text_original: There was no gas; the heating was done with coal, the flames of which were made more ac  tive at the required moment with the help of fans. There was no water; we ourselves went, like Rebecca, to draw it at the public fountain, or, like Nausicaa, to wash our utensils by the river bank.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO GAS THE HEATING WAS DONE WITH COAL THE FLAMES OF WHICH WERE MADE MORE ACTIVE AT THE REQUIRED MOMENT WITH THE HELP OF FANS THERE WAS NO WATER WE OURSELVES WENT LIKE REBECCA TO DRAW IT AT THE PUBLIC FOUNTAIN OR LIKE NAUSICAA TO WASH OUR UTENSILS BY THE RIVER BANK
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ɡˈæs; ðə hˈiːɾɪŋ wʌz dˈʌn wɪð kˈoʊl, ðə flˈeɪmz ʌvwˈɪtʃ wɜː mˌeɪd mˈɔːɹ ˌeɪsˈiː tˈaɪv æt ðə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd mˈoʊmənt wɪððə hˈɛlp ʌv fˈænz. ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ wˈɔːɾɚ; wiː aʊɚsˈɛlvz wˈɛnt, lˈaɪk ɹᵻbˈɛkə, tə dɹˈɔː ɪɾ æt ðə pˈʌblɪk fˈaʊntɪn, ɔːɹ, lˈaɪk nˈɔːsɪkˌɑː, tə wˈɑːʃ ˌaʊɚ juːtˈɛnsəlz baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ bˈæŋk.