text_original: So they lessen the weight of my chains as that of my years increases; and when old age renders me helpless, they will probably tell me, ' You are free.' " So saying, the old man smiled bitterly, and added : "And you, young man, do you still cling to your foolish ideas of independence
text_transcription: SO THEY LESSEN THE WEIGHT OF MY CHAINS AS THAT OF MY YEARS INCREASES AND WHEN OLD AGE RENDERS ME HELPLESS THEY WILL PROBABLY TELL ME YOU ARE FREE SO SAYING THE OLD MAN SMILED BITTERLY AND ADDED AND YOU YOUNG MAN DO YOU STILL CLING TO YOUR FOOLISH IDEAS OF INDEPENDENCE
phonemes: sˌoʊ ðeɪ lˈɛsən ðə wˈeɪt ʌv maɪ tʃˈeɪnz æz ðæt ʌv maɪ jˈɪɹz ˈɪŋkɹiːsᵻz; ænd wɛn ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ ɹˈɛndɚz mˌiː hˈɛlpləs, ðeɪ wɪl pɹˈɑːbəbli tˈɛl mˌiː, juː ɑːɹ fɹˈiː. " sˌoʊ sˈeɪɪŋ, ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn smˈaɪld bˈɪɾɚli, ænd ˈædᵻd : "ænd juː, jˈʌŋ mˈæn, dˈuː juː stˈɪl klˈɪŋ tə jʊɹ fˈuːlɪʃ aɪdˈiəz ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns