈiːt.