text_original: How far foreigners were bound to acquiesce in exclu  sion raised a nice question, and it was rendered nicer by the fact that the most valuable portion of the traffic which they desired to force upon the Chinese consisted of opium.
text_transcription: HOW FAR FOREIGNERS WERE BOUND TO ACQUIESCE IN EXCLUSION RAISED IN NICE QUESTION AND IT WAS RENDERED NICER BY THE FACT THAT THE MOST VALUABLE PORTION OF THE TRAFFIC WHICH THEY DESIRED TO FORCE UPON THE CHINESE CONSISTED OF OPIUM
phonemes: hˌaʊ fˈɑːɹ fˈɔːɹənɚz wɜː bˈaʊnd tʊ ˌækwɪˈɛs ɪn ɛksklˈuː sɪˈɑːn ɹˈeɪzd ɐ nˈaɪs kwˈɛstʃən, ænd ɪt wʌz ɹˈɛndɚd nˈaɪsɚ baɪ ðə fˈækt ðætðə mˈoʊst vˈæljuːəbəl pˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə tɹˈæfɪk wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ dɪzˈaɪɚd tə fˈɔːɹs əpˌɑːn ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv ˈoʊpiəm.