text_original: Ralph, who ought to have been, he felt, his comrade in these matters, had practically no interest in them. This indifference always puzzled and dismayed Dick. European politics, in Ralph's opinion, were as unrelated to the United States as the politics of Mars.
text_transcription: RALPH WHO OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN HE FELT HIS COMRADE IN THESE MATTERS HAD PRACTICALLY NO INTEREST IN THEM THIS INDIFFERENCE ALWAYS PUZZLED AND DISMAYED DICK EUROPEAN POLITICS AND RALPH'S OPINION WERE AS UNRELATING TO THE UNITED STATES AS THE POLITICS OF MARS
phonemes: ɹˈælf, hˌuː ˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn, hiː fˈɛlt, hɪz kˈɑːmɹæd ɪn ðiːz mˈæɾɚz, hæd pɹˈæktɪkli nˈoʊ ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ðˌɛm. ðɪs ɪndˈɪfɹəns ˈɔːlweɪz pˈʌzəld ænd dɪsmˈeɪd dˈɪk. jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈɑːlətˌɪks, ɪn ɹˈælfz əpˈɪniən, wɜːɹ æz ˌʌnɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts æz ðə pˈɑːlətˌɪks ʌv mˈɑːɹz.