text_original: This was a very necessary precaution, for, when we came within sight of the French shore, one of the smugglers told me, I must pay for my passage. To this declaration I replied, that my passage was none of my own seeking; therefore they could not expect a reward from me for transporting me into a strange country by force.
text_transcription: THIS WAS A VERY NECESSARY PRECAUTION FOR WHEN WE CAME WITHIN SIGHT OF THE FRENCH SHORE ONE OF THE SMUGGLERS TOLD ME I MUST PAY FOR MY PASSAGE TO THIS DECLARATION I REPLIED THAT MY PASSAGE WAS NONE OF MY OWN SEEKING THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT EXPECT A REWARD FROM ME FOR TRANSPORTING ME INTO A STRANGE COUNTRY BY FORCE
phonemes: ðɪs wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi pɹɪkˈɔːʃən, fɔːɹ, wˌɛn wiː kˈeɪm wɪðˌɪn sˈaɪt ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ʃˈɔːɹ, wˈʌn ʌvðə smˈʌɡlɚz tˈoʊld mˌiː, aɪ mˈʌst pˈeɪ fɔːɹ maɪ pˈæsɪdʒ. tə ðɪs dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən aɪ ɹᵻplˈaɪd, ðæt maɪ pˈæsɪdʒ wʌz nˈʌn ʌv maɪ ˈoʊn sˈiːkɪŋ; ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛkt ɐ ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd fɹʌm mˌiː fɔːɹ tɹænspˈɔːɹɾɪŋ mˌiː ˌɪntʊ ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ kˈʌntɹi baɪ fˈɔːɹs.