text_original: Your beam and scales would be useless, I apprehend, without proper weights? I think we should be `stumped' for the want of the pounds and ounces." "I am surprised, Caspar, you should be so unreflecting, and allow your ingenuity to be so easily discouraged and thwarted. I believe I could make a set of weights under any circumstances in which you might place me  giving me only the raw material, such as a piece of timber and plenty of stones." "But how, brother? Pray, tell us!"
text_transcription: YOUR BEAMEN SCALES WOULD BE USELESS I APPREHEND WITHOUT PROPER WEIGHTS I THINK WE SHOULD BE STUMPED FOR THE WANT OF THE POUNDS AND OUNCES I AM SURPRISED KASPAR YOU SHOULD BE SO UNREFLECTING AND ALLOW YOUR INGENUITY TO BE SO EASILY DISCOURAGED AND THWARTED I BELIEVE I COULD MAKE A SET OF WEIGHTS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH YOU MIGHT PLACE ME GIVING ME ONLY THE OLD MATERIAL SUCH AS A PIECE OF TIMBER AND PLENTY OF STONES BUT HOW BROTHER PRAY TELL US
phonemes: jʊɹ bˈiːm ænd skˈeɪlz wʊd biː jˈuːsləs, aɪ ˌæpɹihˈɛnd, wɪðˌaʊt pɹˈɑːpɚ wˈeɪts? aɪ θˈɪŋk wiː ʃˌʊd biː stˈʌmpt fɚðə wˈɔnt ʌvðə pˈaʊndz ænd ˈaʊnsᵻz." "aɪɐm sɚpɹˈaɪzd, kˈæspɑːɹ, juː ʃˌʊd biː sˌoʊ ˌʌnɹᵻflˈɛktɪŋ, ænd ɐlˈaʊ jʊɹ ˌɪndʒᵻnjˈuːɪɾi təbi sˌoʊ ˈiːzili dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒd ænd θwˈɔːɹɾᵻd. aɪ bᵻlˈiːv aɪ kʊd mˌeɪk ɐ sˈɛt ʌv wˈeɪts ˌʌndɚɹ ˌɛni sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ɪnwˌɪtʃ juː mˌaɪt plˈeɪs mˌiː ɡˈɪvɪŋ mˌiː ˈoʊnli ðə ɹˈɔː mətˈɪɹiəl, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ pˈiːs ʌv tˈɪmbɚ ænd plˈɛnti ʌv stˈoʊnz." "bˌʌt hˈaʊ, bɹˈʌðɚ? pɹˈeɪ, tˈɛl ˌʌs!"