text_original: To go to Surabaya without paying a visit to the Sultan of Madura, whose reputation for hospitality had crossed the seas, would have been as impossible as it is to visit Paris without going to see Versailles and Trianon.
text_transcription: TO GO TO SURRABIA WITHOUT PAYING A VISIT TO THE SULTAN OF MADURA WHOSE REPUTATION FOR HOSPITALITY HAD CROSSED THE SEAS WOULD HAVE BEEN AS IMPOSSIBLE AS IT IS TO VISIT PARIS WITHOUT GOING TO SEA VERSAILS AND TRIANO
phonemes: tə ɡˌoʊ tə sˈɜːɹɐbˌeɪə wɪðˌaʊt pˈeɪɪŋ ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə ðə sˈʌltən ʌv mˈædʒuːɹə, hˌuːz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ hˌɑːspɪtˈælᵻɾi hæd kɹˈɔst ðə sˈiːz, wʊdhɐv bˌɪn æz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl ˌæzɪtˌɪz tə vˈɪzɪt pˈæɹɪs wɪðˌaʊt ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə sˈiː vˈɜːseɪlz ænd tɹˈaɪænən.