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why be jealous by li po my little boat is made of ebony my flute stops of pure gold water loosens stains from silk

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waɪ bi dʒɛlʌs baɪ li poʊ maɪ lɪtʌl boʊt ɪz meɪd ʌv ɛbʌni maɪ flut stɑps ʌv pjʊɹ ɡoʊld wɔtɜ˞ lusʌnz steɪnz fɹʌm sɪlk

Why be jealous by Li Po? my little boat is made of ebony. My flute stops of pure gold. water loosens stains from silk.

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ten thousand coins he will barter them for wine and we we will drown the sorrow of a thousand generations at the river by li po she gathers lily flowers in the shallow river waters singing as she wades

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tɛn θaʊzʌnd kɔɪnz hi wɪl bɑɹtɜ˞ ðɛm fɔɹ waɪn ʌnd wi wi wɪl dɹaʊn ðʌ sɑɹoʊ ʌv ʌ θaʊzʌnd dʒɛnɜ˞eɪʃʌnz æt ðʌ ɹɪvɜ˞ baɪ li poʊ ʃi ɡæðɜ˞z lɪli flaʊɜ˞z ɪn ðʌ ʃæloʊ ɹɪvɜ˞ wɔtɜ˞z sɪŋɪŋ æz ʃi weɪdz

Ten thousand coins. He will barter them for wine and we, we will drown the sorrow of a thousand generations at the river by Li Po. She gathers lily flowers in the shallow river waters, singing as she wades.

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dare i lack money no let us buy the wine let us drink together i will send my boy with my five colored horse i will send my boy with my wondrous furs worth alone

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dɛɹ aɪ læk mʌni noʊ lɛt ʌs baɪ ðʌ waɪn lɛt ʌs dɹɪŋk tʌɡɛðɜ˞ aɪ wɪl sɛnd maɪ bɔɪ wɪð maɪ faɪv kʌlɜ˞d hɔɹs aɪ wɪl sɛnd maɪ bɔɪ wɪð maɪ wʌndɹʌs fɜ˞z wɜ˞θ ʌloʊn

Dare i lack money? No, let us buy the wine, let us drink together. I will send my boy with my five colored horse. I will send my boy with my wondrous furs- worth alone.

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my grief my melody but the moon a woman's face soon veiled itself with cloud i sailed back to shore i walked away from the waters to the friendly forest but there the trees too turned away from me

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maɪ ɡɹif maɪ mɛlʌdi bʌt ðʌ mun ʌ wʊmʌn'ɛs feɪs sun veɪld ɪtsɛlf wɪð klaʊd aɪ seɪld bæk tu ʃɔɹ aɪ wɔkt ʌweɪ fɹʌm ðʌ wɔtɜ˞z tu ðʌ fɹɛndli fɔɹʌst bʌt ðɛɹ ðʌ tɹiz tu tɜ˞nd ʌweɪ fɹʌm mi

My grief, my melody. But the moon, a woman's face- soon veiled itself with cloud. I sailed back to shore. I walked away from the waters to the friendly forest, but there the trees too turned away from me.

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here sit i on a hard wood box stenciled black with the name of a seller of sugar this table is so dirty even if i had food i could not eat it here

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hiɹ sɪt aɪ ɑn ʌ hɑɹd wʊd bɑks stɛnsɪld blæk wɪð ðʌ neɪm ʌv ʌ sɛlɜ˞ ʌv ʃʊɡɜ˞ ðɪs teɪbʌl ɪz soʊ dɜ˞ti ivɪn ɪf aɪ hæd fud aɪ kʊd nɑt it ɪt hiɹ

Here sit i on a hard wood box stenciled black with the name of a seller of sugar. this table is so dirty. Even if i had food i could not eat it here.

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they say prince ch'en at his great ping yueh temple feast paid ten thousand coins for wine so everyone could have enough now that i give the feast

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ðeɪ seɪ pɹɪns 'ɛn æt hɪz ɡɹeɪt pɪŋ tɛmpʌl fist peɪd tɛn θaʊzʌnd kɔɪnz fɔɹ waɪn soʊ ɛvɹiwʌn kʊd hæv ɪnʌf naʊ ðæt aɪ ɡɪv ðʌ fist

They say, Prince Ch'en, at his great Ping Yueh Temple feast paid ten thousand coins for wine, so everyone could have enough. Now that i give the feast,

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troubled waters by li po the autumn moon is dancing in the green waters of lake nan-hou now the sound of my oars has troubled the love-song of white water-lilies singing to the moon

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tɹʌbʌld wɔtɜ˞z baɪ li poʊ ðʌ ɔtʌm mun ɪz dænsɪŋ ɪn ðʌ ɡɹin wɔtɜ˞z ʌv leɪk næn-hu naʊ ðʌ saʊnd ʌv maɪ ɔɹz hæz tɹʌbʌld ðʌ lʌv-sɔŋ ʌv waɪt wɔtɜ˞-lɪliz sɪŋɪŋ tu ðʌ mun

Troubled waters by Li Po. The autumn moon is dancing in the green waters of Lake Nan-hou. now the sound of my oars has troubled the love-song of white water-lilies singing to the moon.

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there we gazed at the round moon and listened to the windy pines suddenly we heard music a sad song coming on the wind there was a singer in a boat

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ðɛɹ wi ɡeɪzd æt ðʌ ɹaʊnd mun ʌnd lɪsʌnd tu ðʌ wɪndi paɪnz sʌdʌnli wi hɜ˞d mjuzɪk ʌ sæd sɔŋ kʌmɪŋ ɑn ðʌ waɪnd ðɛɹ wɑz ʌ sɪŋɜ˞ ɪn ʌ boʊt

There we gazed at the round moon and listened to the windy pines. Suddenly we heard music, a sad song, coming on the wind. there was a singer in a boat.

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wine loosens sadness from the heart with gold wine a graceful boat and a sweet girl's love why be jealous of mere gods

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waɪn lusʌnz sædnʌs fɹʌm ðʌ hɑɹt wɪð ɡoʊld waɪn ʌ ɡɹeɪsfʌl boʊt ʌnd ʌ swit ɡɜ˞l'ɛs lʌv waɪ bi dʒɛlʌs ʌv mɪɹ ɡɑdz

Wine loosens sadness from the heart. with gold wine, a graceful boat and a sweet girl's love. Why be jealous of mere gods?

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then how can i write of wine sprinkled with violets so you may drink with delight how can i promise i will decorate your blue dress with glittering emerald jewels how can i offer you the perfect pear of golden amber

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ðɛn haʊ kæn aɪ ɹaɪt ʌv waɪn spɹɪŋkʌld wɪð vaɪʌlʌts soʊ ju meɪ dɹɪŋk wɪð dɪlaɪt haʊ kæn aɪ pɹɑmʌs aɪ wɪl dɛkɜ˞eɪt jɔɹ blu dɹɛs wɪð ɡlɪtɜ˞ɪŋ ɛmɹʌld dʒuʌlz haʊ kæn aɪ ɔfɜ˞ ju ðʌ pɜ˞fɛkt pɛɹ ʌv ɡoʊldʌn æmbɜ˞

Then how can i write of wine sprinkled with violets so you may drink with delight? how can i promise i will decorate your blue dress with glittering emerald jewels? How can i offer you the perfect pear of golden amber?

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the meats and the dancing and the music are not my desire my only desire is to be drunk for ever and ever and never wake again scholars and saints are forgotten soon but great drunkards are immortal

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ðʌ mits ʌnd ðʌ dænsɪŋ ʌnd ðʌ mjuzɪk ɑɹ nɑt maɪ dɪzaɪɜ˞ maɪ oʊnli dɪzaɪɜ˞ ɪz tu bi dɹʌŋk fɔɹ ɛvɜ˞ ʌnd ɛvɜ˞ ʌnd nɛvɜ˞ weɪk ʌɡɛn skɑlɜ˞z ʌnd seɪnts ɑɹ fɜ˞ɡɑtʌn sun bʌt ɡɹeɪt dɹʌŋkɜ˞dz ɑɹ ɪmɔɹtʌl

The meats and the dancing and the music are not my desire. My only desire is to be drunk for ever and ever and never wake again. Scholars and saints are forgotten soon, but great drunkards are immortal.

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now my fierce tiger friend has crashed into a trap it is fine to face fate nobly but if my brave comrade is in danger what pleasure can i find in being free and happy

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naʊ maɪ fɪɹs taɪɡɜ˞ fɹɛnd hæz kɹæʃt ɪntu ʌ tɹæp ɪt ɪz faɪn tu feɪs feɪt nɑbli bʌt ɪf maɪ bɹeɪv kɑmɹæd ɪz ɪn deɪndʒɜ˞ wʌt plɛʒɜ˞ kæn aɪ faɪnd ɪn biɪŋ fɹi ʌnd hæpi

Now my fierce tiger friend has crashed into a trap. It is fine to face fate nobly, but if my brave comrade is in danger, what pleasure can i find in being free and happy?

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be careful by anonymous take care be fearful night and day look sharp we do not stumble on mountains but on clods and fall

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bi kɛɹfʌl baɪ ʌnɑnʌmʌs teɪk kɛɹ bi fɪɹfʌl naɪt ʌnd deɪ lʊk ʃɑɹp wi du nɑt stʌmbʌl ɑn maʊntʌnz bʌt ɑn ʌnd fɔl

Be careful by anonymous. take care, be fearful night and day. Look sharp. We do not stumble on mountains, but on clods and fall.

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i sit on the stone fortress wall there winds bring scent of almond blossoms from trees beyond my sight

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aɪ sɪt ɑn ðʌ stoʊn fɔɹtɹʌs wɔl ðɛɹ wɪndz bɹɪŋ sɛnt ʌv ɑmʌnd blɑsʌmz fɹʌm tɹiz bɪɑnd maɪ saɪt

I sit on the stone fortress wall. there winds bring scent of almond blossoms from trees beyond my sight.

