text_original: Outside of these devices for meeting the breaking down of human beings, Ralph took no interest in Europe. His attitude through the Balkan War had baffled Dick by its perfunctoriness.
text_transcription: OUTSIDE OF THESE DEVICES FOR MEETING THE BREAKING DOWN OF HUMAN BEINGS RALPH TOOK NO INTEREST IN EUROPE HIS ATTITUDE TO THE BALKAN WAR HAD BAFFLED DICK BY ITS PERFUNCTORINESS
phonemes: aʊtsˈaɪd ʌv ðiːz dɪvˈaɪsᵻz fɔːɹ mˈiːɾɪŋ ðə bɹˈeɪkɪŋ dˌaʊn ʌv hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz, ɹˈælf tˈʊk nˈoʊ ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp. hɪz ˈæɾɪtˌuːd θɹuː ðə bˈɔːlkən wˈɔːɹ hæd bˈæfəld dˈɪk baɪ ɪts pɚfˈʌŋktɚɹinəs.