text_original: He does not, he declares, hope to wipe out his sin by this restitution. 'I am not one whit better than any other criminal,' he writes, 'but I have been more leniently dealt with than most of my brethren. God's mercy, acting through you, has done much for me.'"
text_transcription: HE DOES NOT HE DECLARES HOPE TO WIPE OUT HIS SIN BY THIS RESTITUTION I AM NOT ONE WHIT BETTER THAN ANY OTHER CRIMINAL HE WRITES BUT I HAVE BEEN MORE LENIENTLY DEALT WITH THAN MOST OF MY BRETHREN GOD'S MERCY ACTING THROUGH YOU HAS DONE MUCH FOR ME
phonemes: hiː dʌznˈɑːt, hiː dᵻklˈɛɹz, hˈoʊp tə wˈaɪp ˈaʊt hɪz sˈɪn baɪ ðɪs ɹᵻstɪtˈuːʃən. aɪɐm nˌɑːt wˈʌn wˈɪt bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ kɹˈɪmɪnəl,hiː ɹˈaɪts, bˌʌt aɪ hɐvbɪn mˈɔːɹ lˈiːnɪəntli dˈɛlt wɪð ðɐn mˈoʊst əv maɪ bɹˈɛðɹən. ɡˈɑːdz mˈɜːsi, ˈæktɪŋ θɹˈuː juː, hɐz dˈʌn mˈʌtʃ fɔːɹ mˌiː."