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i built my little house right in the city but i never hear horse or carriage do you wonder how this can be because a soul unattached creates its own sweet solitude

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aɪ bɪlt maɪ lɪtʌl haʊs ɹaɪt ɪn ðʌ sɪti bʌt aɪ nɛvɜ˞ hiɹ hɔɹs ɔɹ kæɹɪdʒ du ju wʌndɜ˞ haʊ ðɪs kæn bi bɪkɔz ʌ soʊl ʌnʌtætʃt kɹieɪts ɪts oʊn swit sɑlʌtud

I built my little house right in the city, but i never hear horse or carriage. do you wonder how this can be? Because a soul unattached creates its own sweet solitude.

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bare feet sticking through the blanket rain came through the roof till there was not a dry inch in bed like strings of wax the rain hung down all these disasters of war hang down and keep us from peaceful rest

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bɛɹ fit stɪkɪŋ θɹu ðʌ blæŋkʌt ɹeɪn keɪm θɹu ðʌ ɹuf tɪl ðɛɹ wɑz nɑt ʌ dɹaɪ ɪntʃ ɪn bɛd laɪk stɹɪŋz ʌv wæks ðʌ ɹeɪn hʌŋ daʊn ɔl ðiz dɪzæstɜ˞z ʌv wɔɹ hæŋ daʊn ʌnd kip ʌs fɹʌm pisfʌl ɹɛst

Bare feet sticking through the blanket. rain came through the roof till there was not a dry inch in bed, like strings of wax, the rain hung down. All these disasters of war hang down and keep us from peaceful rest.

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musicians played about me i looked out on gardens with path of coral pebbles now prisoner in this cold fortress i hear only frightening calls from the watchman silly cries from monkeys playing on bare rocks in moonlight

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mjuzɪʃʌnz pleɪd ʌbaʊt mi aɪ lʊkt aʊt ɑn ɡɑɹdʌnz wɪð pæθ ʌv kɔɹʌl pɛbʌlz naʊ pɹɪzʌnɜ˞ ɪn ðɪs koʊld fɔɹtɹʌs aɪ hiɹ oʊnli fɹaɪtʌnɪŋ kɔlz fɹʌm ðʌ wɑtʃmʌn sɪli kɹaɪz fɹʌm mʌŋkiz pleɪɪŋ ɑn bɛɹ ɹɑks ɪn munlaɪt

Musicians played about me. I looked out on gardens with path of coral pebbles. now prisoner in this cold fortress, i hear only frightening calls from the watchman, silly cries from monkeys playing on bare rocks in moonlight.

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she wears a dress of pink and a dress of yellow her basket bears a little twist of silk on the south road the governor of the province calls to his men to stop the horses ask that pretty one her name find out her age for me

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ʃi wɛɹz ʌ dɹɛs ʌv pɪŋk ʌnd ʌ dɹɛs ʌv jɛloʊ hɜ˞ bæskʌt bɛɹz ʌ lɪtʌl twɪst ʌv sɪlk ɑn ðʌ saʊθ ɹoʊd ðʌ ɡʌvɜ˞nɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ pɹɑvʌns kɔlz tu hɪz mɛn tu stɑp ðʌ hɔɹsʌz æsk ðæt pɹɪti wʌn hɜ˞ neɪm faɪnd aʊt hɜ˞ eɪdʒ fɔɹ mi

She wears a dress of pink and a dress of yellow. Her basket bears a little twist of silk. on the south road, the governor of the province calls to his men to stop the horses. Ask that pretty one her name, find out her age for me.

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i pick chrysanthemums under the hedge to the east gaze at the mountain rising to the south breathe high western air at sunset watch the birds fly north these things hold hidden truths

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aɪ pɪk kɹɪsænθʌmʌmz ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ hɛdʒ tu ðʌ ist ɡeɪz æt ðʌ maʊntʌn ɹaɪzɪŋ tu ðʌ saʊθ bɹið haɪ wɛstɜ˞n ɛɹ æt sʌnsɛt wɑtʃ ðʌ bɜ˞dz flaɪ nɔɹθ ðiz θɪŋz hoʊld hɪdʌn tɹuθs

I pick chrysanthemums under the hedge to the east, gaze at the mountain rising to the south, breathe high western air at sunset, watch the birds fly north. These things hold hidden truths.

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faded narcissus floating down the river to tienouan if you see there a young girl dreaming under a cinnamon tree that has blossomed twice since we embraced tell her i smell a fresh carnation to remember her perfume

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feɪdʌd nɑɹsɪsʌs floʊtɪŋ daʊn ðʌ ɹɪvɜ˞ tu ɪf ju si ðɛɹ ʌ jʌŋ ɡɜ˞l dɹimɪŋ ʌndɜ˞ ʌ sɪnʌmʌn tɹi ðæt hæz blɑsʌmd twaɪs sɪns wi ɛmbɹeɪst tɛl hɜ˞ aɪ smɛl ʌ fɹɛʃ kɑɹneɪʃʌn tu ɹɪmɛmbɜ˞ hɜ˞ pɜ˞fjum

Faded narcissus floating down the river to Tienouan. If you see there a young girl dreaming under a cinnamon tree that has blossomed twice since we embraced, tell her i smell a fresh carnation to remember her perfume.

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to the hermit cheng by po chu-i i hear you have come here to live for good here by the lonely gate among the burial mounds enclosed by tall bamboo groves

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tu ðʌ hɜ˞mʌt tʃɛŋ baɪ poʊ tʃu-aɪ aɪ hiɹ ju hæv kʌm hiɹ tu laɪv fɔɹ ɡʊd hiɹ baɪ ðʌ loʊnli ɡeɪt ʌmʌŋ ðʌ bɛɹiʌl maʊndz ɛnkloʊzd baɪ tɔl bæmbu ɡɹoʊvz

To the Hermit Cheng by Po Chu-i. I hear you have come here to live for good, here, by the lonely gate, among the burial mounds enclosed by tall bamboo groves.

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join the spokes together to make a wheel a wheel is full of openness nonbeing but it is necessary spin wet clay to shape a cooking pot a cooking pot is empty full of nonbeing but it is necessary

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dʒɔɪn ðʌ spoʊks tʌɡɛðɜ˞ tu meɪk ʌ wil ʌ wil ɪz fʊl ʌv oʊpʌnnʌs bʌt ɪt ɪz nɛsʌsɛɹi spɪn wɛt kleɪ tu ʃeɪp ʌ kʊkɪŋ pɑt ʌ kʊkɪŋ pɑt ɪz ɛmpti fʊl ʌv bʌt ɪt ɪz nɛsʌsɛɹi

Join the spokes together to make a wheel. A wheel is full of openness, nonbeing, but it is necessary. Spin wet clay to shape a cooking pot. A cooking pot is empty, full of nonbeing, but it is necessary.

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the maiden lo fo by anonymous going to gather leaves lo fo puts up her gleaming hair she puts a pearl in each pearl ear

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ðʌ meɪdʌn loʊ baɪ ʌnɑnʌmʌs ɡoʊɪŋ tu ɡæðɜ˞ livz loʊ pʊts ʌp hɜ˞ ɡlimɪŋ hɛɹ ʃi pʊts ʌ pɜ˞l ɪn itʃ pɜ˞l iɹ

The maiden Lo Fo by Anonymous going to gather leaves Lo Fo puts up her gleaming hair. She puts a pearl in each pearl ear.

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leaves have drifted against the doors longing for that lost sweet girl i wonder how to lull my aching heart to rest

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livz hæv dɹɪftʌd ʌɡɛnst ðʌ dɔɹz lɔŋɪŋ fɔɹ ðæt lɔst swit ɡɜ˞l aɪ wʌndɜ˞ haʊ tu lʌl maɪ eɪkɪŋ hɑɹt tu ɹɛst

Leaves have drifted against the doors, longing for that lost sweet girl. I wonder how to lull my aching heart to rest.

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we rode together through the country a pair of prancing peacocks our jeweled long swords shining in the sun our tall headdresses scarlet and our precious furs worth thousands we were guests of all five orders of nobility

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wi ɹoʊd tʌɡɛðɜ˞ θɹu ðʌ kʌntɹi ʌ pɛɹ ʌv pɹænsɪŋ pikɑks aʊɜ˞ lɔŋ sɔɹdz ʃaɪnɪŋ ɪn ðʌ sʌn aʊɜ˞ tɔl hɛddɹɛsʌz skɑɹlʌt ʌnd aʊɜ˞ pɹɛʃʌs fɜ˞z wɜ˞θ θaʊzʌndz wi wɜ˞ ɡɛsts ʌv ɔl faɪv ɔɹdɜ˞z ʌv noʊbɪlʌti

We rode together through the country: a pair of prancing peacocks, our jeweled long swords shining in the sun, our tall headdresses scarlet and our precious furs worth thousands. We were guests of all five orders of nobility.

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as it drew near us we saw a woman white as snow singing and crying too leaning on the mast my companions asked her why she wept

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æz ɪt dɹu nɪɹ ʌs wi sɔ ʌ wʊmʌn waɪt æz snoʊ sɪŋɪŋ ʌnd kɹaɪɪŋ tu linɪŋ ɑn ðʌ mæst maɪ kʌmpænjʌnz æskt hɜ˞ waɪ ʃi wɛpt

As it drew near us, we saw a woman, white as snow, singing and crying too, leaning on the mast. my companions asked her why she wept.

