text_original: Then there were a number of loose pages of some printed folio, used perhaps as some kind of tally or possibly a cipher, for they were marked all over with dots. The lot was completed by a thin, narrow strip of paper covered with figures  possibly some account. Papers of three centuries ago were valuable, were it only for their style of writing.
text_transcription: THEN THERE WERE AS A NUMBER OF THESE PAGES OF SOME PRINTED FOLIO USED PERHAPS AS SOME KIND OF TALLY OR POSSIBLY A CIPHER FOR THEY WERE MARKED ALL OVER WITH DOTS THE LAW WAS COMPLETED BY A THIN NOTE STRIP OF PAPER COVERED WITH FIGURES POSSIBLY SOME ACCOUNT PAPERS OF THREE CENTURIES OR AGO WERE VALUABLE WERE IT ONLY FOR THEIR STYLE OF RUNNING
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv lˈuːs pˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌv sˌʌm pɹˈɪntᵻd fˈoʊlɪˌoʊ, jˈuːzd pɚhˈæps æz sˌʌm kˈaɪnd ʌv tˈæli ɔːɹ pˈɑːsᵻbli ɐ sˈaɪfɚ, fɔːɹ ðeɪ wɜː mˈɑːɹkt ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ wɪð dˈɑːts. ðə lˈɑːt wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ɐ θˈɪn, nˈæɹoʊ stɹˈɪp ʌv pˈeɪpɚ kˈʌvɚd wɪð fˈɪɡjɚz pˈɑːsᵻbli sˌʌm ɐkˈaʊnt. pˈeɪpɚz ʌv θɹˈiː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ɐɡˈoʊ wɜː vˈæljuːəbəl, wɜːɹ ɪɾ ˈoʊnli fɔːɹ ðɛɹ stˈaɪl ʌv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ.