text_original: The Caledonians of the far west were irritated rather than frightened by the long lines of wall and dyke which had been built to shut them in, and their untamed fierceness was enough to make the Roman troops retire before the children of the mist.
text_transcription: THE CALEDONIANS OF THE FAR WEST WERE IRRITATED RATHER THAN FRIGHTENED BY THE LONG LINES OF WALL AND DIKE WHICH HAD BEEN BUILT TO SHUT THEM IN AND THEIR UNTAMED FIERCENESS WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE ROMAN TROOPS RETIRE BEFORE THE CHILDREN OF THE MIST
phonemes: ðə kˌælɪdˈoʊniənz ʌvðə fˈɑːɹ wˈɛst wɜːɹ ˈɪɹᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn fɹˈaɪʔn̩d baɪ ðə lˈɔŋ lˈaɪnz ʌv wˈɔːl ænd dˈaɪk wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn bˈɪlt tə ʃˈʌt ðˌɛm ˈɪn, ænd ðɛɹ ʌntˈeɪmd fˈɪɹsnəs wʌz ɪnˈʌf tə mˌeɪk ðə ɹˈoʊmən tɹˈuːps ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌvðə mˈɪst.