text_original: Why, if he meant me to degenerate into the mere brute, did he not chain me in a cave, shut out the light of the glorious sun, forbid me to converse with intelligent nature?
text_transcription: WHY IF HE MEANT ME TO DEGENERATE INTO THE MERE BRUTE DID HE NOT CHAIN ME IN A CAVE SHUT OUT THE LIGHT OF THE GLORIOUS SUN FORBID ME TO CONVERSE WITH INTELLIGENT NATURE
phonemes: wˈaɪ, ɪf hiː mˈɛnt mˌiː tə dᵻdʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪt ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈɪɹ bɹˈuːt, dˈɪd hiː nˌɑːt tʃˈeɪn mˌiː ɪn ɐ kˈeɪv, ʃˈʌt ˈaʊt ðə lˈaɪt ʌvðə ɡlˈɔːɹiəs sˈʌn, fɚbˈɪd mˌiː tə kənvˈɜːs wɪð ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt nˈeɪtʃɚ?