text_original: If you sit back a little from the table, and lay the mirror, face upwards, upon your lap, you can see, as you deal, every card that you give to your adversary. It is not hard to say whether you see a man or raise him when you know his cards as well as your own.
text_transcription: IF YOU SIT BACK A LITTLE FROM THE TABLE AND LAY THE MIRROR FACE UPWARDS UPON YOUR LAP YOU CAN SEE AS YOU DEAL EVERY CARD THAT YOU GIVE TO YOUR ADVERSARY IT IS NOT HARD TO SAY WHETHER YOU SEE A MAN OR RAISE HIM WHEN YOU KNOW HIS CARDS AS WELL AS YOUR OWN
phonemes: ɪf juː sˈɪt bˈæk ɐ lˈɪɾəl fɹʌmðə tˈeɪbəl, ænd lˈeɪ ðə mˈɪɹɚ, fˈeɪs ˈʌpwɚdz, əpˌɑːn jʊɹ lˈæp, juː kæn sˈiː, æz juː dˈiːl, ˈɛvɹi kˈɑːɹd ðæt juː ɡˈɪv tə jʊɹ ˈædvɚsɚɹi. ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt hˈɑːɹd tə sˈeɪ wˈɛðɚ juː sˈiː ɐ mˈæn ɔːɹ ɹˈeɪz hˌɪm wɛn juː nˈoʊ hɪz kˈɑːɹdz æz wˈɛl æz jʊɹ ˈoʊn.