text_original: About the same date he wrote again : "Up to now, the Confederation has been to Prussia a weight and a rope round our neck — a rope the end of which is in enemy hands which are waiting only for an opportunity to tighten it."
text_transcription: ABOUT THE SAME DATE HE WROTE AGAIN UP TO NOW THE CONFEDERATION HAS BEEN TO PRUSSIA A WEIGHT AND A ROPE ROUND OUR NECK A ROPE THE END OF WHICH IS IN ENEMY HANDS WHICH ARE WAITING ONLY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO TIGHTEN IT
phonemes: ɐbˌaʊt ðə sˈeɪm dˈeɪt hiː ɹˈoʊt ɐɡˈɛn : "ˌʌp tə nˈaʊ, ðə kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən hˈæzbiːn tə pɹˈʌʃə ɐ wˈeɪt ænd ɐ ɹˈoʊp ɹˈaʊnd ˌaʊɚ nˈɛk — ɐ ɹˈoʊp ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪz ɪn ˈɛnəmi hˈændz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ wˈeɪɾɪŋ ˈoʊnli fɚɹən ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi tə tˈaɪʔn̩ ɪt."