text_original: I had been searching for him for several weeks with the best tel  escopes in the city, and had about given him up as a lost star, when I bethought me of Paddy, who had heated his gun barrel and bent it around a tree so that he might be able to shoot around corners.
text_transcription: I HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR HIM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITH THE BEST TELESCOPES IN THE CITY AND HAD ABOUT GIVEN HIM UP AS A LOST STAR WHEN I BETHOUGHT MYSELF OF PADDY WHO HAD HEATED HIS GUN BARREL AND BENT IT AROUND A TREE SO THAT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SHOOT AROUND CORNERS
phonemes: aɪ hɐdbɪn sˈɜːtʃɪŋ fɔːɹ hˌɪm fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl wˈiːks wɪððə bˈɛst tˈɛl ˈɛskoʊps ɪnðə sˈɪɾi, ænd hæd ɐbˌaʊt ɡˈɪvən hˌɪm ˌʌp æz ɐ lˈɔst stˈɑːɹ, wˌɛn aɪ bˈɛθɔːt mˌiː ʌv pˈædi, hˌuː hæd hˈiːɾᵻd hɪz ɡˈʌn bˈæɹəl ænd bˈɛnt ɪɾ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐ tɹˈiː sˌoʊ ðæt hiː mˌaɪt biː ˈeɪbəl tə ʃˈuːt ɚɹˈaʊnd kˈɔːɹnɚz.