text_original: Reflecting on what might be the natural destiny of sputum cast on the ground, I con  cluded that it must be in one of three directions. First, it may dry up and, so far as the ova it may contain are concerned, perish. Second, it may be eaten by some animal. Third, it may be washed down by rain or other  wise, and so get into wells or pools of water. I experi  mented in the direction suggested by the last considera  tion.
text_transcription: REFLECTING ON WHAT MIGHT BE THE NATURAL DESTINY OF SPUTUM CAST ON THE GROUND I CONCLUDED THAT IT MUST BE IN ONE OF THREE DIRECTIONS FIRST IT MAY DRY UP AND SO FAR AS THE OVA IT MAY CONTAIN OUR CONCERN PERISH SECOND IT MAY BE EATEN BY SOME ANIMAL THIRD IT MAY BE WASHED DOWN BY RAIN OR OTHERWISE AND SO GET INTO WELLS OR POOLS OF WATER I EXPERIMENTED IN THE DIRECTION SUGGESTED BY THE LAST CONSIDERATION
phonemes: ɹᵻflˈɛktɪŋ ˌɔn wʌt mˌaɪt biː ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl dˈɛstɪni ʌv spjˈuːɾəm kˈæst ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, aɪ kˈɑːn klˈuːdᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt mˈʌst biː ɪn wˈʌn ʌv θɹˈiː dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz. fˈɜːst, ɪt mˈeɪ dɹˈaɪ ˈʌp ænd, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðɪ ˈoʊvə ɪt mˈeɪ kəntˈeɪn ɑːɹ kənsˈɜːnd, pˈɛɹɪʃ. sˈɛkənd, ɪt mˈeɪ biː ˈiːʔn̩ baɪ sˌʌm ˈænɪməl. θˈɜːd, ɪt mˈeɪ biː wˈɑːʃt dˌaʊn baɪ ɹˈeɪn ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ wˈaɪz, ænd sˌoʊ ɡɛt ˌɪntʊ wˈɛlz ɔːɹ pˈuːlz ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ. aɪ ɛkspˈɜːɹi mˈɛntᵻd ɪnðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən sədʒˈɛstᵻd baɪ ðə lˈæst kənsˈɪdɚɹə tɪˈɑːn.