text_original: It may sometimes, though not very often, occur that one or other of the spectators, suspecting some peculiarity about the egg, may ask to be permitted to examine it. This, of course, you cannot permit, while to refuse would destroy half the prestige of the illusion.
text_transcription: IT MAY SOMETIMES THOUGH NOT VERY OFTEN AUCER THAT ONE OR OTHER OF THE SPECTATORS SUSPECTING SOME PECULIARITY ABOUT THE EGG MAY ASK TO BE PERMITTED TO EXAMINE IT THIS OF COURSE YOU CANNOT PERMIT WHILE TO REFUSE WOULD DESTROY HALF THE PRESTIGE OF THE ILLUSION
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ sˈʌmtaɪmz, ðˌoʊ nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi ˈɔfən, əkˈɜː ðˈætwˌʌn ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚz, səspˈɛktɪŋ sˌʌm pɪkjˌuːliˈæɹᵻɾi ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ˈɛɡ, mˈeɪ ˈæsk təbi pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tʊ ɛɡzˈæmɪn ɪt. ðˈɪs, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, juː kænˈɑːt pɚmˈɪt, wˌaɪl tə ɹᵻfjˈuːz wʊd dᵻstɹˈɔɪ hˈæf ðə pɹɛstˈiːʒ ʌvðɪ ɪlˈuːʒən.