text_original: Two wai*s followed in the logic of history. The first ^ ^^ was with the Amirs of Sind. Their independence had virtually disappeared with the passage of the British army through their tenitoiy in 1839. Throughout the subsequent period we had been obliged to maintain our lineof commimications by garrisoning the island of Bukkur, which commands the passage of the Indus, on the road to the Bolan Pass, and Kurrachi.
text_transcription: TWO WARS FOLLOWED IN THE LOGIC OF HISTORY THE FIRST WAS WITH THE AMIRS OF SIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE HAD VIRTUALLY DISAPPEARED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE BRITISH ARMY THROUGH THEIR TERRITORY IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY NINE THROUGHOUT THE SUBSEQUENT PERIOD WE HAD BEEN OBLIGED TO MAINTAIN OUR LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS BY GARRISONING THE ISLAND OF BOOKUR WHICH COMMANDS THE PASSAGE OF THE INDUS ON THE ROAD TO THE BOWLAN PASS AND KARACCI
phonemes: tˈuː wˈaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɛs fˈɑːloʊd ɪnðə lˈɑːdʒɪk ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi. ðə fˈɜːst wʌz wɪððɪ ˈæmɪɹz ʌv sˈɪnd. ðɛɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns hæd vˈɜːtʃuːəli dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd wɪððə pˈæsɪdʒ ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹmi θɹuː ðɛɹ tˈɛnɪtˌɔɪi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn. θɹuːˈaʊt ðə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt pˈiəɹɪəd wiː hɐdbɪn əblˈaɪdʒd tə meɪntˈeɪn ˌaʊɚ lˈaɪnɑːf kəmˌɪmɪkˈeɪʃənz baɪ ɡˈæɹɪsənɪŋ ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv bˈʌkɜː, wˌɪtʃ kəmˈændz ðə pˈæsɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɪndˈʌs, ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd tə ðə bˈɑːlæn pˈæs, ænd kɜːɹˈætʃi.