text_original: This region in which the spines are scattered upon the ground is of the nature of an entrance from a narrow mountain pass to a great plain, which plain adjoins the plain in Egypt; and the story goes that at the beginning of spring winged serpents from Arabia fly towards Egypt, and the birds called ibises meet them at the entrance to this country and do not suffer the serpents to go by but kill them.
text_transcription: THIS REGION IN WHICH THE SPINES ARE SCATTERED UPON THE GROUND IS OF THE NATURE OF AN ENTRANCE FROM A NARROW MOUNTAIN PASS TO A GREAT PLAIN WHICH PLAIN ADJOINS THE PLAIN IN EGYPT AND THE STORY GOES THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF SPRINGED SERPENTS FROM ARABIA FLY TOWARD EGYPT AND THE BIRDS CALLED IBISES MEET THEM AT THE ENTRANCE TO THIS COUNTRY AND DO NOT SUFFER THE SERPENTS TO GO BY BUT KILL THEM
phonemes: ðɪs ɹˈiːdʒən ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə spˈaɪnz ɑːɹ skˈæɾɚd əpˌɑːn ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ɪz ʌvðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ əvən ˈɛntɹəns fɹʌm ɐ nˈæɹoʊ mˈaʊntɪn pˈæs tʊ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt plˈeɪn, wˌɪtʃ plˈeɪn ɐdʒˈɔɪnz ðə plˈeɪn ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt; ænd ðə stˈɔːɹi ɡoʊz ðæt æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv spɹˈɪŋ wˈɪŋd sˈɜːpənts fɹʌm ɚɹˈeɪbiə flˈaɪ təwˈɔːɹdz ˈiːdʒɪpt, ænd ðə bˈɜːdz kˈɔːld ˈaɪbaɪzᵻz mˈiːt ðˌɛm æt ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns tə ðɪs kˈʌntɹi ænd duːnˌɑːt sˈʌfɚ ðə sˈɜːpənts tə ɡˌoʊ baɪ bˌʌt kˈɪl ðˌɛm.