text_original: As he listened to his Minister, eighteen years his junior, speaking with such authority and energy, the King of sixty five was transfigured ; once more he became the Prussian officer, ready to fight to the death for the Monarchy and the Fatherland.
text_transcription: AS HE LISTENED TO HIS MINISTER EIGHTEEN YEARS HIS JUNIOR SPEAKING WITH SUCH AUTHORITY AND ENERGY THE KING OF SIXTY FIVE WAS TRANSFIGURED ONCE MORE HE BECAME THE PRUSSIAN OFFICER READY TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH FOR THE MONARCHY AND THE FATHERLAND
phonemes: æz hiː lˈɪsənd tə hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚ, ˈeɪtiːn jˈɪɹz hɪz dʒˈuːnjɚ, spˈiːkɪŋ wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ænd ˈɛnɚdʒi, ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv sˈɪksti fˈaɪv wʌz tɹænsfˈɪɡɚd ; wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə pɹˈʌʃən ˈɑːfɪsɚ, ɹˈɛdi tə fˈaɪt tə ðə dˈɛθ fɚðə mˈɑːnɚki ænd ðə fˈɑːðɜːlənd.