text_original: Bern united with Lucerne, Schwitz with Unterwalden and Uri, and then the three of them with Lucerne and Zurich. These were at first only temporary leagues, but in this linking of town and country for mutual protection, we see the true beginning of the later Confederation.
text_transcription: BARE UNITED WITH LUCERNE SCHWITZ WITH UNTOVALDEN AND URI AND THEN THE THREE OF THEM WITH LUCERNE AND ZUREQUE THESE WERE AT FIRST ONLY TEMPORARY LEAGUES BUT IN THIS LINKING OF TOWN AND COUNTRY FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION WE SEE THE TRUE BEGINNING OF THE LATER CONFEDERATION
phonemes: bˈɜːn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd wɪð lˈuːsɚn, ʃwˈɪts wɪð ʌntˈɜːwɔldən ænd jˈʊɹɹi, ænd ðˈɛn ðə θɹˈiː ʌv ðˌɛm wɪð lˈuːsɚn ænd zjˈʊɹɪk. ðiːz wɜːɹ æt fˈɜːst ˈoʊnli tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi lˈiːɡz, bˌʌt ɪn ðɪs lˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌv tˈaʊn ænd kˈʌntɹi fɔːɹ mjˈuːtʃuːəl pɹətˈɛkʃən, wiː sˈiː ðə tɹˈuː bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə lˈeɪɾɚ kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən.