text_original: Prices fluctuated widely,^ and the famine intensified the prevailing distress. But the immediate cause of the crisis was the railway mania.
text_transcription: PRICES FLUCTUATED WIDELY AND THE FAMINE INTENSIFIED THE PREVAILING DISTRESS BUT THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE CRISIS WAS THE RAILWAY MANIA
phonemes: pɹˈaɪsᵻz flˈʌktʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd wˈaɪdli,ænd ðə fˈæmɪn ɪntˈɛnsᵻfˌaɪd ðə pɹɪvˈeɪlɪŋ dɪstɹˈɛs. bˌʌt ðɪ ɪmˈiːdɪət kˈɔːz ʌvðə kɹˈaɪsɪs wʌzðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ mˈeɪniə.