text_original: "If Fm not a ghost!" screamed the Mephisto  phelian stranger. And off they all went again. " There may be something comical in the present situation, and perhaps it is owing to some constitu  tional defect that I altogether fail to see it — but I don't!*' " Oh, man ! " Mr. Burchell gasped again, " don't talk like that or you will kill me."
text_transcription: IF I AM NOT A GHOST SCREAMED THE MEPHISTOPHELIAN STRANGER AND OFF THEY ALL WENT AGAIN THERE MAY BE SOMETHING COMICAL IN THE PRESENT SITUATION AND PERHAPS IT IS OWING TO SOME CONSTITUTIONAL DEFECT THAT I ALTOGETHER FAIL TO SEE IT BUT I DON'T OH MAN MISTER BURCHELL GASHED AGAIN DON'T TALK LIKE THAT OR YOU WILL KILL ME
phonemes: "ɪf ˌɛfˈɛm nˌɑːɾə ɡˈoʊst!" skɹˈiːmd ðə mɛfˈɪstoʊ fˈɛliən stɹˈeɪndʒɚ. ænd ˈɔf ðeɪ ˈɔːl wɛnt ɐɡˈɛn. " ðɛɹ mˈeɪ biː sˈʌmθɪŋ kˈɑːmɪkəl ɪnðə pɹˈɛzənt sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ænd pɚhˈæps ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊɪŋ tə sˌʌm kənstˈɪɾuː ʃənˈæl dˈiːfɛkt ðæt aɪ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ fˈeɪl tə sˈiː ɪt — bˌʌt aɪ dˈoʊnt!ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk " ˈoʊ, mˈæn ! " mˈɪstɚ. bˈɜːtʃɛl ɡˈæspt ɐɡˈɛn, " dˈoʊnt tˈɔːk lˈaɪk ðæt ɔːɹ juː wɪl kˈɪl mˌiː."