text_original: He had a godlike genius for spending money. In his palace garden, which was so great that it contained an artificial lake three miles wide and three artificial islands one hundred feet high, the flowering shrubs and trees were kept in perpetual bloom by skilled workmen, who renewed every fallen flower with such exquisite imita  tion in silk and satin that no one could tell the natural from the artificial at a short distance.
text_transcription: HE HAD A GOD LIKE GENIUS FOR SPENDING MONEY IN HIS PALACE GARDEN WHICH WAS SO GREAT THAT IT CONTAINED AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE THREE MILES WIDE AND THREE ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS ONE HUNDRED FEET HIGH THE FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES WERE KEPT IN PERPETUAL BLOOM BY SKILLED WORKMEN WHO RENEWED EVERY FALLEN FLOWER WITH SUCH EXQUISITE IMITATION IN SILK AND SATIN THAT NO ONE COULD TELL THE NATURAL FROM THE ARTIFICIAL AT A SHORT DISTANCE
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ ɡˈɑːdlaɪk dʒˈiːnɪəs fɔːɹ spˈɛndɪŋ mˈʌni. ɪn hɪz pˈælɪs ɡˈɑːɹdən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt ðˌɐɾɪt kəntˈeɪnd ɐn ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl lˈeɪk θɹˈiː mˈaɪlz wˈaɪd ænd θɹˈiː ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl ˈaɪləndz wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd fˈiːt hˈaɪ, ðə flˈaʊɚɹɪŋ ʃɹˈʌbz ænd tɹˈiːz wɜː kˈɛpt ɪn pɚpˈɛtʃuːəl blˈuːm baɪ skˈɪld wˈɜːkmɛn, hˌuː ɹᵻnˈuːd ˈɛvɹi fˈɔːlən flˈaʊɚ wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɛkskwˈɪsɪt ɪmˈiːɾə tɪˈɑːn ɪn sˈɪlk ænd sˈætɪn ðæt nˈoʊwˈʌn kʊd tˈɛl ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl fɹʌmðɪ ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl æɾə ʃˈɔːɹt dˈɪstəns.