text_original: The situation became more and more strained. Bis  marck, as if amazed at the gravity of the crisis, was undecided as to what ought to be done. He 205 Bismarck was playing the game of the declared enemies of Catholicism perhaps more than he would have wished.
text_transcription: THE SITUATION BECAME MORE AND MORE STRAINED BISMARCK AS IF AMAZED AT THE GRAVITY OF THE CRISIS WAS UNDECIDED AS TO WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE HE WAS PLAYING THE GAME OF THE DECLARED ENEMIES OF CATHOLICISM PERHAPS MORE THAN HE WOULD HAVE WISHED
phonemes: ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən bɪkˌeɪm mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ stɹˈeɪnd. bˈɪs mˈɑːɹk, æz ɪf ɐmˈeɪzd æt ðə ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ʌvðə kɹˈaɪsɪs, wʌz ˌʌndᵻsˈaɪdᵻd æz tə wʌt ˈɔːt təbi dˈʌn. hiː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv bˈɪsmɑːɹk wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ ðə ɡˈeɪm ʌvðə dᵻklˈɛɹd ˈɛnəmiz ʌv kæθˈɑːlɪsˌɪzəm pɚhˈæps mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hiː wʊdhɐv wˈɪʃt.