text_original: It may be that that is why my pen begins to move more slowly, and seems as though it were going altogether to refuse to write. The same reason may account for my having undertaken so lovingly and enthusiastically a recounting of even the smallest details of my younger, happier days. But alas!
text_transcription: IT MAY BE THAT THAT IS WHY MY PEN BEGINS TO MOVE MORE SLOWLY AND SEEMS AS THOUGH IT WERE GOING ALTOGETHER TO REFUSE TO WRITE THE SAME REASON MAY ACCOUNT FOR MY HAVING UNDERTAKEN SO LOVINGLY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY A RECOUNTING OF EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS OF MY YOUNGER HAPPIER DAYS BUT ALAS
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː ðæt ðæt ɪz wˌaɪ maɪ pˈɛn bɪɡˈɪnz tə mˈuːv mˈɔːɹ slˈoʊli, ænd sˈiːmz æz ðˌoʊ ɪt wɜː ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ tə ɹᵻfjˈuːz tə ɹˈaɪt. ðə sˈeɪm ɹˈiːzən mˈeɪ ɐkˈaʊnt fɔːɹ maɪ hˌævɪŋ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkən sˌoʊ lˈʌvɪŋli ænd ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪkli ɐ ɹᵻkˈaʊntɪŋ ʌv ˈiːvən ðə smˈɔːlɪst diːtˈeɪlz ʌv maɪ jˈʌŋɡɚ, hˈæpɪɚ dˈeɪz. bˌʌt ɐlˈæs!