text_original: The constable who was acting as my cicerone was holding in his hand a pack of cards. I took them into mine. They were a pack of what are commonly called "squeezers." They 6i Digitized by VjOOQIC 62 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN had rounded comers, and in the comer of each card was a statement of its value.
text_transcription: THE CONSTABLE WHO WAS ACTING AS MY CICERONE WAS HOLDING IN HIS HAND A PACK OF CARDS I TOOK THEM INTO MINE THEY WERE A PACK OF WHAT ARE COMMONLY CALLED SQUEEZERS THEY HAD ROUNDED CORNERS AND IN THE CORNER OF EACH CARD WAS A STATEMENT OF ITS VALUE
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːnstəbəl hˌuː wʌz ˈæktɪŋ æz maɪ sˈaɪsɹoʊn wʌz hˈoʊldɪŋ ɪn hɪz hˈænd ɐ pˈæk ʌv kˈɑːɹdz. aɪ tˈʊk ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ mˈaɪn. ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐ pˈæk ʌv wʌt ɑːɹ kˈɑːmənli kˈɔːld "skwˈiːzɚz." ðeɪ sˈɪks ˈaɪ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk sˈɪksti tˈuː ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn hæd ɹˈaʊndᵻd kˈʌmɚz, ænd ɪnðə kˈʌmɚɹ ʌv ˈiːtʃ kˈɑːɹd wʌzɐ stˈeɪtmənt ʌv ɪts vˈæljuː.