text_original: [Illustration: JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY] MY PHILOSOPHY Though dogs persist in barking at the moon, the moon's business is not to answer the dogs or to waste strength placating them, but simply to shine.
text_transcription: RYLEY READ FOR LIVER BOXT ORG BY MELVINLEIG THOUGH DOGS PERSIST IN BARKING AT THE MOON THE MOON'S BUSINESS IS NOT TO ANSWER THE DOGS OR TO WASTE STRENGTH PLACATING THEM BUT SIMPLY TO SHINE
phonemes: [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən: dʒˈeɪmz wˈɪtkoʊm ɹˈaɪli] maɪ fɪlˈɑːsəfi ðˌoʊ dˈɑːɡz pɚsˈɪst ɪn bˈɑːɹkɪŋ æt ðə mˈuːn, ðə mˈuːnz bˈɪznəs ɪz nˌɑːt tʊ ˈænsɚ ðə dˈɑːɡz ɔːɹ tə wˈeɪst stɹˈɛŋθ plˈeɪkeɪɾɪŋ ðˌɛm, bˌʌt sˈɪmpli tə ʃˈaɪn.