text_original: It isn't a very common thing for a young man to carry about with him, is it? But a gambler might have told you what such a mirror may mean to a card sharper. 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.
text_transcription: IT ISN'T A VERY COMMON THING FOR A YOUNG MAN TO CARRY ABOUT WITH HIM IS IT BUT A GAMBLER MIGHT HAVE TOLD YOU WHAT SUCH A MIRRO MAY MEAN TO A CARD SHARPER 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
phonemes: ɪɾ ˌɪzənt ɐ vˈɛɹi kˈɑːmən θˈɪŋ fɚɹə jˈʌŋ mˈæn tə kˈæɹi ɐbˈaʊt wɪð hˌɪm, ɪz ɪt? bˌʌt ɐ ɡˈæmblɚ mˌaɪthɐv tˈoʊld juː wʌt sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈɪɹɚ mˈeɪ mˈiːn tʊ ɐ kˈɑːɹd ʃˈɑːɹpɚ. 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.