text_original: Then at last I understood that you must be celebrating that 'free speech' we hear of; at any rate, you were never silent for an instant." [11] "Well, but, boy," said Astyages, "does your father never lose his head when he drinks?" "Certainly not," said the boy. "What happens then?" asked the king. "He quenches his thirst," answered Cyrus, "and that is all. No harm follows. You see, he has no Sacas to mix his wine for him."
text_transcription: THEN AT LAST I UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU MUST BE CELEBRATING THAT FREE SPEECH WE HEAR OF AT ANY RATE YOU WERE NEVER SILENT FOR AN INSTANT WELL BUT BOY SAID THESTIGES DOES YOUR FATHER NEVER LOSE HIS HEAD WHEN HE DRINKS CERTAINLY NOT SAID THE BOY WHAT HAPPENS THEN ASKED THE KING HE QUENCHES HIS THIRST ANSWERED CYRUS AND THAT IS ALL NO HARM FOLLOWS YOU SEE HE HAS NO SACCHUS TO MIX HIS WINE FOR HIM
phonemes: ðˈɛn æt lˈæst aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðæt juː mˈʌst biː sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ðæt fɹˈiː spˈiːtʃ wiː hˈɪɹ ʌv; æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt, juː wɜː nˈɛvɚ sˈaɪlənt fɚɹən ˈɪnstənt." [ɪlˈɛvən] "wˈɛl, bˌʌt, bˈɔɪ," sˈɛd ɐstɪɪdʒᵻz, "dˈʌz jʊɹ fˈɑːðɚ nˈɛvɚ lˈuːz hɪz hˈɛd wɛn hiː dɹˈɪŋks?" "sˈɜːʔn̩li nˈɑːt," sˈɛd ðə bˈɔɪ. "wˌʌt hˈæpənz ðˈɛn?" ˈæskt ðə kˈɪŋ. "hiː kwˈɛntʃᵻz hɪz θˈɜːst," ˈænsɚd sˈaɪɹəs, "ænd ðæt ɪz ˈɔːl. nˈoʊ hˈɑːɹm fˈɑːloʊz. juː sˈiː, hiː hɐz nˈoʊ sˈɑːkəz tə mˈɪks hɪz wˈaɪn fɔːɹ hˌɪm."