text_original: Compulsory sales became more and more frequent. The small tradespeople of the towns and the small peasants were % particularly severely hit. And the crisis hit sections of ***% people who had hitherto not been affected, and whose * * position b&d improved during the preceding period of rela  tive stabilisation.
text_transcription: COMPULSORY SALES BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT THE SMALL TRADESPEOPLE OF THE TOWNS AND THE SMALL PEASANTS WERE PARTICULARLY SEVERELY HIT AND THE CRISIS HIT SECTIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAD HITHERTO NOT BEEN EFFECTED AND WHOSE POSITION HAD IMPROVED DURING THE PRECEDING PERIOD OF RELATIVE STAPILIZATION
phonemes: kəmpˈʌlsɚɹi sˈeɪlz bɪkˌeɪm mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ fɹˈiːkwənt. ðə smˈɔːl tɹˈeɪdspiːpəl ʌvðə tˈaʊnz ænd ðə smˈɔːl pˈɛzənts wɜː pɚsˈɛnt pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli sᵻvˈɪɹli hˈɪt. ænd ðə kɹˈaɪsɪs hˈɪt sˈɛkʃənz ʌv ˌæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪskpɚsˈɛnt pˈiːpəl hˌuː hæd hˈɪðɚtˌuː nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɐfˈɛktᵻd, ænd hˌuːz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk pəzˈɪʃən bˈiː ænd dˈiː ɪmpɹˈuːvd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv ɹᵻlˈæ tˈaɪv stˌeɪbɪləzˈeɪʃən.