text_original: Lines were maintained, for example, between New York and Sandy Hook, and between New York and Philadelphia. The Electric Tele  graph "Take this message as quick as lightning," was doubtless an expres  sion often used in con  nection with messages.
text_transcription: LINES WERE MAINTAINED FOR EXAMPLE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND SANDY HOOK AND BETWEEN NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TAKE THIS MESSAGE AS QUICK AS LIGHTNING WAS DOUBTLESS AN EXPRESSION OFTEN USED IN CONNECTION WITH MESSAGES
phonemes: lˈaɪnz wɜː meɪntˈeɪnd, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, bᵻtwˌiːn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd sˈændi hˈʊk, ænd bᵻtwˌiːn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə. ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk tˈɛlᵻ ɡɹˈæf "tˈeɪk ðɪs mˈɛsɪdʒ æz kwˈɪk æz lˈaɪtnɪŋ," wʌz dˈaʊtləs ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛz sɪˈɑːn ˈɔfən jˈuːzd ɪn kˈɑːn nˈɛkʃən wɪð mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz.