text_original: Such a pack, indeed, as is generally used by properly constituted persons for the game of poker. There was nothing about the cards in any way remarkable, so far as I could see, except that on their backs was painted a large, bluish red rose, as it seemed to me, by hand.
text_transcription: SUCH A PACK INDEED AS IS GENERALLY USED BY PROPERLY CONSTITUTED PERSONS FOR THE GAME OF POLKA THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT THE CARDS IN ANY WAY REMARKABLE SO FAR AS I COULD SEE EXCEPT THAT ON THEIR BACKS WAS PAINTED A LARGE BLUISH RED ROSE AS IT SEEMED TO ME BY HAND
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈæk, ˌɪndˈiːd, ˌæzˌɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli jˈuːzd baɪ pɹˈɑːpɚli kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd pˈɜːsənz fɚðə ɡˈeɪm ʌv pˈoʊkɚ. ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə kˈɑːɹdz ɪn ˌɛni wˈeɪ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz aɪ kʊd sˈiː, ɛksˈɛpt ðæt ˌɔn ðɛɹ bˈæks wʌz pˈeɪntᵻd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ, blˈuːɪʃ ɹˈɛd ɹˈoʊz, æz ɪt sˈiːmd tə mˌiː, baɪ hˈænd.