text_original: We foresaw that ; but we were obliged to take that strip of earth to protect ourselves [always the same leitmotif] against the incursions of freebooters, which, for two hundred years, France had sent against us.
text_transcription: WE FORESAW THAT BUT WE WERE OBLIGED TO TAKE THAT STRIP OF EARTH TO PROTECT OURSELVES ALWAYS THE SAME LIGHT MOTIF AGAINST THE INCURSIONS OF FREE BOOTERS WHICH FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS FRANCE HAD SENT AGAINST US
phonemes: wiː fˈɔːɹsɔː ðˈæt ; bˌʌt wiː wɜːɹ əblˈaɪdʒd tə tˈeɪk ðæt stɹˈɪp ʌv ˈɜːθ tə pɹətˈɛkt aʊɚsˈɛlvz [ˈɔːlweɪz ðə sˈeɪm lˈeɪtmətˌɪf] ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɪŋkˈɜːʃənz ʌv fɹˈiːbuːɾɚz, wˈɪtʃ, fɔːɹ tˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz, fɹˈæns hæd sˈɛnt ɐɡˈɛnst ˌʌs.