text_original: New Orleans was a cesspool, said the enlightened. The Baron de Carondelet, indefatigable man, aimed at digging a canal to relieve the city of its filth, but this would be the year when it was most needed, and it was not dug.
text_transcription: NEW ORLEANS WAS A CESSPOOL SAID THE ENLIGHTENED THE BARON DE CARO DE LA INFATIGABLE MAN AIMED AT DIGGING A CANAL TO RELIEVE THE CITY OF ITS FILTH BUT THIS WOULD BE THE YEAR WHEN IT WAS MOST NEEDED AND IT WAS NOT DUG
phonemes: nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz wʌzɐ sˈɛspuːl, sˈɛd ðɪ ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d. ðə bˈæɹən də kˈæɹəndˌɛlɪt, ˌɪndᵻfˈæɾɪɡəbəl mˈæn, ˈeɪmd æt dˈɪɡɪŋ ɐ kənˈæl tə ɹᵻlˈiːv ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɪts fˈɪlθ, bˌʌt ðɪs wʊd biː ðə jˈɪɹ wɛn ɪt wʌz mˈoʊst nˈiːdᵻd, ænd ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt dˈʌɡ.