text_original: If such a man be a stranger, snub him; if a casual acquaintance, met in an evil hour, there is still hope  doors have locks, and there are two sides to a street, and nearsightedness is a blessing, and (as a last resort) buttons may be sacrificed (you remember Lamb's story of Coleridge) and left in the clutch of the fatal fingers.
text_transcription: IF SUCH A MAN BE A STRANGER SNUB HIM IF A CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE MET IN AN EVIL HOUR THERE IS STILL HOPE DOORS HAVE LOCKS AND THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO A STREET AND NEAR SIGHTEDNESS IS A BLESSING AND AS A LAST RESORT BUTTONS MAY BE SACRIFICED YOU REMEMBER LAMB'S STORY OF COLERIDGE AND LEFT IN THE CLUTCH OF THE FATAL FINGERS
phonemes: ɪf sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈæn biː ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒɚ, snˈʌb hˌɪm; ɪf ɐ kˈæʒuːəl ɐkwˈeɪntəns, mˈɛt ɪn ɐn ˈiːvəl ˈaʊɚ, ðɛɹ ɪz stˈɪl hˈoʊp dˈɔːɹz hæv lˈɑːks, ænd ðɛɹˌɑːɹ tˈuː sˈaɪdz tʊ ɐ stɹˈiːt, ænd nˈɪɹsaɪɾᵻdnəs ɪz ɐ blˈɛsɪŋ, ænd (æz ɐ lˈæst ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt) bˈʌʔn̩z mˈeɪ biː sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪst (juː ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ lˈæmz stˈɔːɹi ʌv kˈoʊlɹɪdʒ) ænd lˈɛft ɪnðə klˈʌtʃ ʌvðə fˈeɪɾəl fˈɪŋɡɚz.