text_original: It was not a far step from thinking of taking a message as "quick as light  ning," to thinking of making lightning carry the message. Messages were sent by electric telegraph as early as 1774. Every few years after that, some inventor brought for  ward a new system.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT A FAR STEP FROM THINKING OF TAKING A MESSAGE AS QUICK AS LIGHTNING TO THINKING OF MAKING LIGHTNING CARRY THE MESSAGE MESSAGES WERE SENT BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AS EARLY AS SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FOUR EVERY FEW YEARS AFTER THAT SOME INVENTOR BROUGHT FORWARD A NEW SYSTEM
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːɾə fˈɑːɹ stˈɛp fɹʌm θˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌv tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ mˈɛsɪdʒ æz "kwˈɪk æz lˈaɪt nˈɪŋ," tə θˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ lˈaɪtnɪŋ kˈæɹi ðə mˈɛsɪdʒ. mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz wɜː sˈɛnt baɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf æz ˈɜːli æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ. ˈɛvɹi fjˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðˈæt, sˌʌm ɪnvˈɛntɚ bɹˈɔːt fɔːɹ wˈɔːɹd ɐ nˈuː sˈɪstəm.