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said lofo in the countryside of tsin there lives a girl named lofo she is not twenty yet but neither is she a child for she has passed sixteen the governor hesitates ask the lovely maiden if she wishes to come with me in my chariot

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sɛd ɪn ðʌ kʌntɹisaɪd ʌv ðɛɹ lɪvz ʌ ɡɜ˞l neɪmd ʃi ɪz nɑt twɛnti jɛt bʌt niðɜ˞ ɪz ʃi ʌ tʃaɪld fɔɹ ʃi hæz pæst sɪkstin ðʌ ɡʌvɜ˞nɜ˞ hɛzʌteɪts æsk ðʌ lʌvli meɪdʌn ɪf ʃi wɪʃɪz tu kʌm wɪð mi ɪn maɪ tʃɛɹiʌt

Said Lofo. In the countryside of Tsin there lives a girl named Lofo. she is not twenty yet, but neither is she a child, for she has passed sixteen. The governor hesitates. Ask the lovely maiden if she wishes to come with me in my chariot.

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at hsien yu temple by po chu-i the tall crane walked out of the pool and stood on the flight of steps the moon danced out of the pool and entered the open door

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æt ju tɛmpʌl baɪ poʊ tʃu-aɪ ðʌ tɔl kɹeɪn wɔkt aʊt ʌv ðʌ pul ʌnd stʊd ɑn ðʌ flaɪt ʌv stɛps ðʌ mun dænst aʊt ʌv ðʌ pul ʌnd ɛntɜ˞d ðʌ oʊpʌn dɔɹ

At Hsien Yu Temple by Po Chu-i. The tall crane walked out of the pool and stood on the flight of steps. The moon danced out of the pool and entered the open door.

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our world cares only for unenchanted things young girls of old by wang chong lin in a tiny grove with flowers everywhere young girls of days gone by sit looking in their mirrors they say

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aʊɜ˞ wɜ˞ld kɛɹz oʊnli fɔɹ θɪŋz jʌŋ ɡɜ˞lz ʌv oʊld baɪ wæŋ tʃɔŋ lɪn ɪn ʌ taɪni ɡɹoʊv wɪð flaʊɜ˞z ɛvɹiwɛɹ jʌŋ ɡɜ˞lz ʌv deɪz ɡɔn baɪ sɪt lʊkɪŋ ɪn ðɛɹ mɪɹɜ˞z ðeɪ seɪ

Our world cares only for unenchanted things. Young girls of old by Wang Chong Lin. In a tiny grove with flowers everywhere, young girls of days gone by sit looking in their mirrors. They say:

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fear shakes me my guts are emptied of courage if only i could see the lights of the capital but all i can see are stars above it

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fɪɹ ʃeɪks mi maɪ ɡʌts ɑɹ ɛmptid ʌv kɜ˞ʌdʒ ɪf oʊnli aɪ kʊd si ðʌ laɪts ʌv ðʌ kæpʌtʌl bʌt ɔl aɪ kæn si ɑɹ stɑɹz ʌbʌv ɪt

Fear shakes me. My guts are emptied of courage. if only i could see the lights of the capital, but all i can see are stars above it.

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the friends by li po you rode a yellow horse i rode a white one horses two colors but our boyish hearts were one

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ðʌ fɹɛndz baɪ li poʊ ju ɹoʊd ʌ jɛloʊ hɔɹs aɪ ɹoʊd ʌ waɪt wʌn hɔɹsʌz tu kʌlɜ˞z bʌt aʊɜ˞ bɔɪɪʃ hɑɹts wɜ˞ wʌn

The friends by Li Po. You rode a yellow horse, i rode a white one. Horses, two colors, but our boyish hearts were one.

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you called for poems about twilight each twilight now brings memories of the soft blue dress you wore that day in the palace when you read and judged them

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ju kɔld fɔɹ poʊʌmz ʌbaʊt twaɪlaɪt itʃ twaɪlaɪt naʊ bɹɪŋz mɛmɜ˞iz ʌv ðʌ sɑft blu dɹɛs ju wɔɹ ðæt deɪ ɪn ðʌ pælʌs wɛn ju ɹɛd ʌnd dʒʌdʒd ðɛm

You called for poems about twilight. Each twilight now brings memories of the soft blue dress you wore that day in the palace when you read and judged them.

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the evening clouds are gathering again and the sky widens to the south it is an old story parting from a lover is full of pain and it is all the worse in rainy autumn tonight when i grow sober after all this wine where will you be

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ðʌ ivnɪŋ klaʊdz ɑɹ ɡæðɜ˞ɪŋ ʌɡɛn ʌnd ðʌ skaɪ waɪdʌnz tu ðʌ saʊθ ɪt ɪz æn oʊld stɔɹi pɑɹtɪŋ fɹʌm ʌ lʌvɜ˞ ɪz fʊl ʌv peɪn ʌnd ɪt ɪz ɔl ðʌ wɜ˞s ɪn ɹeɪni ɔtʌm tʌnaɪt wɛn aɪ ɡɹoʊ soʊbɜ˞ æftɜ˞ ɔl ðɪs waɪn wɛɹ wɪl ju bi

The evening, clouds are gathering again and the sky widens to the south. It is an old story: parting from a lover is full of pain, and it is all the worse in rainy autumn. tonight, when i grow sober after all this wine, where will you be?

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i think you are sincere i think you are honorable therefore i have put your pearls against my robe and i have looked at them and smiled but take them now again

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aɪ θɪŋk ju ɑɹ sɪnsɪɹ aɪ θɪŋk ju ɑɹ ɑnɜ˞ʌbʌl ðɛɹfɔɹ aɪ hæv pʊt jɔɹ pɜ˞lz ʌɡɛnst maɪ ɹoʊb ʌnd aɪ hæv lʊkt æt ðɛm ʌnd smaɪld bʌt teɪk ðɛm naʊ ʌɡɛn

I think you are sincere, i think you are honorable. therefore, i have put your pearls against my robe and i have looked at them and smiled, but take them now again.

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you who foolishly ran off with that penniless boy who mended his clothes with patches from your old clothes brought from home and i teased you for your gold hairpins so we could trade for wine and we drank it with our dinners berries and herbs picked cheap in the field

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ju hu fulɪʃli ɹæn ɔf wɪð ðæt pɛnilʌs bɔɪ hu mɛndɪd hɪz kloʊðz wɪð pætʃʌz fɹʌm jɔɹ oʊld kloʊðz bɹɔt fɹʌm hoʊm ʌnd aɪ tizd ju fɔɹ jɔɹ ɡoʊld soʊ wi kʊd tɹeɪd fɔɹ waɪn ʌnd wi dɹæŋk ɪt wɪð aʊɜ˞ dɪnɜ˞z bɛɹiz ʌnd ɜ˞bz pɪkt tʃip ɪn ðʌ fild

You who foolishly ran off with that penniless boy who mended his clothes with patches from your old clothes brought from home. And i teased you for your gold hairpins so we could trade for wine and we drank it with our dinners. Berries and herbs picked cheap in the field.

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if mine was judged the best you see there was a vision of you a vision in blue veils in the blue dawn when i could not sleep so i got up from bed and wrote the poem for you

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ɪf maɪn wɑz dʒʌdʒd ðʌ bɛst ju si ðɛɹ wɑz ʌ vɪʒʌn ʌv ju ʌ vɪʒʌn ɪn blu veɪlz ɪn ðʌ blu dɔn wɛn aɪ kʊd nɑt slip soʊ aɪ ɡɑt ʌp fɹʌm bɛd ʌnd ɹoʊt ðʌ poʊʌm fɔɹ ju

If mine was judged the best. You see, there was a vision of you, a vision in blue veils, in the blue dawn, when i could not sleep. So i got up from bed and wrote the poem for you.

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which are not due to appear till april or may of the following year it is wonderful also how long life can be sustained by these creatures in the full-fed larva condition

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wɪtʃ ɑɹ nɑt du tu ʌpɪɹ tɪl eɪpɹʌl ɔɹ meɪ ʌv ðʌ fɑloʊɪŋ jɪɹ ɪt ɪz wʌndɜ˞fʌl ɔlsoʊ haʊ lɔŋ laɪf kæn bi sʌsteɪnd baɪ ðiz kɹitʃɜ˞z ɪn ðʌ fʊl-fɛd lɑɹvʌ kʌndɪʃʌn

Which are not due to appear till April or May of the following year. It is wonderful also how long life can be sustained by these creatures in the full-fed larva condition.

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and only shows itself when the final skin is shed of course some caterpillars spin a cocoon over themselves before they change their skin but then the true chrysalis is found inside the cocoon a curious fact connected with the change from the nymph to the perfect insect

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ʌnd oʊnli ʃoʊz ɪtsɛlf wɛn ðʌ faɪnʌl skɪn ɪz ʃɛd ʌv kɔɹs sʌm kætʌpɪlɜ˞z spɪn ʌ kʌkun oʊvɜ˞ ðɛmsɛlvz bɪfɔɹ ðeɪ tʃeɪndʒ ðɛɹ skɪn bʌt ðɛn ðʌ tɹu kɹɪsʌlɪs ɪz faʊnd ɪnsaɪd ðʌ kʌkun ʌ kjʊɹiʌs fækt kʌnɛktɪd wɪð ðʌ tʃeɪndʒ fɹʌm ðʌ nɪmf tu ðʌ pɜ˞fɛkt ɪnsɛkt

And only shows itself when the final skin is shed. Of course, some caterpillars spin a cocoon over themselves before they change their skin, but then the true chrysalis is found inside the cocoon, a curious fact connected with the change from the nymph to the perfect insect.

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in this respect being quite different from worm casts which are formed of wet mould and the particles of which cling together sometimes causing considerable alarm as to the possible effect on the lawn

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ɪn ðɪs ɹɪspɛkt biɪŋ kwaɪt dɪfɜ˞ʌnt fɹʌm wɜ˞m kæsts wɪtʃ ɑɹ fɔɹmd ʌv wɛt moʊld ʌnd ðʌ pɑɹtʌkʌlz ʌv wɪtʃ klɪŋ tʌɡɛðɜ˞ sʌmtaɪmz kɑzɪŋ kʌnsɪdɜ˞ʌbʌl ʌlɑɹm æz tu ðʌ pɑsʌbʌl ɪfɛkt ɑn ðʌ lɔn

In this respect being quite different from worm casts, which are formed of wet mould and the particles of which cling together, sometimes causing considerable alarm as to the possible effect on the lawn.

