text_original: The magnificent pageant swept through the empire for eight months, the wonder and ruin of all who came within its reach. The vast palaces, gardens, towns, artificial lakes and mountains that Wang ti the Magnificent built in the short twelve years of his reign were, according to the custom of the times, destroyed by his successor; but the canals remained a blessing to the descendants of the laborers who had died in their construction.
text_transcription: THE MAGNIFICENT PAGENT SWEPT THROUGH THE EMPIRE FOR EIGHT MONTHS THE WONDER AND RUIN OF ALL WHO CAME WITHIN ITS REACH THE VAST PALACES GARDENS TOWNS ARTIFICIAL LAKES AND MOUNTAINS THAT ONE TEETER MAGNIFICENT BUILT IN THE SHORT TWELVE YEARS OF HIS REIGN WERE ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOM OF THE TIMES DESTROYED BY HIS SUCCESSOR BUT THE CANALS REMAINED A BLESSING TO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE LABORERS WHO HAD DIED IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION
phonemes: ðə mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt pˈædʒənt swˈɛpt θɹuː ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ fɔːɹ ˈeɪt mˈʌnθs, ðə wˈʌndɚ ænd ɹˈuːɪn ʌv ˈɔːl hˌuː kˈeɪm wɪðˌɪn ɪts ɹˈiːtʃ. ðə vˈæst pˈælɪsᵻz, ɡˈɑːɹdənz, tˈaʊnz, ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl lˈeɪks ænd mˈaʊntɪnz ðæt wˈæŋɡ tˈaɪ ðə mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt bˈɪlt ɪnðə ʃˈɔːɹt twˈɛlv jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz ɹˈeɪn wɜː, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə kˈʌstəm ʌvðə tˈaɪmz, dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ hɪz səksˈɛsɚ; bˌʌt ðə kənˈælz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ blˈɛsɪŋ tə ðə dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌvðə lˈeɪbɚɹɚz hˌuː hæd dˈaɪd ɪn ðɛɹ kənstɹˈʌkʃən.