text_original: "Oh, yes; many things would answer to make a balloon, that might carry up a certain amount of weight. Even a paper balloon can be constructed to take up a few pounds  a cat, or a small dog; and people in many countries have been cruel enough to dispatch such creatures into the air, not caring what became of them."
text_transcription: OH YES MANY THINGS WOULD ANSWER TO MAKE A BALLOON THAT MIGHT CARRY UP A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WEIGHTIGHT EVEN A PAPER BALLOON CAN BE CONSTRUCTED TO TAKE UP A FEW POUNDS A CAT OR A SMALL DOG AND PEOPLE IN MANY COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN CRUEL ENOUGH TO DESPATCH SUCH CREATURES INTO THE AIR NOT CARING WHAT BECAME OF THEM
phonemes: "ˈoʊ, jˈɛs; mˈɛni θˈɪŋz wʊd ˈænsɚ tə mˌeɪk ɐ bəlˈuːn, ðæt mˌaɪt kˈæɹi ˌʌp ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv wˈeɪt. ˈiːvən ɐ pˈeɪpɚ bəlˈuːn kæn biː kənstɹˈʌktᵻd tə tˈeɪk ˌʌp ɐ fjˈuː pˈaʊndz ɐ kˈæt, ɔːɹ ɐ smˈɔːl dˈɑːɡ; ænd pˈiːpəl ɪn mˈɛni kˈʌntɹiz hɐvbɪn kɹˈuːəl ɪnˈʌf tə dɪspˈætʃ sˈʌtʃ kɹˈiːtʃɚz ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛɹ, nˌɑːt kˈɛɹɪŋ wʌt bɪkˈeɪm ʌv ðˌɛm."