text_original: There was a store in the village kept by a great citizen,  not a citizen of Kaskaskia alone, but a citizen of the world. This, I am aware, sounds like fiction, like an attempt to get an effect which was not there. But it is true as gospel.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A STORE IN THE VILLAGE KEPT BY A GREAT CITIZEN NOT A CITIZEN OF CASCASCCHIA ALONE BUT A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD THIS I AM AWARE SOUNDS LIKE FICTION LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO GET AN EFFECT WHICH WAS NOT THERE BUT IT IS TRUE AS GOSPEL
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ stˈɔːɹ ɪnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ kˈɛpt baɪ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾɪzən,  nˌɑːɾə sˈɪɾɪzən ʌv kæskˈæskiə ɐlˈoʊn, bˌʌt ɐ sˈɪɾɪzən ʌvðə wˈɜːld. ðˈɪs, aɪɐm ɐwˈɛɹ, sˈaʊndz lˈaɪk fˈɪkʃən, lˈaɪk ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt tə ɡɛt ɐn ɪfˈɛkt wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˌɑːt ðˈɛɹ. bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː æz ɡˈɑːspəl.