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many people know the little red bee which for some apparently unaccountable reason suddenly appears in myriads on their lawn or gravel path throwing up little mounds of finely powdered earth

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mɛni pipʌl noʊ ðʌ lɪtʌl ɹɛd bi wɪtʃ fɔɹ sʌm ʌpɛɹʌntli ʌnʌkaʊntʌbʌl ɹizʌn sʌdʌnli ʌpɪɹz ɪn ɑn ðɛɹ lɔn ɔɹ ɡɹævʌl pæθ θɹoʊɪŋ ʌp lɪtʌl maʊndz ʌv faɪnli paʊdɜ˞d ɜ˞θ

Many people know the little red bee which, for some apparently unaccountable reason, suddenly appears in myriads on their lawn or gravel path, throwing up little mounds of finely powdered earth.

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is that this takes place sometimes as early as august in the year preceding their appearance so that the cells dug up in august may contain fully fledged insects

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ɪz ðæt ðɪs teɪks pleɪs sʌmtaɪmz æz ɜ˞li æz ɑɡʌst ɪn ðʌ jɪɹ pɹisidɪŋ ðɛɹ ʌpɪɹʌns soʊ ðæt ðʌ sɛlz dʌɡ ʌp ɪn ɑɡʌst meɪ kʌnteɪn fʊli flɛdʒd ɪnsɛkts

Is that this takes place sometimes as early as August in the year preceding their appearance, so that the cells dug up in August may contain fully fledged insects.

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people are often misled into the idea that the caterpillar forms the chrysalis over its former self whereas the chrysalis has been all the time forming inside the caterpillar

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pipʌl ɑɹ ɔfʌn mɪslɛd ɪntu ðʌ aɪdiʌ ðæt ðʌ kætʌpɪlɜ˞ fɔɹmz ðʌ kɹɪsʌlɪs oʊvɜ˞ ɪts fɔɹmɜ˞ sɛlf wɛɹæz ðʌ kɹɪsʌlɪs hæz bɪn ɔl ðʌ taɪm fɔɹmɪŋ ɪnsaɪd ðʌ kætʌpɪlɜ˞

People are often misled into the idea that the caterpillar forms the chrysalis over its former self, whereas the chrysalis has been all the time forming inside the caterpillar.

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had rather shrunk up and had not changed into nymphs these i left in the stems covering them up again and they appeared as perfect insects in the may of the following year

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hæd ɹæðɜ˞ ʃɹʌŋk ʌp ʌnd hæd nɑt tʃeɪndʒd ɪntu nɪmfs ðiz aɪ lɛft ɪn ðʌ stɛmz kʌvɜ˞ɪŋ ðɛm ʌp ʌɡɛn ʌnd ðeɪ ʌpɪɹd æz pɜ˞fɛkt ɪnsɛkts ɪn ðʌ meɪ ʌv ðʌ fɑloʊɪŋ jɪɹ

Had rather shrunk up and had not changed into nymphs. these i left in the stems, covering them up again, and they appeared as perfect insects in the May of the following year.

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the account given of the nesting habits of the above andrena of our lawns et cetera it's more or less true of nearly all the solitary bees

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ðʌ ʌkaʊnt ɡɪvʌn ʌv ðʌ nɛstɪŋ hæbʌts ʌv ðʌ ʌbʌv ʌv aʊɜ˞ lɔnz ɛt sɛtɜ˞ʌ ɪt'ɛs mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs tɹu ʌv nɪɹli ɔl ðʌ sɑlʌtɛɹi biz

The account given of the nesting habits of the above andrena, of our lawns, et cetera. It's more or less true of nearly all the solitary bees.

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their methods vary some burrow in the ground some in old wood some in snail shells some in bramble stems or straws or the hollow stems of various plants some in holes or crevices in walls etcetera and their methods of building their cells

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ðɛɹ mɛθʌdz vɛɹi sʌm bɜ˞oʊ ɪn ðʌ ɡɹaʊnd sʌm ɪn oʊld wʊd sʌm ɪn sneɪl ʃɛlz sʌm ɪn bɹæmbʌl stɛmz ɔɹ stɹɔz ɔɹ ðʌ hɑloʊ stɛmz ʌv vɛɹiʌs plænts sʌm ɪn hoʊlz ɔɹ kɹɛvʌsɪz ɪn wɔlz ɛtsɛtɜ˞ʌ ʌnd ðɛɹ mɛθʌdz ʌv bɪldɪŋ ðɛɹ sɛlz

Their methods vary: some burrow in the ground, some in old wood, some in snail shells, some in bramble stems or straws or the hollow stems of various plants, some in holes or crevices in walls, etcetera. and their methods of building their cells.

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some years ago i collected a number of pierced bramble stems in order to breed out some of the small sandwasps which nest in them on opening them in may when the perfect insects are generally ready to appear i found that several of the larvae

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sʌm jɪɹz ʌɡoʊ aɪ kʌlɛktʌd ʌ nʌmbɜ˞ ʌv pɪɹst bɹæmbʌl stɛmz ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ tu bɹid aʊt sʌm ʌv ðʌ smɔl wɪtʃ nɛst ɪn ðɛm ɑn oʊpʌnɪŋ ðɛm ɪn meɪ wɛn ðʌ pɜ˞fɛkt ɪnsɛkts ɑɹ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌli ɹɛdi tu ʌpɪɹ aɪ faʊnd ðæt sɛvɹʌl ʌv ðʌ lɑɹvi

Some years ago, i collected a number of pierced bramble stems in order to breed out some of the small sandwasps which nest in them. on opening them in may, when the perfect insects are generally ready to appear, i found that several of the larvae

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vary exceedingly all of these are of great interest and some display an ingenuity which is quite surprising of these special nesting habits

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vɛɹi ɪksidɪŋli ɔl ʌv ðiz ɑɹ ʌv ɡɹeɪt ɪntɹʌst ʌnd sʌm dɪspleɪ æn ɪndʒʌnuʌti wɪtʃ ɪz kwaɪt sɜ˞pɹaɪzɪŋ ʌv ðiz spɛʃʌl nɛstɪŋ hæbʌts

Vary exceedingly. All of these are of great interest and some display an ingenuity which is quite surprising of these special nesting habits.

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these have hatched out from burrows made by their parents in the previous year the mouths of which have been filled up with earth and therefore are quite invincible till the newly fledged bees

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ðiz hæv hætʃt aʊt fɹʌm bɜ˞oʊz meɪd baɪ ðɛɹ pɛɹʌnts ɪn ðʌ pɹiviʌs jɪɹ ðʌ maʊðz ʌv wɪtʃ hæv bɪn fɪld ʌp wɪð ɜ˞θ ʌnd ðɛɹfɔɹ ɑɹ kwaɪt ɪnvɪnsʌbʌl tɪl ðʌ nuli flɛdʒd biz

These have hatched out from burrows made by their parents in the previous year, the mouths of which have been filled up with earth and therefore are quite invincible till the newly fledged bees.

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but the female after having undertaken the duties of maternity hibernates for example goes back into a burrow and lives there till the next spring the males dying off before the winter in the spring the female wakes up and does the necessary work for the future brood

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bʌt ðʌ fimeɪl æftɜ˞ hævɪŋ ʌndɜ˞teɪkʌn ðʌ dutiz ʌv mʌtɜ˞nɪti fɔɹ ɪɡzæmpʌl ɡoʊz bæk ɪntu ʌ bɜ˞oʊ ʌnd lɪvz ðɛɹ tɪl ðʌ nɛkst spɹɪŋ ðʌ meɪlz daɪɪŋ ɔf bɪfɔɹ ðʌ wɪntɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ spɹɪŋ ðʌ fimeɪl weɪks ʌp ʌnd dʌz ðʌ nɛsʌsɛɹi wɜ˞k fɔɹ ðʌ fjutʃɜ˞ bɹud

But the female, after having undertaken the duties of maternity, hibernates, for example, goes back into a burrow and lives there till the next spring, the males dying off before the winter. In the spring the female wakes up and does the necessary work for the future brood.

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some of the most striking will be mentioned later on before leaving these general remarks on the solitary bees the habits of two genera must be specially noticed as they differ in an essential point from those of the others

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sʌm ʌv ðʌ moʊst stɹaɪkɪŋ wɪl bi mɛnʃʌnd leɪtɜ˞ ɑn bɪfɔɹ livɪŋ ðiz dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl ɹɪmɑɹks ɑn ðʌ sɑlʌtɛɹi biz ðʌ hæbʌts ʌv tu dʒɛnɜ˞ʌ mʌst bi spɛʃʌli noʊtʌst æz ðeɪ dɪfɜ˞ ɪn æn ɛsɛnʃʌl pɔɪnt fɹʌm ðoʊz ʌv ðʌ ʌðɜ˞z

Some of the most striking will be mentioned later on. Before leaving these general remarks on the solitary bees, the habits of two genera must be specially noticed, as they differ in an essential point from those of the others.

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just as any ordinary spring bee would but there are no attendant males the duties of that sex having been performed in the autumn the larvae contained in these burrows hatch out after midsummer and therefore never spend a winter in the ground

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dʒʌst æz ɛni ɔɹdʌnɛɹi spɹɪŋ bi wʊd bʌt ðɛɹ ɑɹ noʊ ʌtɛndʌnt meɪlz ðʌ dutiz ʌv ðæt sɛks hævɪŋ bɪn pɜ˞fɔɹmd ɪn ðʌ ɔtʌm ðʌ lɑɹvi kʌnteɪnd ɪn ðiz bɜ˞oʊz hætʃ aʊt æftɜ˞ mɪdsʌmɜ˞ ʌnd ðɛɹfɔɹ nɛvɜ˞ spɛnd ʌ wɪntɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ ɡɹaʊnd

Just as any ordinary spring bee would, but there are no attendant males. The duties of that sex having been performed in the autumn, the larvae contained in these burrows hatch out after midsummer, and therefore never spend a winter in the ground.

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these are known to entomologists under the names of halictus and sphecodes in most species of these the males and females of the new brood are not hatched out until after midsummer and no work is done for the provisioning of new burrows that autumn

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ðiz ɑɹ noʊn tu ɛntʌmɑlʌdʒʌsts ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ neɪmz ʌv ʌnd ɪn moʊst spiʃiz ʌv ðiz ðʌ meɪlz ʌnd fimeɪlz ʌv ðʌ nu bɹud ɑɹ nɑt hætʃt aʊt ʌntɪl æftɜ˞ mɪdsʌmɜ˞ ʌnd noʊ wɜ˞k ɪz dʌn fɔɹ ðʌ pɹʌvɪʒʌnɪŋ ʌv nu bɜ˞oʊz ðæt ɔtʌm

These are known to entomologists under the names of Halictus and sphecodes. in most species of these, the males and females of the new brood are not hatched out until after midsummer, and no work is done for the provisioning of new burrows that autumn.

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in this respect they resemble the social bees and wasps about which more hereafter in the meanwhile a few words must be said about the cuckoos or inquilines which are perhaps the most interesting creatures of all

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ɪn ðɪs ɹɪspɛkt ðeɪ ɹɪzɛmbʌl ðʌ soʊʃʌl biz ʌnd wɑsps ʌbaʊt wɪtʃ mɔɹ hɪɹæftɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ minwaɪl ʌ fju wɜ˞dz mʌst bi sɛd ʌbaʊt ðʌ kukuz ɔɹ wɪtʃ ɑɹ pɜ˞hæps ðʌ moʊst ɪntɹʌstɪŋ kɹitʃɜ˞z ʌv ɔl

In this respect they resemble the social bees and wasps about which more hereafter. In the meanwhile, a few words must be said about the cuckoos, or inquilines, which are perhaps the most interesting creatures of all.

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gnaw their way out they in their turn are now making fresh burrows for their own broods possibly they infested someone else lawn the year before or were only in comparatively small numbers on the lawn

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nɔ ðɛɹ weɪ aʊt ðeɪ ɪn ðɛɹ tɜ˞n ɑɹ naʊ meɪkɪŋ fɹɛʃ bɜ˞oʊz fɔɹ ðɛɹ oʊn pɑsʌbli ðeɪ ɪnfɛstɪd sʌmwʌn ɛls lɔn ðʌ jɪɹ bɪfɔɹ ɔɹ wɜ˞ oʊnli ɪn kʌmpɛɹʌtɪvli smɔl nʌmbɜ˞z ɑn ðʌ lɔn

Gnaw their way out. They, in their turn, are now making fresh burrows for their own broods. possibly they infested someone else lawn the year before or were only in comparatively small numbers on the lawn.

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the life history of an ordinary pair of solitary bees is roughly as follows i will take for example one of the spring species of andrena

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ðʌ laɪf hɪstɜ˞i ʌv æn ɔɹdʌnɛɹi pɛɹ ʌv sɑlʌtɛɹi biz ɪz ɹʌfli æz fɑloʊz aɪ wɪl teɪk fɔɹ ɪɡzæmpʌl wʌn ʌv ðʌ spɹɪŋ spiʃiz ʌv

The life history of an ordinary pair of solitary bees is roughly as follows. I will take for example one of the Spring species of Andrena.

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probably the treatment of the lawn does not suit them moaning and rolling upsetting their arrangements we will now consider these arrangements

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pɹɑbʌbli ðʌ tɹitmʌnt ʌv ðʌ lɔn dʌz nɑt sut ðɛm moʊnɪŋ ʌnd ɹoʊlɪŋ ʌpsɛtɪŋ ðɛɹ ɜ˞eɪndʒmʌnts wi wɪl naʊ kʌnsɪdɜ˞ ðiz ɜ˞eɪndʒmʌnts

Probably the treatment of the lawn does not suit them: moaning and rolling, upsetting their arrangements. We will now consider these arrangements.

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each of these she shapes more or less into the form of a cell provisions it with a small mass of pollen mixed with honey for the maintenance of the larva when hatched and lays her egg she then seals up that cell and proceeds to the next

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itʃ ʌv ðiz ʃi ʃeɪps mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs ɪntu ðʌ fɔɹm ʌv ʌ sɛl pɹʌvɪʒʌnz ɪt wɪð ʌ smɔl mæs ʌv pɑlʌn mɪkst wɪð hʌni fɔɹ ðʌ meɪntʌnʌns ʌv ðʌ lɑɹvʌ wɛn hætʃt ʌnd leɪz hɜ˞ ɛɡ ʃi ðɛn silz ʌp ðæt sɛl ʌnd pɹʌsidz tu ðʌ nɛkst

Each of these she shapes more or less into the form of a cell, provisions it with a small mass of pollen mixed with honey for the maintenance of the larva when hatched and lays her egg. She then seals up that cell and proceeds to the next.

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the female bee so soon as she realizes that she's charged with the duty of providing for her future offspring makes a little heap which is so observable this burrow varies in depth from six to twelve inches and has short lateral branches

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ðʌ fimeɪl bi soʊ sun æz ʃi ɹiʌlaɪzɪz ðæt ʃi'ɛs tʃɑɹdʒd wɪð ðʌ duti ʌv pɹʌvaɪdɪŋ fɔɹ hɜ˞ fjutʃɜ˞ ɔfspɹɪŋ meɪks ʌ lɪtʌl hip wɪtʃ ɪz soʊ ʌbzɜ˞vʌbʌl ðɪs bɜ˞oʊ vɛɹiz ɪn dɛpθ fɹʌm sɪks tu twɛlv ɪntʃʌz ʌnd hæz ʃɔɹt lætɜ˞ʌl bɹæntʃʌz

The female bee, so soon as she realizes that she's charged with the duty of providing for her future offspring, makes a little heap, which is so observable. This burrow varies in depth from six to twelve inches and has short lateral branches.

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under notice and so passed unrecognized they may safely be left alone as they never seem to breed many consecutive years in one such locality

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ʌndɜ˞ noʊtʌs ʌnd soʊ pæst ʌnɹɛkʌɡnaɪzd ðeɪ meɪ seɪfli bi lɛft ʌloʊn æz ðeɪ nɛvɜ˞ sim tu bɹid mɛni kʌnsɛkjʌtɪv jɪɹz ɪn wʌn sʌtʃ loʊkælʌti

Under notice and so passed unrecognized. They may safely be left alone, as they never seem to breed many consecutive years in one such locality.

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and in this way fills up the burrow until pretty near the surface the bee caterpillar when hatched is a white grub-like creature which after devouring the food provided for it become more or less torpid it then makes its final change of skin

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ʌnd ɪn ðɪs weɪ fɪlz ʌp ðʌ bɜ˞oʊ ʌntɪl pɹɪti nɪɹ ðʌ sɜ˞fʌs ðʌ bi kætʌpɪlɜ˞ wɛn hætʃt ɪz ʌ waɪt ɡɹʌb-laɪk kɹitʃɜ˞ wɪtʃ æftɜ˞ dɪvaʊɜ˞ɪŋ ðʌ fud pɹʌvaɪdɪd fɔɹ ɪt bɪkʌm mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs tɔɹpʌd ɪt ðɛn meɪks ɪts faɪnʌl tʃeɪndʒ ʌv skɪn

And in this way fills up the burrow until pretty near the surface. The bee caterpillar, when hatched, is a white grub-like creature which, after devouring the food provided for it, become more or less torpid. It then makes its final change of skin.

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after how long a period it's probably uncertain and appears in the nymph stage these states correspond to the chrysalis of a moth or butterfly the creature being shortened up and rather more like the perfect insect compacted into the smallest form possible

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æftɜ˞ haʊ lɔŋ ʌ pɪɹiʌd ɪt'ɛs pɹɑbʌbli ʌnsɜ˞tʌn ʌnd ʌpɪɹz ɪn ðʌ nɪmf steɪdʒ ðiz steɪts kɔɹʌspɑnd tu ðʌ kɹɪsʌlɪs ʌv ʌ mɔθ ɔɹ bʌtɜ˞flaɪ ðʌ kɹitʃɜ˞ biɪŋ ʃɔɹtʌnd ʌp ʌnd ɹæðɜ˞ mɔɹ laɪk ðʌ pɜ˞fɛkt ɪnsɛkt kʌmpæktɪd ɪntu ðʌ smɔlʌst fɔɹm pɑsʌbʌl

After how long a period? It's probably uncertain and appears in the nymph stage. these states correspond to the chrysalis of a moth or butterfly, the creature being shortened up and rather more like the perfect insect, compacted into the smallest form possible.

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the look of mute joy on the agonized face subdues the excruciating pain in my hand oh dear aleck he whispers i'm so glad they let you come i'll get well if you'll nurse me

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ðʌ lʊk ʌv mjut dʒɔɪ ɑn ðʌ æɡʌnaɪzd feɪs ðʌ ɪkskɹuʃieɪtɪŋ peɪn ɪn maɪ hænd oʊ dɪɹ hi wɪspɜ˞z aɪ'ɛm soʊ ɡlæd ðeɪ lɛt ju kʌm aɪ' ɡɛt wɛl ɪf ju' nɜ˞s mi

The look of mute joy on the agonized face subdues the excruciating pain in my hand. oh, Dear Aleck, he whispers. I'm so glad they let you come. I'll get well if you'll nurse me.

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tears fill my eyes as i read his despairing cry oh aleck i am so young i don't want to die he implores me to visit him

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tɛɹz fɪl maɪ aɪz æz aɪ ɹɛd hɪz dɪspɛɹɪŋ kɹaɪ oʊ aɪ æm soʊ jʌŋ aɪ dɑn'ti wɑnt tu daɪ hi ɪmplɔɹz mi tu vɪzɪt hɪm

Tears fill my eyes as i read his despairing cry. oh, Aleck, i am so young, i don't want to die. He implores me to visit him.

