text_original: It is a story of the banding together of sturdy mountain  eers, in the days when simple country folk were held of little account, who, strong in their longing for free  dom and in the love of their mountain home, were able to oppose successfully kings, nobles and trained armies, and to form an independent government which has held its own down to the present day.
text_transcription: IT IS A STORY OF THE BANDING TOGETHER OF STURDY MOUNTAINEERS IN THE DAYS WHEN SIMPLE COUNTRY FOLK WERE HELD OF LITTLE ACCOUNT WHO STRONG IN THEIR LONGING FOR FREEDOM AND IN THE LOVE OF THEIR MOUNTAIN HOME WERE ABLE TO OPPOSE SUCCESSFULLY KINGS NOBLES AND TRAINED ARMIES AND TO FORM AN INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS HELD ITS OWN DOWN TO THE PRESENT DAY
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɐ stˈɔːɹi ʌvðə bˈændɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ʌv stˈɜːdi mˈaʊntɪn ˈɪɹz, ɪnðə dˈeɪz wɛn sˈɪmpəl kˈʌntɹi fˈoʊk wɜː hˈɛld ʌv lˈɪɾəl ɐkˈaʊnt, hˈuː, stɹˈɔŋ ɪn ðɛɹ lˈɔŋɪŋ fɔːɹ fɹˈiː dˈɑːm ænd ɪnðə lˈʌv ʌv ðɛɹ mˈaʊntɪn hˈoʊm, wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tʊ əpˈoʊz səksˈɛsfəli kˈɪŋz, nˈoʊbəlz ænd tɹˈeɪnd ˈɑːɹmiz, ænd tə fˈɔːɹm ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˌɪtʃ hɐz hˈɛld ɪts ˈoʊn dˌaʊn tə ðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ.