text_original: Shrubs and creepers were uninjured, and they had even to cut them away with the axe, as they had done in the deepest recesses of the forest. It was difficult to fancy that any human creature had ever passed there, but yet Top went backwards and forwards, not like a dog who searches at random, but like a being endowed with a mind, who is following up an idea.
text_transcription: SHRUBS AND CREEPERS WERE UNINJURED AND THEY HAD EVEN CUT THEM AWAY WITH THE AXE AS THEY HAD DONE IN THE DEEPEST RECESSES OF THE FOREST IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FANCY THAT ANY HUMAN CREATURE HAD EVER PASSED THERE BUT YET TOP WENT BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS NOT LIKE A DOG WHO SEARCHES AT RANDOM BUT LIKE A BEING ENDOWED WITH A MIND WHO IS FOLLOWING UP AN IDEA
phonemes: ʃɹˈʌbz ænd kɹˈiːpɚz wɜːɹ ˌʌnˈɪndʒɚd, ænd ðeɪ hæd ˈiːvən tə kˈʌt ðˌɛm ɐwˈeɪ wɪððɪ ˈæks, æz ðeɪ hæd dˈʌn ɪnðə dˈiːpɪst ɹˈiːsɛsᵻz ʌvðə fˈɔːɹɪst. ɪt wʌz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə fˈænsi ðæt ˌɛni hjˈuːmən kɹˈiːtʃɚ hæd ˈɛvɚ pˈæst ðˈɛɹ, bˌʌt jˈɛt tˈɑːp wɛnt bˈækwɚdz ænd fˈɔːɹwɚdz, nˌɑːt lˈaɪk ɐ dˈɑːɡ hˌuː sˈɜːtʃᵻz æt ɹˈændəm, bˌʌt lˈaɪk ɐ bˌiːɪŋ ɛndˈaʊd wɪð ɐ mˈaɪnd, hˌuː ɪz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˌʌp ɐn aɪdˈiə.