text_original: The two Popes came as near to one another as Spezia and Lucca, but there they halted ; neither one nor the other would advance farther. In the words of the Chronicler: " one, like a land animal, refused to approach the shore ; the other, like a water beast, refused to leave the sea ". Meanwhile the dis  covery that Benedict was secretly plotting to seize Eome during his rival's absence gave Gregory an excuse for repudiating his promise of resignation.
text_transcription: THE TWO POPES CAME AS NEAR TO ONE ANOTHER AS SPATIA AND LUCCA BUT THERE THEY HALTED NEITHER ONE NOR THE OTHER WOULD ADVANCE FARTHER IN THE WORDS OF THE CHRONICLER ONE LIKE A LAND ANIMAL REFUSED TO APPROACH THE SHORE THE OTHER LIKE A WATER BEAST REFUSED TO LEAVE THE SEA MEANWHILE THE DISCOVERY THAT BENEDICT WAS SECRETLY PLOTTING TO SEIZE ROME DURING HIS RIVAL'S ABSENCE GAVE GREGORY AN EXCUSE FOR REPUDIATING HIS PROMISE OF RESIGNATION
phonemes: ðə tˈuː pˈoʊps kˈeɪm æz nˌɪɹ tə wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚɹ æz spˈɛziə ænd lˈuːkə, bˌʌt ðɛɹ ðeɪ hˈɔltᵻd ; nˈiːðɚ wˈʌn nˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ wʊd ɐdvˈæns fˈɑːɹðɚ. ɪnðə wˈɜːdz ʌvðə kɹˈɑːnɪklɚ: " wˌʌn, lˈaɪk ɐ lˈænd ˈænɪməl, ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ðə ʃˈɔːɹ ; ðɪ ˈʌðɚ, lˈaɪk ɐ wˈɔːɾɚ bˈiːst, ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə lˈiːv ðə sˈiː ". mˈiːnwaɪl ðə dˈɪs kˈʌvɚɹi ðæt bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt wʌz sˈiːkɹᵻtli plˈɑːɾɪŋ tə sˈiːz ˈiːɑːm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz ɹˈaɪvəlz ˈæbsəns ɡˈeɪv ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ɐn ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ ɹᵻpjˈuːdɪˌeɪɾɪŋ hɪz pɹˈɑːmɪs ʌv ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən.