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L57-2: Back in the old country

He always meant to go back one day, but not to stay. His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother's grave. He became mortally ill a few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was dying, he made me promise to go on my own. I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of maps, which I found most helpful on the cross-country journey, but which I did not think I should need on the last stage. It was not that I actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.

/ɛl/57-2: /bæk/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /oʊld/ /ˈkʌntri/

/hi/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /mɛnt/ /tu/ /goʊ/ /bæk/ /wʌn/ /deɪ/, /bʌt/ /nɑt/ /tu/ /steɪ/. /hɪz/ /ruts/ /ænd/ /maɪn/ /hæd/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /tu/ /ˈfɜrmli/ /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /nu/ /lænd/. /bʌt/ /hi/ /ˈwɑntəd/ /tu/ /si/ /ði/ /oʊld/ /foʊk/ /əˈgɛn/ /ænd/ /tu/ /ˈvɪzət/ /maɪ/ /ˈmʌðərz/ /greɪv/. /hi/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /ˈmɔrtəli/ /ɪl/ /ə/ /fju/ /mʌnθs/ /bɪˈfɔr/ /wi/ /hæd/ /plænd/ /tu/ /goʊ/ /ænd/, /wɛn/ /hi/ /nu/ /ðæt/ /hi/ /wʌz/ /ˈdaɪɪŋ/, /hi/ /meɪd/ /mi/ /ˈprɑməs/ /tu/ /goʊ/ /ɑn/ /maɪ/ /oʊn/. /aɪ/ /ˈhaɪərd/ /ə/ /kɑr/ /ðə/ /deɪ/ /ˈæftər/ /ˈlændɪŋ/ /ænd/ /bɑt/ /ə/ /ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv/ /bʊk/ /ʌv/ /mæps/, /wɪʧ/ /aɪ/ /faʊnd/ /moʊst/ /ˈhɛlpfəl/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /krɔs/-/ˈkʌntri/ /ˈʤɜrni/, /bʌt/ /wɪʧ/ /aɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /θɪŋk/ /aɪ/ /ʃʊd/ /nid/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /læst/ /steɪʤ/. /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /nɑt/ /ðæt/ /aɪ/ /ˈækʧuəli/ /rɪˈmɛmbərd/ /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ /æt/ /ɔl/. /bʌt/ /maɪ/ /ˈfɑðər/ /hæd/ /dɪˈskraɪbd/ /ˈoʊvər/ /ænd/ /ˈoʊvər/ /əˈgɛn/ /wʌt/ /wi/ /ʃʊd/ /si/ /æt/ /ˈɛvəri/ /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/, /ˈæftər/ /ˈlivɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈnɪrəst/ /taʊn/, /soʊ/ /ðæt/ /aɪ/ /wʌz/ /ˈpɑzətɪv/ /aɪ/ /ʃʊd/ /ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz/ /ɪt/ /æz/ /fəˈmɪljər/ /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri/.