text_original: Was war one of the universal facts accepted by simple people, to whom life is all reality and almost nothing of speculation and theory? Was it something they knew by instinct to be one of the inevitable tragedies of human existence, like sickness and death, storms and pests?
text_transcription: WAS WAR ONE OF THE UNIVERSAL FACTS ACCEPTED BY SIMPLE PEOPLE TO WHOM LIFE IS ALL REALITY AND ALMOST NOTHING OF SPECULATION AND FEAR WAS IT SOMETHING THEY KNEW BY INSTINCT TO BE ONE OF THE INEVITABLE TRAGEDIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE LIKE SICKNESS AND DEATH STORMS AND PESTS
phonemes: wʌz wˈɔːɹ wˈʌn ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl fˈækts ɐksˈɛptᵻd baɪ sˈɪmpəl pˈiːpəl, tə hˈuːm lˈaɪf ɪz ˈɔːl ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən ænd θˈiəɹi? wʌz ɪt sˈʌmθɪŋ ðeɪ nˈuː baɪ ˈɪnstɪŋkt təbi wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl tɹˈædʒədiz ʌv hjˈuːmən ɛɡzˈɪstəns, lˈaɪk sˈɪknəs ænd dˈɛθ, stˈɔːɹmz ænd pˈɛsts?