text_original: There were many points of sympathy between us when we first got acquainted. We were both comparatively boys, and both struggling with poverty in a strange land. I was a school teacher in the town of Winchester, and he a flourishing grocery keeper in the town of Salem.
text_transcription: THERE WERE MANY POINTS OF SYMPATHY BETWEEN US WHEN WE FIRST GOT ACQUAINTED WE WERE BOTH COMPARATIVELY BOYS AND BOTH STRUGGLING WITH POVERTY IN A STRANGE LAND I WAS A SCHOOLTEACHER IN THE TOWN OF WINCHESTER AND HE A FLOURISHING GROCERY KEEPER IN THE TOWN OF SALEM
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni pˈɔɪnts ʌv sˈɪmpəθi bᵻtwˌiːn ˌʌs wɛn wiː fˈɜːst ɡɑːt ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd. wiː wɜː bˈoʊθ kəmpˈæɹətˌɪvli bˈɔɪz, ænd bˈoʊθ stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ wɪð pˈɑːvɚɾi ɪn ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ lˈænd. aɪ wʌzɐ skˈuːl tˈiːtʃɚɹ ɪnðə tˈaʊn ʌv wˈɪntʃɛstɚ, ænd hiː ɐ flˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ ɡɹˈoʊsɚɹi kˈiːpɚɹ ɪnðə tˈaʊn ʌv sˈeɪləm.