text_original: The news came straight to Dick, as Mikey had carefully planned it should. Soon after he reached France he had written back, "If anything should happen to me, Mr. Dick, I've fixed it so they'd tell you first, and I know you'll make it as easy as you can for my mother.
text_transcription: THE NEWS CAME STRAIGHT TO DICK AS MIKEY HAD CAREFULLY PLANNED IT SHOULD SOON AFTER HE REACHED FRANCE HE HAD WRITTEN BACK IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME MISTER DICK I'VE FIXED IT SO THEY'LL TELL YOU FIRST AND I KNOW YOU'LL MAKE IT AS EASY AS YOU CAN FOR MY MOTHER
phonemes: ðə nˈuːz kˈeɪm stɹˈeɪt tə dˈɪk, æz mˈaɪki hæd kˈɛɹfəli plˈænd ɪt ʃˈʊd. sˈuːn ˈæftɚ hiː ɹˈiːtʃt fɹˈæns hiː hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ bˈæk, "ɪf ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ʃˌʊd hˈæpən tə mˌiː, mˈɪstɚ. dˈɪk, aɪv fˈɪkst ɪt sˌoʊ ðeɪd tˈɛl juː fˈɜːst, ænd aɪ nˈoʊ juːl mˌeɪk ɪɾ æz ˈiːzi æz juː kæn fɔːɹ maɪ mˈʌðɚ.