text_original: At Versailles the Chancellor saw a personage of another sort appear — General Boyer, Chief Aide de  camp to Bazaine, who engaged him in diplomatic discussions which came to no end ; for it was a question of the^ Army of Metz being " still the Army of the Empire, resolved to support the Government of the Regent." But this took days, and during those days Metz was dying of hunger.
text_transcription: AT VERSAILLES THE CHANCELLOR SAW A PERSONAGE OF ANOTHER SORT APPEAR GENERAL BOYER CHIEF AIDE DE COMTE DE BAZIN WHO ENGAGED HIM IN DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS WHICH CAME TO NO END FOR IT WAS A QUESTION OF THE ARMY OF MESS BEING STILL THE ARMY OF THE EMPIRE RESOLVED TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REGENT BUT THIS LAST TOOK DAYS AND DURING THOSE DAYS MESS WAS DYING OF HUNGER
phonemes: æt vˈɜːseɪlz ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ sˈɔː ɐ pˈɜːsənɪdʒ ʌv ɐnˈʌðɚ sˈɔːɹt ɐpˈɪɹ — dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˈɔɪɚ, tʃˈiːf ˈeɪd də kˈæmp tə bˈæzeɪn, hˌuː ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd hˌɪm ɪn dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk dɪskˈʌʃənz wˌɪtʃ kˈeɪm tə nˈoʊ ˈɛnd ; fɔːɹ ɪt wʌzɐ kwˈɛstʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv mˈɛts bˈiːɪŋ " stˈɪl ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə səpˈɔːɹt ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒənt." bˌʌt ðɪs tˈʊk dˈeɪz, ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðoʊz dˈeɪz mˈɛts wʌz dˈaɪɪŋ ʌv hˈʌŋɡɚ.