text_original: When it reached the brink of the water, and two men with it, we felt safe. The light bearer held it up so that we saw him quite well, and his pecu  liar appearance suited his surroundings. He was more an overgrown boy than a man, beardless, with a long swarthy face, black hair and keen black eyes.
text_transcription: WHEN IT REACHED THE BRINK OF THE WATER AND TWO MEN WITH IT WE FELT SAFE THE LIGHT BEARER HELD IT UP SO THAT WE SAW HIM QUITE WELL AND HIS PECULIAR APPEARANCE SUITED HIS SURROUNDINGS HE WAS MORE AN OVERGROWN BOY THAN A MAN BEARDLESS WITH A LONG SWARTHY FACE BLACK HAIR AND KEEN BLACK EYES
phonemes: wˌɛn ɪt ɹˈiːtʃt ðə bɹˈɪŋk ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ, ænd tˈuː mˈɛn wɪð ɪt, wiː fˈɛlt sˈeɪf. ðə lˈaɪt bˈɛɹɚ hˈɛld ɪɾ ˌʌp sˌoʊ ðæt wiː sˈɔː hˌɪm kwˈaɪt wˈɛl, ænd hɪz pˈɛkuː lˈaɪɚɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns sˈuːɾᵻd hɪz sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋz. hiː wʌz mˈɔːɹ ɐn ˌoʊvɚɡɹˈoʊn bˈɔɪ ðˌænə mˈæn, bˈɪɹdləs, wɪð ɐ lˈɔŋ swˈɔːɹði fˈeɪs, blˈæk hˈɛɹ ænd kˈiːn blˈæk ˈaɪz.