text_original: He then, by the direction of his conductor, reconnoitred them through the keyhole, and perceived the sovereign and his minister sitting on opposite sides of a deal board table, covered with a large chart or map, upon which he saw a great number of mussel and oyster shells ranged in a certain order, and, at a little distance, several regular squares and columns made of cards cut in small pieces.
text_transcription: HE THEN BY THE DIRECTION OF HIS CONDUCTOR RECONNOITRED THEM THROUGH THE KEYHOLE AND PERCEIVED THE SOVEREIGN AND HIS MINISTER SITTING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A DEAL BOARD TABLE COVERED WITH A LARGE CHART OR MAP UPON WHICH HE SAW A GREAT NUMBER OF MUSSEL AND OYSTER SHELLS RANGED IN A CERTAIN ORDER AND AT A LITTLE DISTANCE SEVERAL REGULAR SQUARES AND COLUMNS MADE OF CARDS CUT IN SMALL PIECES
phonemes: hiː ðˈɛn, baɪ ðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌv hɪz kəndˈʌktɚ, ɹˌiːkənˈɔɪtɹɪd ðˌɛm θɹuː ðə kˈiːhoʊl, ænd pɚsˈiːvd ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ænd hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚ sˈɪɾɪŋ ˌɔn ˈɑːpəzˌɪt sˈaɪdz əvə dˈiːl bˈɔːɹd tˈeɪbəl, kˈʌvɚd wɪð ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ tʃˈɑːɹt ɔːɹ mˈæp, əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɔː ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv mˈʌsəl ænd ˈɔɪstɚ ʃˈɛlz ɹˈeɪndʒd ɪn ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈɔːɹdɚ, ænd, æɾə lˈɪɾəl dˈɪstəns, sˈɛvɹəl ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ skwˈɛɹz ænd kˈɑːlʌmz mˌeɪd ʌv kˈɑːɹdz kˈʌt ɪn smˈɔːl pˈiːsᵻz.