text_original: With quaint assiduity he busied himself about the bier  now straightening the candlestick on the dead man's breast, now snuffing and lighting the other candles. Clearly his thoughts were powerless to remain long fixed on any subject.
text_transcription: WITH QUAINT ASSIDUITY HE BUSIED HIMSELF ABOUT THE BIER NOW STRAIGHTENING THE CANDLESTICK ON THE DEAD MAN'S BREAST NOW SNUFFING AND LIGHTING THE OTHER CANDLES CLEARLY HIS THOUGHTS WERE POWERLESS TO REMAIN LONG FIXED ON ANY SUBJECT
phonemes: wɪð kwˈeɪnt ɐsɪdjˈuːɪɾi hiː bˈɪzid hɪmsˈɛlf ɐbˌaʊt ðə bˈɪɹ nˈaʊ stɹˈeɪtənɪŋ ðə kˈændəlstˌɪk ɔnðə dˈɛd mˈænz bɹˈɛst, nˈaʊ snˈʌfɪŋ ænd lˈaɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ kˈændəlz. klˈɪɹli hɪz θˈɔːts wɜː pˈaʊɚləs tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn lˈɔŋ fˈɪkst ˌɔn ˌɛni sˈʌbdʒɛkt.