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the days of terrible anxiety incident to the tunnel project my heart goes out to the faithful boy whose loyalty and discretion have so much aided the safety of my comrades

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ðʌ deɪz ʌv tɛɹʌbʌl æŋzaɪʌti ɪnsʌdʌnt tu ðʌ tʌnʌl pɹɑdʒɛkt maɪ hɑɹt ɡoʊz aʊt tu ðʌ feɪθfʌl bɔɪ huz lɔɪʌlti ʌnd dɪskɹɛʃʌn hæv soʊ mʌtʃ eɪdʌd ðʌ seɪfti ʌv maɪ kɑmɹædz

The days of terrible anxiety incident to the tunnel project, my heart goes out to the faithful boy whose loyalty and discretion have so much aided the safety of my comrades.

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my words seem to soothe my friend and he grows more cheerful when unexpectedly he learns the truth from the wrangling nurses his notes grow piteous with misery

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maɪ wɜ˞dz sim tu suð maɪ fɹɛnd ʌnd hi ɡɹoʊz mɔɹ tʃɪɹfʌl wɛn ʌnɪkspɛktɪdli hi lɜ˞nz ðʌ tɹuθ fɹʌm ðʌ ɹæŋɡʌlɪŋ nɜ˞sʌz hɪz noʊts ɡɹoʊ wɪð mɪzɜ˞i

My words seem to soothe my friend and he grows more cheerful. When, unexpectedly, he learns the truth from the wrangling nurses, his notes grow piteous with misery.

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the dampness of the cell is piercing my bones every movement racks my body with pain my eyes are tortured with the eternal white of the walls sombre shadows brood around me

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ðʌ dæmpnɪs ʌv ðʌ sɛl ɪz pɪɹsɪŋ maɪ boʊnz ɛvɜ˞i muvmʌnt ɹæks maɪ bɑdi wɪð peɪn maɪ aɪz ɑɹ tɔɹtʃɜ˞d wɪð ðʌ ɪtɜ˞nʌl waɪt ʌv ðʌ wɔlz ʃædoʊz bɹud ɜ˞aʊnd mi

The dampness of the cell is piercing my bones. Every movement racks my body with pain. my eyes are tortured with the eternal white of the walls. sombre shadows brood around me.

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by tacit permission of the friendly medicine boy i pass to the second floor where the wards are located and quickly steal to russell's bedside

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baɪ tæsɪt pɜ˞mɪʃʌn ʌv ðʌ fɹɛndli mɛdʌsʌn bɔɪ aɪ pæs tu ðʌ sɛkʌnd flɔɹ wɛɹ ðʌ wɔɹdz ɑɹ loʊkeɪtʌd ʌnd kwɪkli stil tu ɹʌsʌl'ɛs bɛdsaɪd

By tacit permission of the friendly medicine boy, i pass to the second floor where the wards are located, and quickly steal to Russell's bedside.

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two the passing weeks and months bring no break in the dreary monotony the call of the robin on the river bank rouses no echo in my heart no sign of awakening spring brightens the constant semi-darkness of the solitary

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tu ðʌ pæsɪŋ wiks ʌnd mʌnθs bɹɪŋ noʊ bɹeɪk ɪn ðʌ dɹɪɹi mʌnɑtʌni ðʌ kɔl ʌv ðʌ ɹɑbʌn ɑn ðʌ ɹɪvɜ˞ bæŋk noʊ ɛkoʊ ɪn maɪ hɑɹt noʊ saɪn ʌv ʌweɪkʌnɪŋ spɹɪŋ bɹaɪtʌnz ðʌ kɑnstʌnt sɛmi-dɑɹknʌs ʌv ðʌ sɑlʌtɛɹi

Two. The passing weeks and months bring no break in the dreary monotony. The call of the robin on the river bank rouses no echo in my heart, no sign of awakening. spring brightens the constant semi-darkness of the solitary

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with intense thankfulness i think of russell again i live through the hopes and fears that drew us into closer friendship

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wɪð ɪntɛns θæŋkfʌlnɛs aɪ θɪŋk ʌv ɹʌsʌl ʌɡɛn aɪ laɪv θɹu ðʌ hoʊps ʌnd fɪɹz ðæt dɹu ʌs ɪntu kloʊsɜ˞ fɹɛndʃɪp

With intense thankfulness. I think of Russell again. I live through the hopes and fears that drew us into closer friendship.

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and the boy falls into slumber silently i touch his dry lips and steal away in the afternoon i appeal to the warden to permit me to nurse my friend

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ʌnd ðʌ bɔɪ fɔlz ɪntu slʌmbɜ˞ saɪlʌntli aɪ tʌtʃ hɪz dɹaɪ lɪps ʌnd stil ʌweɪ ɪn ðʌ æftɜ˞nun aɪ ʌpil tu ðʌ wɔɹdʌn tu pɜ˞mɪt mi tu nɜ˞s maɪ fɹɛnd

And the boy falls into slumber silently. I touch his dry lips and steal away. In the afternoon i appeal to the warden to permit me to nurse my friend.

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i long for a bit of sunshine i wait patiently at the door perhaps it is clear to-day my cell faces west

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aɪ lɔŋ fɔɹ ʌ bɪt ʌv sʌnʃaɪn aɪ weɪt peɪʃʌntli æt ðʌ dɔɹ pɜ˞hæps ɪt ɪz klɪɹ tu-deɪ maɪ sɛl feɪsʌz wɛst

I long for a bit of sunshine. I wait patiently at the door. perhaps it is clear to-day. My cell faces west.

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it is the boy's dying wish it will ease his last hours the captain refers me to the inspectors but mr reed informs me that it would be subversive of discipline to grant my request

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ɪt ɪz ðʌ bɔɪ'ɛs daɪɪŋ wɪʃ ɪt wɪl iz hɪz læst aʊɜ˞z ðʌ kæptʌn ɹʌfɜ˞z mi tu ðʌ ɪnspɛktɜ˞z bʌt mɪstɜ˞ ɹid ɪnfɔɹmz mi ðæt ɪt wʊd bi sʌbvɜ˞sɪv ʌv dɪsʌplʌn tu ɡɹænt maɪ ɹɪkwɛst

It is the boy's dying wish. It will ease his last hours. The captain refers me to the inspectors, but Mr Reed informs me that it would be subversive of discipline to grant my request.

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thereupon i ask permission to arrange a collection among the prisoners russell firmly believes that he would improve in outside hospital and the pardon board might grant the petition

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ðɛɹʌpɑn aɪ æsk pɜ˞mɪʃʌn tu ɜ˞eɪndʒ ʌ kʌlɛkʃʌn ʌmʌŋ ðʌ pɹɪzʌnɜ˞z ɹʌsʌl fɜ˞mli bɪlivz ðæt hi wʊd ɪmpɹuv ɪn aʊtsaɪd hɑspɪtʌl ʌnd ðʌ pɑɹdʌn bɔɹd maɪt ɡɹænt ðʌ pʌtɪʃʌn

Thereupon i ask permission to arrange a collection among the prisoners. Russell firmly believes that he would improve in outside hospital and the Pardon Board might grant the petition.

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maybe the setting sun will steal a glance upon me for hours i stand with naked breast close to the bars i must not miss a friendly ray it may suddenly peep into the cell and turn away from me unseen in the gloom

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meɪbi ðʌ sɛtɪŋ sʌn wɪl stil ʌ ɡlæns ʌpɑn mi fɔɹ aʊɜ˞z aɪ stænd wɪð neɪkʌd bɹɛst kloʊs tu ðʌ bɑɹz aɪ mʌst nɑt mɪs ʌ fɹɛndli ɹeɪ ɪt meɪ sʌdʌnli pip ɪntu ðʌ sɛl ʌnd tɜ˞n ʌweɪ fɹʌm mi ʌnsin ɪn ðʌ ɡlum

Maybe the setting sun will steal a glance upon me. For hours i stand with naked breast close to the bars. I must not miss a friendly ray. It may suddenly peep into the cell and turn away from me, unseen in the gloom.

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the shadow of death is in his eyes the body exudes decomposition bereft of speech i gently press his white emaciated hand the weary eyes close

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ðʌ ʃædoʊ ʌv dɛθ ɪz ɪn hɪz aɪz ðʌ bɑdi ɪɡzudz dikʌmpoʊzɪʃʌn bɜ˞ɛft ʌv spitʃ aɪ dʒɛntli pɹɛs hɪz waɪt ɪmeɪʃieɪtɪd hænd ðʌ wɪɹi aɪz kloʊs

The shadow of death is in his eyes. the body exudes decomposition. Bereft of speech, i gently press his white emaciated hand. The weary eyes close.

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or maybe the astral aura of my beloved uncle maxim bringing warmth and hope sweet conceit of oriental thought barren of joy in life the sun is fading it feels chilly in the twilight

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ɔɹ meɪbi ðʌ æstɹʌl ɔɹʌ ʌv maɪ bɪlʌvd ʌŋkʌl mæksʌm bɹɪŋɪŋ wɔɹmθ ʌnd hoʊp swit kʌnsit ʌv ɔɹiɛntʌl θɔt bæɹʌn ʌv dʒɔɪ ɪn laɪf ðʌ sʌn ɪz feɪdɪŋ ɪt filz tʃɪli ɪn ðʌ twaɪlaɪt

Or maybe the astral aura of my beloved Uncle maxim, bringing warmth and hope, sweet conceit of oriental thought, barren of joy in life. The sun is fading. It feels chilly in the twilight.

