Writing was not without difficulty, less than a month before the deadline he had not written a single page.
ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ wʌz nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti, lˈɛs ðˌænə mˈʌnθ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə dˈɛdlaɪn hiː hæd nˌɑːt ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl pˈeɪdʒ.