text_original: There was no law against a man dying for want of sleep from pain caused by misplaced muscle ; but the statutes against litter were inexorable as those of the Medes and Persians.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO LAW AGAINST A MAN DYING FOR WANT OF SLEEP FROM PAIN CAUSED BY MISPLACED MUSCLE BUT THE STATUTES AGAINST LITTER WERE INEXORABLE AS THOSE OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ lˈɔː ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ mˈæn dˈaɪɪŋ fɔːɹ wˈɔnt ʌv slˈiːp fɹʌm pˈeɪn kˈɔːzd baɪ mɪsplˈeɪst mˈʌsəl ; bˌʌt ðə stˈætʃuːts ɐɡˈɛnst lˈɪɾɚ wɜːɹ ɪnˈɛksɚɹəbəl æz ðoʊz ʌvðə mˈiːdz ænd pˈɜːʒənz.