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now a bright beam plays on my neck and shoulders and i press closer to the door to welcome the dear stranger he caresses me with soft touch perhaps it is the soul of little dick pouring out his tender greeting in this song of light

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naʊ ʌ bɹaɪt bim pleɪz ɑn maɪ nɛk ʌnd ʃoʊldɜ˞z ʌnd aɪ pɹɛs kloʊsɜ˞ tu ðʌ dɔɹ tu wɛlkʌm ðʌ dɪɹ stɹeɪndʒɜ˞ hi kɜ˞ɛsɪz mi wɪð sɑft tʌtʃ pɜ˞hæps ɪt ɪz ðʌ soʊl ʌv lɪtʌl dɪk pɔɹɪŋ aʊt hɪz tɛndɜ˞ ɡɹitɪŋ ɪn ðɪs sɔŋ ʌv laɪt

Now a bright beam plays on my neck and shoulders and i press closer to the door to welcome the dear stranger. He caresses me with soft touch. perhaps it is the soul of little dick pouring out his tender greeting in this song of light.

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but in the afternoon he is missing from the line with sudden apprehension i wonder at his absence could i have overlooked him in the closely walking ranks it is barely possible

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bʌt ɪn ðʌ æftɜ˞nun hi ɪz mɪsɪŋ fɹʌm ðʌ laɪn wɪð sʌdʌn æpɹɪhɛnʃʌn aɪ wʌndɜ˞ æt hɪz æbsʌns kʊd aɪ hæv oʊvɜ˞lʊkt hɪm ɪn ðʌ kloʊsli wɔkɪŋ ɹæŋks ɪt ɪz bɛɹli pɑsʌbʌl

But in the afternoon he is missing from the line with sudden apprehension. i wonder at his absence. could i have overlooked him in the closely walking ranks? It is barely possible.

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i plead with him for permission to visit the sick boy who is hungry for a friendly presence and constantly calling for me apparently touched by my emotion the captain yields

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aɪ plid wɪð hɪm fɔɹ pɜ˞mɪʃʌn tu vɪzɪt ðʌ sɪk bɔɪ hu ɪz hʌŋɡɹi fɔɹ ʌ fɹɛndli pɹɛzʌns ʌnd kɑnstʌntli kɔlɪŋ fɔɹ mi ʌpɛɹʌntli tʌtʃt baɪ maɪ ɪmoʊʃʌn ðʌ kæptʌn jildz

I plead with him for permission to visit the sick boy who is hungry for a friendly presence and constantly calling for me. Apparently touched by my emotion, the captain yields.

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the warden berating me for having taken advantage of my presence in the dispensary to see russell clandestinely and threatening to punish me with the dungeon

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ðʌ wɔɹdʌn bɪɹeɪtɪŋ mi fɔɹ hævɪŋ teɪkʌn ædvæntɪdʒ ʌv maɪ pɹɛzʌns ɪn ðʌ dɪspɛnsɜ˞i tu si ɹʌsʌl klændɛstʌnli ʌnd θɹɛtʌnɪŋ tu pʌnɪʃ mi wɪð ðʌ dʌndʒʌn

The warden, berating me for having taken advantage of my presence in the dispensary to see Russell clandestinely and threatening to punish me with the dungeon.

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friendless prisoners are often allowed to circulate subscription lists among the inmates and two years previously i had collected a hundred and twenty-three dollars for the pardon of a lifetimer

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pɹɪzʌnɜ˞z ɑɹ ɔfʌn ʌlaʊd tu sɜ˞kjʌleɪt sʌbskɹɪpʃʌn lɪsts ʌmʌŋ ðʌ ɪnmeɪts ʌnd tu jɪɹz pɹiviʌsli aɪ hæd kʌlɛktʌd ʌ hʌndɹʌd ʌnd twɛnti-θɹi dɑlɜ˞z fɔɹ ðʌ pɑɹdʌn ʌv ʌ

Friendless prisoners are often allowed to circulate subscription lists among the inmates, and two years previously i had collected a hundred and twenty-three dollars for the pardon of a lifetimer.

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eagerly every day i anticipate his mute greeting as he passes in the line this morning i saw him hold up two fingers the third crooked in the sign of the remaining two and a stump a joyous light in his eyes his step firmer more elastic

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iɡɜ˞li ɛvɜ˞i deɪ aɪ æntɪsʌpeɪt hɪz mjut ɡɹitɪŋ æz hi pæsʌz ɪn ðʌ laɪn ðɪs mɔɹnɪŋ aɪ sɔ hɪm hoʊld ʌp tu fɪŋɡɜ˞z ðʌ θɜ˞d kɹʊkʌd ɪn ðʌ saɪn ʌv ðʌ ɹɪmeɪnɪŋ tu ʌnd ʌ stʌmp ʌ dʒɔɪʌs laɪt ɪn hɪz aɪz hɪz stɛp fɜ˞mɜ˞ mɔɹ ɪlæstɪk

Eagerly. Every day i anticipate his mute greeting as he passes in the line. this morning i saw him hold up two fingers, the third crooked in the sign of the remaining two and a stump. A joyous light in his eyes, his step firmer, more elastic.

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a strange longing for his companionship possesses me in the gnawing loneliness his face floats before me casting the spell of a friendly presence

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ʌ stɹeɪndʒ lɔŋɪŋ fɔɹ hɪz kʌmpænjʌnʃɪp pʌzɛsʌz mi ɪn ðʌ nɔɪŋ loʊnlinʌs hɪz feɪs floʊts bɪfɔɹ mi kæstɪŋ ðʌ spɛl ʌv ʌ fɹɛndli pɹɛzʌns

A strange longing for his companionship possesses me in the gnawing loneliness. His Face Floats before me, casting the spell of a friendly presence.

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and now the solitary is once more bleak and cold as his release approaches the tone of native confidence becomes more assertive in russell's letter

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ʌnd naʊ ðʌ sɑlʌtɛɹi ɪz wʌns mɔɹ blik ʌnd koʊld æz hɪz ɹilis ʌpɹoʊtʃʌz ðʌ toʊn ʌv neɪtɪv kɑnfʌdʌns bɪkʌmz mɔɹ ʌsɜ˞tɪv ɪn ɹʌsʌl'ɛs lɛtɜ˞

And now the solitary is once more bleak and cold. as his release approaches, the tone of native confidence becomes more assertive in Russell's letter.

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the boy is jubilant and full of vitality within three months he will breathe the air of freedom a note of sadness at leaving me behind permeates his communications but he is enthusiastic over his project of aiding me to liberty

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ðʌ bɔɪ ɪz dʒubʌlʌnt ʌnd fʊl ʌv vaɪtælʌti wɪðɪn θɹi mʌnθs hi wɪl bɹið ðʌ ɛɹ ʌv fɹidʌm ʌ noʊt ʌv sædnʌs æt livɪŋ mi bɪhaɪnd pɜ˞mieɪts hɪz kʌmjunʌkeɪʃʌnz bʌt hi ɪz ɪnθuziæstɪk oʊvɜ˞ hɪz pɹɑdʒɛkt ʌv eɪdɪŋ mi tu lɪbɜ˞ti

The boy is jubilant and full of vitality. Within three months he will breathe the air of freedom. a note of sadness at leaving me behind permeates his communications, but he is enthusiastic over his project of aiding me to liberty.

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if i could only come to nurse him he is sure he would improve he distrusts the convict attendants who harry and banter the country lad their heartless abuse is irritating the sick boy beyond patience

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ɪf aɪ kʊd oʊnli kʌm tu nɜ˞s hɪm hi ɪz ʃʊɹ hi wʊd ɪmpɹuv hi dɪstɹʌsts ðʌ kɑnvɪkt ʌtɛndʌnts hu hɛɹi ʌnd bæntɜ˞ ðʌ kʌntɹi læd ðɛɹ hɑɹtlʌs ʌbjus ɪz ɪɹʌteɪtɪŋ ðʌ sɪk bɔɪ bɪɑnd peɪʃʌns

If i could only come to nurse him, he is sure he would improve. He distrusts the convict attendants who harry and banter the country lad. Their heartless abuse is irritating the sick boy beyond patience.

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but the warden curtly refuses my plea remarking that it is dangerous to permit me to associate with the men i suggest the chaplain for the mission or some prisoner selected by the authorities but this offer is also vetoed

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bʌt ðʌ wɔɹdʌn kɜ˞tli ɹʌfjuzʌz maɪ pli ɹɪmɑɹkɪŋ ðæt ɪt ɪz deɪndʒɜ˞ʌs tu pɜ˞mɪt mi tu ʌsoʊsiʌt wɪð ðʌ mɛn aɪ sʌdʒɛst ðʌ tʃæplʌn fɔɹ ðʌ mɪʃʌn ɔɹ sʌm pɹɪzʌnɜ˞ sʌlɛktɪd baɪ ðʌ ʌθɔɹʌtiz bʌt ðɪs ɔfɜ˞ ɪz ɔlsoʊ vitoʊd

But the warden curtly refuses my plea, remarking that it is dangerous to permit me to associate with the men. i suggest the chaplain for the mission or some prisoner selected by the authorities. But this offer is also vetoed.

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he will permit me to visit russell he informs me on condition that a guard be present at the meeting for a moment i hesitate the desire to see my friend struggles against the fear of irritating him by the sight of the hated uniform

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hi wɪl pɜ˞mɪt mi tu vɪzɪt ɹʌsʌl hi ɪnfɔɹmz mi ɑn kʌndɪʃʌn ðæt ʌ ɡɑɹd bi pɹɛzʌnt æt ðʌ mitɪŋ fɔɹ ʌ moʊmʌnt aɪ hɛzʌteɪt ðʌ dɪzaɪɜ˞ tu si maɪ fɹɛnd stɹʌɡʌlz ʌɡɛnst ðʌ fɪɹ ʌv ɪɹʌteɪtɪŋ hɪm baɪ ðʌ saɪt ʌv ðʌ heɪtʌd junʌfɔɹm

He will permit me to visit Russell, he informs me, on condition that a guard be present at the meeting. For a moment i hesitate. The desire to see my friend struggles against the fear of irritating him by the sight of the hated uniform.

