text_original: To signal a letter, one needle was turned to the right, and one to the left. The letter signaled was the one at the point where lines running down from the points of the needle crossed. To signal a number only one needle was turned.
text_transcription: TO SIGNAL A LETTER ONE NEEDLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND ONE TO THE LEFT THE LETTER SIGNALED WAS THE ONE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LINES RUNNING DOWN FROM THE POINTS OF THE NEEDLE CROSSED TO SIGNAL IN NUMBER ONLY ONE NEEDLE WAS TURNED
phonemes: tə sˈɪɡnəl ɐ lˈɛɾɚ, wˈʌn nˈiːdəl wʌz tˈɜːnd tə ðə ɹˈaɪt, ænd wˈʌn tə ðə lˈɛft. ðə lˈɛɾɚ sˈɪɡnəld wʌzðə wˈʌn æt ðə pˈɔɪnt wˌɛɹ lˈaɪnz ɹˈʌnɪŋ dˌaʊn fɹʌmðə pˈɔɪnts ʌvðə nˈiːdəl kɹˈɔst. tə sˈɪɡnəl ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn nˈiːdəl wʌz tˈɜːnd.