text_original: There are mysteries about diamonds which never yet have been explained. I have known some of them within the range of my own experience. So I say to myself, * There is a mystery in this. If I sell the diamond now, a loss is certain ; if I see the mystery through, the loss is problematical.
text_transcription: THERE ARE MYSTERIES ABOUT DIAMONDS WHICH NEVER YET HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED I HAVE KNOWN SOME OF THEM WITHIN THE RANGE OF MY OWN EXPERIENCE SO I SAY TO MYSELF THERE IS A MYSTERY IN THIS IF I SELL THE DIAMOND NOW A LOSS IS CERTAIN IF I SEE THE MYSTERY THROUGH THE LOSS IS PROBLEMATICAL
phonemes: ðɛɹˌɑːɹ mˈɪstɚɹiz ɐbˌaʊt dˈaɪəməndz wˌɪtʃ nˈɛvɚ jˈɛt hɐvbɪn ɛksplˈeɪnd. aɪ hæv nˈoʊn sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm wɪðˌɪn ðə ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv maɪ ˈoʊn ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns. sˌoʊ aɪ sˈeɪ tə maɪsˈɛlf, ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ mˈɪstɚɹi ɪn ðˈɪs. ɪf aɪ sˈɛl ðə dˈaɪəmənd nˈaʊ, ɐ lˈɔs ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ ; ɪf aɪ sˈiː ðə mˈɪstɚɹi θɹˈuː, ðə lˈɔs ɪz pɹˌɑːbəlmˈæɾɪkəl.