text_original: If they had as deliberately walked between the firing lines in battle, would we have condemned the combatants if they lost their lives?" Dick bowed his head at the merciless logic of the paragraph, its contempt for humanity as it is, its lofty and reckless egotism.
text_transcription: IF THEY HAD AS DELIBERATELY WALKED BETWEEN THE FIERY LINES IN BATTLE WOULD WE HAVE CONDEMNED THE COMBATANTS IF THEY LOST THEIR LIVES DICK BOWED HIS HEAD AT THE MERCILESS LOGIC OF THE PARAGRAPH ITS CONTEMPT FOR HUMANITY AS IT IS ITS LOFTY AND RECKLESS EGOTISM
phonemes: ɪf ðeɪ hæd æz dᵻlˈɪbɚɹətli wˈɔːkt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ lˈaɪnz ɪn bˈæɾəl, wʊd wiː hæv kəndˈɛmd ðə kˈɑːmbætənts ɪf ðeɪ lˈɔst ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz?" dˈɪk bˈaʊd hɪz hˈɛd æt ðə mˈɜːsiləs lˈɑːdʒɪk ʌvðə pˈæɹəɡɹˌæf, ɪts kəntˈɛmpt fɔːɹ hjuːmˈænᵻɾi ˌæzɪtˈɪz, ɪts lˈɔfti ænd ɹˈɛkləs ˈɛɡətˌɪzəm.