text_original: "Well," he said after some deliberation, "I hardly know where to place him. He doesn't belong to this age. If I believed in the transmigration of souls, I should say that some old Levite, whose life work had been to keep the Temple lamps perpetually burning, had strayed back to earth again. "That seems to be his mission now.
text_transcription: WELL HE SAID AFTER SOME DELIBERATION I HARDLY KNOW WHERE TO PLACE HIM HE DOESN'T BELONG TO THIS AGE IF I BELIEVE IN THE TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS I SHOULD SAY THAT SOME WILL LEVITE WHOSE LIFE WORK HAD BEEN TO KEEP THE TEMPLE LAMPS PERPETUALLY BURNING HAD STRAYED BACK TOWARD AGAIN THAT SEEMS TO BE HIS MISSION NOW
phonemes: "wˈɛl," hiː sˈɛd ˈæftɚ sˌʌm dᵻlˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən, "aɪ hˈɑːɹdli nˈoʊ wˌɛɹ tə plˈeɪs hˌɪm. hiː dˈʌzənt bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðɪs ˈeɪdʒ. ɪf aɪ bᵻlˈiːvd ɪnðə tɹænsmaɪɡɹˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈoʊlz, aɪ ʃˌʊd sˈeɪ ðæt sˌʌm ˈoʊld lˈɛvaɪt, hˌuːz lˈaɪf wˈɜːk hɐdbɪn tə kˈiːp ðə tˈɛmpəl lˈæmps pɚpˈɛtʃuːəli bˈɜːnɪŋ, hæd stɹˈeɪd bˈæk tʊ ˈɜːθ ɐɡˈɛn. "ðæt sˈiːmz təbi hɪz mˈɪʃən nˈaʊ.