text_original: The elec  The vagaries of the electoral franchise were not less bewildering total fran  \]^q^ those of the distribution of seats.
text_transcription: E THE VAGARIES OF THE ELECTORAL FRANCHISE WERE NOT LESS BEWILDERING THAN THOSE OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
phonemes: ðɪ ᵻlˈɛk ðə vˈeɪɡɚɹiz ʌvðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl fɹˈæntʃaɪz wɜː nˌɑːt lˈɛs bᵻwˈɪldɚɹɪŋ tˈoʊɾəl fɹˈæn bˈækslæʃ]kjˈuː ðoʊz ʌvðə dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌv sˈiːts.