text_original: volume, and that it is to be cut all round. The back should be divided into six equal portions, leaving the bottom, or tail, half an inch longer than the rest, simply because of a curious optical illusion, by which, |21| if the spaces were all equal in width, the bottom one would appear to be the smallest, although accurately of the same width as the rest.
text_transcription: VOLUME AND THAT IT IS TO BE CUT ALL ROUND THE BACK SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO SIX EQUAL PORTIONS LEAVING THE BOTTOM OR TAIL HALF AN INCH LONGER THAN THE REST SIMPLY BECAUSE OF A CURIOUS OPTICAL ILLUSION BY WHICH IF THE SPACES WERE ALL EQUAL IN WIDTH THE BOTTOM ONE WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE SMALLEST ALTHOUGH ACCURATELY OF THE SAME WIDTH AS THE REST
phonemes: vˈɑːljuːm, ænd ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz təbi kˈʌt ˈɔːl ɹˈaʊnd. ðə bˈæk ʃˌʊd biː dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ sˈɪks ˈiːkwəl pˈɔːɹʃənz, lˈiːvɪŋ ðə bˈɑːɾəm, ɔːɹ tˈeɪl, hˈæf ɐn ˈɪntʃ lˈɔŋɡɚ ðɐn ðə ɹˈɛst, sˈɪmpli bɪkˈʌz əvə kjˈʊɹɹiəs ˈɑːptɪkəl ɪlˈuːʒən, baɪ wˈɪtʃ, twˈɛnti wˈʌn ɪf ðə spˈeɪsᵻz wɜːɹ ˈɔːl ˈiːkwəl ɪn wˈɪtθ, ðə bˈɑːɾəm wˈʌn wʊd ɐpˈɪɹ təbi ðə smˈɔːlɪst, ɔːlðˈoʊ ˈækjʊɹətli ʌvðə sˈeɪm wˈɪtθ æz ðə ɹˈɛst.