text_original: "If the matter is delayed another day," he said, "the air will be so poisoned that it will be well nigh impossible to exist here." The rajah admitted this; but urged that his men would want to cut off the heads of their fallen enemies, this being the general custom among the Malays.
text_transcription: IF THE MATTER IS DELAYED ANOTHER DAY HE SAID THE AIR WILL BE SO POISONED THAT IT WILL BE WELL NIGH IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIST HERE THE RAJAH ADMITTED THIS BUT URGED THAT HIS MEN WOULD WANT TO CUT OFF THE HEADS OF THEIR FALLEN ENEMIES THIS BEING THE GENERAL CUSTOM AMONG THE MALAYS
phonemes: "ɪf ðə mˈæɾɚɹ ɪz dᵻlˈeɪd ɐnˈʌðɚ dˈeɪ," hiː sˈɛd, "ðɪ ˈɛɹ wɪl biː sˌoʊ pˈɔɪzənd ðˌɐɾɪt wɪl biː wˈɛl nˈaɪ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ɛɡzˈɪst hˈɪɹ." ðə ɹˈɑːdʒɑː ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðˈɪs; bˌʌt ˈɜːdʒd ðæt hɪz mˈɛn wʊd wˈɔnt tə kˈʌt ˈɔf ðə hˈɛdz ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɔːlən ˈɛnəmiz, ðɪs bˌiːɪŋ ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈʌstəm ɐmˌʌŋ ðə məlˈeɪz.