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.
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
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.