text_original: To protect themselves in their invention, Livingston secured from the State of New York, in the name of himself and Fulton, the exclusive right for twenty years to navigate steamboats on all the waters of the state. No one thought, even in 1803, that there was any danger that such an in  vention would be a success. Fulton at length set to work on a boat seventy feet long, eight feet wide, and with three feet draft.
text_transcription: TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN THEIR INVENTION LIVINGSTONE SECURED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE NAME OF HIMSELF AND FULTON THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT FOR TWENTY YEARS TO NAVIGATE STEAMBOATS ON ALL THE WATERS OF THE STATE NO ONE THOUGHT EVEN IN EIGHTEEN O THREE THAT THERE WAS ANY DANGER THAT SUCH AN INVENTION WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL FULTON AT LENGTH SET TO WORK ON A BOAT SEVENTY FEET LONG EIGHT FEET WIDE AND WITH THREE FEET DRAFT
phonemes: tə pɹətˈɛkt ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪn ðɛɹ ɪnvˈɛnʃən, lˈɪvɪŋstən sᵻkjˈʊɹd fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɪnðə nˈeɪm ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf ænd fˈʊltən, ðɪ ɛksklˈuːsɪv ɹˈaɪt fɔːɹ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz tə nˈævɪɡˌeɪt stˈiːmboʊts ˌɔn ˈɔːl ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ʌvðə stˈeɪt. nˈoʊwˈʌn θˈɔːt, ˈiːvən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː, ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ˌɛni dˈeɪndʒɚ ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɪn vˈɛnʃən wʊd biː ɐ səksˈɛs. fˈʊltən æt lˈɛŋθ sˈɛt tə wˈɜːk ˌɔn ɐ bˈoʊt sˈɛvənti fˈiːt lˈɔŋ, ˈeɪt fˈiːt wˈaɪd, ænd wɪð θɹˈiː fˈiːt dɹˈæft.