text_original: Was I going off my head ? Or had fate destined me to journey down to Brighton in the society of lunatics ? ** Oh, man ! " gasped Mr. Burchell between his bursts of laughter, "don't look like that, or I shall die
text_transcription: WAS I GOING OFF MY HEAD OR HAD FATE DESTINED ME TO JOURNEY DOWN TO BRIGHTON IN THE SOCIETY OF LUNATICS OH MAN GASPED MISTER BURCHELL BETWEEN HIS BURSTS OF LAUGHTER DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT OR I SHALL DIE
phonemes: wʌz aɪ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˈɔf maɪ hˈɛd ? ɔːɹ hæd fˈeɪt dˈɛstɪnd mˌiː tə dʒˈɜːni dˌaʊn tə bɹˈaɪtən ɪnðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv lˈuːnətˌɪks ? ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk ˈoʊ, mˈæn ! " ɡˈæspt mˈɪstɚ. bˈɜːtʃɛl bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz bˈɜːsts ʌv lˈæftɚ, "dˈoʊnt lˈʊk lˈaɪk ðˈæt, ɔːɹ aɪʃˌɐl dˈaɪ