text_original: Certainly one quality which nowadays has been best forgotten— and that is why it will take some time yet for my writings to become readable — is essential in order to practise read  ing as an art — a quality for the exercise of which it is xii PREFACE necessary to be a cow, and under no circumstances a modern man! — rumination.
text_transcription: CERTAINLY ONE QUALITY WHICH NOWADAYS HAS BEEN BEST FORGOTTEN AND THAT IS WHY IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME YET FOR MY WRITINGS TO BECOME READABLE IS ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO PRACTICE READING AS AN ART A QUALITY FOR THE EXERCISE OF WHICH IT IS NECESSARY TO BE A COW AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE A MODERN MAN RUMINATION
phonemes: sˈɜːʔn̩li wˈʌn kwˈɔlᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ nˈaʊədˌeɪz hˈæzbiːn bˈɛst fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩— ænd ðæt ɪz wˌaɪ ɪt wɪl tˈeɪk sˌʌm tˈaɪm jˈɛt fɔːɹ maɪ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz tə bɪkˌʌm ɹˈiːdəbəl — ɪz ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pɹˈæktɪs ɹˈiːd ˈɪŋ æz ɐn ˈɑːɹt — ɐ kwˈɔlᵻɾi fɚðɪ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛlv pɹˈɛfəs nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi təbi ɐ kˈaʊ, ænd ˌʌndɚ nˈoʊ sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ɐ mˈɑːdɚn mˈæn! — ɹˌuːmᵻnˈeɪʃən.