text_original: The Preliminaries of Peace were signed at Ver  sailles on the 26th of February. Bismarck then was willing to lay aside for the moment his haughty tone ; he took Thiers' hands and said : " I understand and honour your sorrow ; I am the Minister of Prussia, you the Minister of France.
text_transcription: THE PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE WERE SIGNED AT VERSAILLES ON THE TWENTY SIXTH OF FEBRUARY BISMARCK THEN WAS WILLING TO LAY ASIDE FOR THE MOMENT HIS HAUGHTY TONE HE TOOK TEAER'S HANDS AND SAID I UNDERSTAND AND HONOR YOUR SORROW I AM THE MINISTER OF PRUSSIA YOU THE MINISTER OF FRANCE
phonemes: ðə pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹiz ʌv pˈiːs wɜː sˈaɪnd æt vˈɜː sˈeɪlz ɔnðə twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ ʌv fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi. bˈɪsmɑːɹk ðˈɛn wʌz wˈɪlɪŋ tə lˈeɪ ɐsˈaɪd fɚðə mˈoʊmənt hɪz hˈɔːɾi tˈoʊn ; hiː tˈʊk θˈɪɹz hˈændz ænd sˈɛd : " aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ænd ˈɑːnɚ jʊɹ sˈɑːɹoʊ ; aɪɐm ðə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv pɹˈʌʃə, juː ðə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv fɹˈæns.