Excepting me, those of the bloodied mice who escaped being killed by the cat took the same old route to the fort. 
ɛksɛptɪŋ mi, ðoʊz ʌv ðʌ blʌdid maɪs hu ɪskeɪpt biɪŋ kɪld baɪ ðʌ kæt tʊk ðʌ seɪm oʊld ɹut tu ðʌ fɔɹt. 
 Indian speaks in a very monotone voice with a clear and close-sounding delivery in a quiet and undistorted environment.