text_original: It was a dark day for the slave, and it was difficult to see hope for a brighter. To me, it seemed that all was lost, unless some one were espe  cially called to speak that truth, which alone could make the people free, but certainly I could not be the messenger.
text_transcription: IT WAS A DARK DAY FOR THE SLAVE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER TO ME IT SEEMED THAT ALL WAS LOST UNLESS SOME ONE WERE ESPECIALLY CALLED TO SPEAK THAT TRUTH WHICH ALONE COULD MAKE THE PEOPLE FREE BUT CERTAINLY I COULD NOT BE THE MESSENGER
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ dˈɑːɹk dˈeɪ fɚðə slˈeɪv, ænd ɪt wʌz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə sˈiː hˈoʊp fɚɹə bɹˈaɪɾɚ. tə mˌiː, ɪt sˈiːmd ðæt ˈɔːl wʌz lˈɔst, ʌnlˈɛs sˈʌmwʌn wɜːɹ ɛspˈɛ sˈaɪəli kˈɔːld tə spˈiːk ðæt tɹˈuːθ, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈoʊn kʊd mˌeɪk ðə pˈiːpəl fɹˈiː, bˌʌt sˈɜːʔn̩li aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt biː ðə mˈɛsɪndʒɚ.