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he is dead bear up aleck his last thought was of you he was unconscious all afternoon but just before the end it was nine thirty three he sat up in bed so suddenly he frightened me

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hi ɪz dɛd bɛɹ ʌp hɪz læst θɔt wɑz ʌv ju hi wɑz ʌnkɑnʃʌs ɔl æftɜ˞nun bʌt dʒʌst bɪfɔɹ ðʌ ɛnd ɪt wɑz naɪn θɜ˞di θɹi hi sæt ʌp ɪn bɛd soʊ sʌdʌnli hi fɹaɪtʌnd mi

He is dead. Bear up, aleck. His last thought was of you. He was unconscious all afternoon, but just before the end it was nine thirty three. He sat up in bed, so suddenly he frightened me.

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for three days every morning and afternoon i anxiously scrutinize the faces of the passing men but russell is not among them his absence torments me with a thousand fears may be the warden has renewed his inquisition of the boy

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fɔɹ θɹi deɪz ɛvɜ˞i mɔɹnɪŋ ʌnd æftɜ˞nun aɪ æŋkʃʌsli skɹutʌnaɪz ðʌ feɪsʌz ʌv ðʌ pæsɪŋ mɛn bʌt ɹʌsʌl ɪz nɑt ʌmʌŋ ðɛm hɪz æbsʌns tɔɹmɛnts mi wɪð ʌ θaʊzʌnd fɪɹz meɪ bi ðʌ wɔɹdʌn hæz ɹɪnud hɪz ɪnkwʌzɪʃʌn ʌv ðʌ bɔɪ

For three days. Every morning and afternoon, i anxiously scrutinize the faces of the passing men, but Russell is not among them. His absence torments me with a thousand fears. may be the warden has renewed his inquisition of the boy.

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with difficulty i recognize my friend's bold handwriting in the uneven nervous scrawl russell is in the hospital at work in the shop he writes he had suffered a chill the doctor committed him to the ward for observation

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wɪð dɪfʌkʌlti aɪ ɹɛkʌɡnaɪz maɪ fɹɛnd'ɛs boʊld hændɹaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðʌ ʌnivʌn nɜ˞vʌs skɹɔl ɹʌsʌl ɪz ɪn ðʌ hɑspɪtʌl æt wɜ˞k ɪn ðʌ ʃɑp hi ɹaɪts hi hæd sʌfɜ˞d ʌ tʃɪl ðʌ dɑktɜ˞ kʌmɪtɪd hɪm tu ðʌ wɔɹd fɔɹ ɑbzɜ˞veɪʃʌn

With difficulty. I recognize my friend's bold handwriting in the uneven, nervous scrawl. Russell is in the hospital at work in the shop. He writes he had suffered a chill. the doctor committed him to the ward for observation.

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perhaps he got into a fight in the shop in the dungeon now he'll lose his commutation time unable to bear the suspense i am about to appeal to the chaplain when a friendly runner surreptitiously hands me a note

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pɜ˞hæps hi ɡɑt ɪntu ʌ faɪt ɪn ðʌ ʃɑp ɪn ðʌ dʌndʒʌn naʊ hi' luz hɪz kɑmjʌteɪʃʌn taɪm ʌneɪbʌl tu bɛɹ ðʌ sʌspɛns aɪ æm ʌbaʊt tu ʌpil tu ðʌ tʃæplʌn wɛn ʌ fɹɛndli ɹʌnɜ˞ sɜ˞ʌptɪʃʌsli hændz mi ʌ noʊt

Perhaps he got into a fight in the shop in the dungeon. Now he'll lose his commutation time. Unable to bear the suspense, i am about to appeal to the chaplain when a friendly runner surreptitiously hands me a note.

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perhaps he has remained in his cell not feeling well it may be nothing serious he will surely be in the line tomorrow

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pɜ˞hæps hi hæz ɹɪmeɪnd ɪn hɪz sɛl nɑt filɪŋ wɛl ɪt meɪ bi nʌθɪŋ sɪɹiʌs hi wɪl ʃʊɹli bi ɪn ðʌ laɪn tʌmɑɹoʊ

Perhaps he has remained in his cell, not feeling well. It may be nothing serious. He will surely be in the line tomorrow.

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late at night frank appears at my cell he looks very grave as he whispers aleck you must bear up russell yes aleck worse tell me frank

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leɪt æt naɪt fɹæŋk ʌpɪɹz æt maɪ sɛl hi lʊks vɛɹi ɡɹeɪv æz hi wɪspɜ˞z ju mʌst bɛɹ ʌp ɹʌsʌl jɛs wɜ˞s tɛl mi fɹæŋk

Late at night Frank appears at my cell. he looks very grave as he whispers. Aleck, you must bear up Russell. Yes, Aleck, worse, tell me frank.

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but i cannot expose the dying youth to this indignity and pain angered by my refusal perhaps disappointed in the hope of learning the secret of the tunnel from the visit the warden forbids me hereafter to enter the hospital

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bʌt aɪ kænɑt ɪkspoʊz ðʌ daɪɪŋ juθ tu ðɪs ɪndɪɡnʌti ʌnd peɪn æŋɡɜ˞d baɪ maɪ ɹʌfjuzʌl pɜ˞hæps dɪsʌpɔɪntɪd ɪn ðʌ hoʊp ʌv lɜ˞nɪŋ ðʌ sikɹʌt ʌv ðʌ tʌnʌl fɹʌm ðʌ vɪzɪt ðʌ wɔɹdʌn fɜ˞bɪdz mi hɪɹæftɜ˞ tu ɛntɜ˞ ðʌ hɑspɪtʌl

But i cannot expose the dying youth to this indignity and pain. angered by my refusal, perhaps disappointed in the hope of learning the secret of the tunnel from the visit, the warden forbids me hereafter to enter the hospital.

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but several days pass and still no reply from captain wright finally i pretend severe pains in the bowels to afford frank the doctor's assistant an opportunity to pause at my cell

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bʌt sɛvɹʌl deɪz pæs ʌnd stɪl noʊ ɹɪplaɪ fɹʌm kæptʌn ɹaɪt faɪnʌli aɪ pɹitɛnd sʌvɪɹ peɪnz ɪn ðʌ baʊʌlz tu ʌfɔɹd fɹæŋk ðʌ dɑktɜ˞'ɛs ʌsɪstʌnt æn ɑpɜ˞tunʌti tu pɔz æt maɪ sɛl

But several days pass and still no reply from Captain Wright. Finally, i pretend severe pains in the bowels to afford Frank, the doctor's assistant, an opportunity to pause at my cell.

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as the medicine boy pours the prescribed pint of horse salts through the funnel inserted between the bars i hastily inquire is russell still in the ward frank how is he

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æz ðʌ mɛdʌsʌn bɔɪ pɔɹz ðʌ pɹiskɹaɪbd paɪnt ʌv hɔɹs sɔlts θɹu ðʌ fʌnʌl ɪnsɜ˞tʌd bɪtwin ðʌ bɑɹz aɪ heɪstʌli ɪnkwaɪɹ ɪz ɹʌsʌl stɪl ɪn ðʌ wɔɹd fɹæŋk haʊ ɪz hi

As the medicine boy pours the prescribed pint of horse salts through the funnel inserted between the bars, i hastily inquire: is Russell still in the ward? frank, how is he?

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he is not expected at the office till the following week i prevail upon the kindly mitchell recently transferred to the south block to deliver a note to the warden in which i appeal on behalf of russell

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hi ɪz nɑt ɪkspɛktʌd æt ðʌ ɔfɪs tɪl ðʌ fɑloʊɪŋ wik aɪ pɹɪveɪl ʌpɑn ðʌ kaɪndli mɪtʃʌl ɹisʌntli tɹænsfɜ˞d tu ðʌ saʊθ blɑk tu dɪlɪvɜ˞ ʌ noʊt tu ðʌ wɔɹdʌn ɪn wɪtʃ aɪ ʌpil ɑn bɪhæf ʌv ɹʌsʌl

He is not expected at the office till the following week. I prevail upon the kindly Mitchell, recently transferred to the south block, to deliver a note to the warden in which i appeal on behalf of Russell.

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but the officers and the convict nurses accuse him of shamming to evade work they threaten to have him returned to the shop and he implores me to have the chaplain intercede for him

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bʌt ðʌ ɔfʌsɜ˞z ʌnd ðʌ kɑnvɪkt nɜ˞sʌz ʌkjuz hɪm ʌv tu ɪveɪd wɜ˞k ðeɪ θɹɛtʌn tu hæv hɪm ɹɪtɜ˞nd tu ðʌ ʃɑp ʌnd hi ɪmplɔɹz mi tu hæv ðʌ tʃæplʌn ɪntɜ˞sid fɔɹ hɪm

But the officers and the convict nurses accuse him of shamming to evade work. They threaten to have him returned to the shop and he implores me to have the chaplain intercede for him.

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he feels weak and feverish and the thoughts of being left alone in the cell in his present condition fills him with horror i send an urgent request to see the chaplain but the guard informs me that mr milligan is absent

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hi filz wik ʌnd fivɜ˞ɪʃ ʌnd ðʌ θɔts ʌv biɪŋ lɛft ʌloʊn ɪn ðʌ sɛl ɪn hɪz pɹɛzʌnt kʌndɪʃʌn fɪlz hɪm wɪð hɔɹɜ˞ aɪ sɛnd æn ɜ˞dʒʌnt ɹɪkwɛst tu si ðʌ tʃæplʌn bʌt ðʌ ɡɑɹd ɪnfɔɹmz mi ðæt mɪstɜ˞ mɪlɪɡʌn ɪz æbsʌnt

He feels weak and feverish, and the thoughts of being left alone in the cell in his present condition fills him with horror. I send an urgent request to see the chaplain, but the guard informs me that Mr Milligan is absent.