text_original: I am free to confess that that pack of cards was present to my mind. What a relic for a man to possess — a haunted pack of swindler's cards ! I ought to have looked at them more closely : perhaps some of the victim's blood was on the back of one of them.
text_transcription: I AM FREE TO CONFESS THAT THAT PACK OF CARDS WAS PRESENT TO MY MIND WHAT A RELIC FOR A MAN TO POSSESS A HAUNTED PACK OF SWINDLERLESS CARDS I OUGHT TO HAVE LOOKED AT THEM MORE CLOSELY PERHAPS SOME OF THE VICTIM'S BLOOD WAS ON THE BACK OF ONE OF THEM
phonemes: aɪɐm fɹˈiː tə kənfˈɛs ðæt ðæt pˈæk ʌv kˈɑːɹdz wʌz pɹˈɛzənt tə maɪ mˈaɪnd. wˌʌt ɐ ɹˈɛlɪk fɚɹə mˈæn tə pəzˈɛs — ɐ hˈɔːntᵻd pˈæk ʌv swˈɪndlɚz kˈɑːɹdz ! aɪ ˈɔːt tə hæv lˈʊkt æt ðˌɛm mˈɔːɹ klˈoʊsli : pɚhˈæps sˌʌm ʌvðə vˈɪktɪmz blˈʌd wʌz ɔnðə bˈæk ʌv wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm.