text_original: Perhaps even now the story will be discredited; if so, I do not care. I am much too old, and too near the portals of that impenetrable mystery, in the shadow of which I have stood so many times, to concern myself with what others may think or say.
text_transcription: PERHAPS EVEN NOW THE STORY WILL BE DISCREDITED IF SO I DO NOT CARE I AM MUCH TOO OLD AND TOO NEAR THE PORTALS OF THAT IMPENETRABLE MYSTERY IN THE SHADOW OF WHICH I HAVE STOOD SO MANY TIMES TO CONCERN MYSELF WITH WHAT OTHERS MAY THINK OR SAY
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ˈiːvən nˈaʊ ðə stˈɔːɹi wɪl biː dɪskɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd; ɪf sˈoʊ, aɪ duːnˌɑːt kˈɛɹ. aɪɐm mˈʌtʃ tˈuː ˈoʊld, ænd tˈuː nˌɪɹ ðə pˈɔːɹɾəlz ʌv ðæt ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl mˈɪstɚɹi, ɪnðə ʃˈædoʊ ʌvwˈɪtʃ aɪ hæv stˈʊd sˌoʊ mˈɛni tˈaɪmz, tə kənsˈɜːn maɪsˈɛlf wɪð wʌt ˈʌðɚz mˈeɪ θˈɪŋk ɔːɹ sˈeɪ.