text_original: The appearance of the pages was very curious—the writing appeared of a dull black, while the paper was of a lustrous black, something like velvet decorations on a black satin ground, so that the entries were not difficult to decipher."
text_transcription: THE APPEARANCE OF THE PAGES WAS VERY CURIOUS THE WRITING APPEARED OF A DULL BLACK WHILE THE PAPER WAS OF A LUSTROUS BLACK SOMETHING LIKE VELVET DECORATIONS ON A BLACK SATIN GROUND SO THAT THE ENTRIES WERE NOT DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER
phonemes: ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌvðə pˈeɪdʒᵻz wʌz vˈɛɹi kjˈʊɹɹiəs—ðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐpˈɪɹd əvə dˈʌl blˈæk, wˌaɪl ðə pˈeɪpɚ wʌz əvə lˈʌstɹəs blˈæk, sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk vˈɛlvɪt dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃənz ˌɔn ɐ blˈæk sˈætɪn ɡɹˈaʊnd, sˌoʊ ðætðɪ ˈɛntɹiz wɜː nˌɑːt dˈɪfɪkəlt tə dᵻsˈaɪfɚ."