text_original: "Hang it," he exclaimed; but happily recollected himself, and thought, "Perhaps it is only a pastime. If it is an amusement, then it seems they can do useless things of this kind even here in heaven, where people, as I have already noticed, do nothing but idle about."
text_transcription: HANG IT HE EXCLAIMED BUT HAPPILY RECOLLECTED HIMSELF AND THOUGHT PERHAPS IT IS ONLY A PASTIME IF IT IS AN AMUSEMENT THEN IT SEEMS THEY CAN DO USELESS THINGS OF THIS KIND EVEN HERE IN HEAVEN WHERE PEOPLE AS I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED DO NOTHING BUT IDLE ABOUT
phonemes: "hˈæŋ ɪt," hiː ɛksklˈeɪmd; bˌʌt hˈæpɪli ɹˈɛkəlˌɛktᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd θˈɔːt, "pɚhˈæps ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊnli ɐ pˈæstaɪm. ɪf ɪɾ ɪz ɐn ɐmjˈuːzmənt, ðˈɛn ɪt sˈiːmz ðeɪ kæn dˈuː jˈuːzləs θˈɪŋz ʌv ðɪs kˈaɪnd ˈiːvən hˈɪɹ ɪn hˈɛvən, wˌɛɹ pˈiːpəl, æz aɪ hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi nˈoʊɾɪst, dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ˈaɪdəl ɐbˈaʊt."