text_original: He answered: "I copy the manuscripts, I translate from the one language to others with some perfect exactitude, I arrange the libraries, I make the catalogues, I am capable to be any secretary." And he looked up as if he saw in my eyes a vast vista of catalogues, manuscripts, libraries, and Fatherland at the end of it. "How would you like to be companion to a literary man?" I inquired.
text_transcription: HE ANSWERED I COPY THE MANUSCRIPTS I TRANSLATE FROM THE ONE LANGUAGE TO OTHERS WITH SOME PERFECT EXACTITUDE I ARRANGE THE LIBRARIES I MAKE THE CATALOGUES I AM CAPABLE TO BE ANY SECRETARY AND HE LOOKED UP AS IF HE SAW IN MY EYES A VAST VISTA OF CATALOGUES MANUSCRIPTS LIBRARIES AND FATHERLAND AT THE END OF IT HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE COMPANION TO A LITERARY MAN I INQUIRED
phonemes: hiː ˈænsɚd: "aɪ kˈɑːpi ðə mˈænjuːskɹˌɪpts, aɪ tɹænslˈeɪt fɹʌmðə wˈʌn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ tʊ ˈʌðɚz wɪð sˌʌm pˈɜːfɛkt ɛɡzˈæktɪtˌuːd, aɪ ɚɹˈeɪndʒ ðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz, aɪ mˌeɪk ðə kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡz, aɪɐm kˈeɪpəbəl təbi ˌɛni sˈɛkɹətɹi." ænd hiː lˈʊkt ˌʌp æz ɪf hiː sˈɔː ɪn maɪ ˈaɪz ɐ vˈæst vˈɪstə ʌv kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡz, mˈænjuːskɹˌɪpts, lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz, ænd fˈɑːðɜːlənd æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ɪt. "hˌaʊ wʊd juː lˈaɪk təbi kəmpˈæniən tʊ ɐ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˈæn?" aɪ ɪŋkwˈaɪɚd.