text_original: The " Empire Country " could not itself be represented at the Bundesrat, since it had no autonomy ; but there was nothing to prevent its inhabitants, since they were looked upon as Germans, from being represented at the Reichstag.
text_transcription: THE EMPIRE COUNTRY COULD NOT ITSELF BE REPRESENTED AT THE BUNDUS ROT SINCE IT HAD NO AUTONOMY BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO PREVENT ITS INHABITANTS SINCE THEY WERE LOOKED UPON AS GERMANS FROM BEING REPRESENTED AT THE RIGHT STOC
phonemes: ðə " ˈɛmpaɪɚ kˈʌntɹi " kʊd nˌɑːt ɪtsˈɛlf biː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd æt ðə bˈʌndɪsɹˌæt, sˈɪns ɪt hæd nˈoʊ ɔːtˈɑːnəmi ; bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ɪts ɪnhˈæbɪtənts, sˈɪns ðeɪ wɜː lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz dʒˈɜːmənz, fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd æt ðə ɹˈaɪxstæɡ.