text_original: As to what they were, Europeans or Malays, enemies or friends of our race, we cannot possibly guess; and if they still inhabit the island, or if they have left it, we know not. But these questions are of too much importance to be allowed to remain long unsettled." "No!
text_transcription: AS TO WHAT THEY WERE EUROPEANS OR MALES ENEMIES OR FRIENDS OF OUR RACE WE CANNOT POSSIBLY GUESS AND IF THEY STILL INHABIT THE ISLAND OR IF THEY HAVE LEFT IT WE KNOW NOT BUT THESE QUESTIONS ARE OF TOO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN LONG UNSETTLED NO
phonemes: æz tə wˈʌt ðeɪ wɜː, jˌʊɹɹəpˈiənz ɔːɹ məlˈeɪz, ˈɛnəmiz ɔːɹ fɹˈɛndz ʌv ˌaʊɚ ɹˈeɪs, wiː kænˈɑːt pˈɑːsᵻbli ɡˈɛs; ænd ɪf ðeɪ stˈɪl ɪnhˈæbɪt ðɪ ˈaɪlənd, ɔːɹ ɪf ðeɪ hæv lˈɛft ɪt, wiː nˈoʊ nˈɑːt. bˌʌt ðiːz kwˈɛstʃənz ɑːɹ ʌv tˈuː mʌtʃ ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns təbi ɐlˈaʊd tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn lˈɔŋ ʌnsˈɛɾəld." "nˈoʊ!