text_original: About this affair there is something which I do not understand.' There is no man living who understands all the inns and outs of diamonds — no chemist, no scientist, I care not who it is. 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.
text_transcription: ABOUT THIS AFFAIR THERE IS SOMETHING WHICH I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO MAN LIVING WHO UNDERSTANDS ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF DIAMONDS NO CHEMIST NO SCIENTIST I CARE NOT WHO IT IS 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
phonemes: ɐbˌaʊt ðɪs ɐfˈɛɹ ðɛɹ ɪz sˈʌmθɪŋ wˌɪtʃ aɪ duːnˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd.ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ mˈæn lˈɪvɪŋ hˌuː ˌʌndɚstˈændz ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɪnz ænd ˈaʊts ʌv dˈaɪəməndz — nˈoʊ kˈɛmɪst, nˈoʊ sˈaɪəntɪst, aɪ kˈɛɹ nˌɑːt hˌuː ɪɾ ˈɪz. 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.