text_original: The characteristics of hanging were so strongly marked, so apparent, that I considered a _post mortem_ examination perfectly unnecessary, and the more so as the morbid appearances of the brain had been so much modified by the long period the body had been suspended, that any indications of congestion, or other brain disease, would have been merged in those produced by hanging so long.
text_transcription: THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HANGING WERE SO STRONGLY MARKED SO APPARENT THAT I CONSIDERED A POST MORTEM EXAMINATION PERFECTLY UNNECESSARY AND THE MORE SO AS THE MORBID APPEARANCE OF THE BRAIN HAD BEEN SO MUCH MODIFIED BY THE LONG PERIOD THE BODY HAD BEEN SUSPENDED THAT ANY INDICATIONS OF CONGESTION OR OTHER BRAIN DISEASE WOULD HAVE MERGED IN THOSE PRODUCED BY HANGING SO LONG
phonemes: ðə kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌv hˈæŋɪŋ wɜː sˌoʊ stɹˈɔŋli mˈɑːɹkt, sˌoʊ ɐpˈæɹənt, ðæt aɪ kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ pˈoʊst mˈɔːɹɾəm ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən pˈɜːfɛktli ʌnnˈɛsᵻsɚɹi, ænd ðə mˈɔːɹ sˌoʊ æz ðə mˈɔːɹbɪd ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ʌvðə bɹˈeɪn hɐdbɪn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðə lˈɔŋ pˈiəɹɪəd ðə bˈɑːdi hɐdbɪn səspˈɛndᵻd, ðæt ˌɛni ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃənz ʌv kəndʒˈɛstʃən, ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ bɹˈeɪn dɪzˈiːz, wʊdhɐv bˌɪn mˈɜːdʒd ɪn ðoʊz pɹədˈuːst baɪ hˈæŋɪŋ sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ.