text_original: He tells us, alluding to the task assigned to him, "It was not my duty to cut the body of our old parent into pieces, and to throw it into a Medea's caldron, with the hope of reviving the vigor of youth."
text_transcription: HE TELLS US ALLUDING TO THE TASK ASSIGNED TO HIM IT WAS NOT MY DUTY TO CUT THE BODY OF OUR OLD PARENT INTO PIECES AND THROW IT INTO A MEDEA'S CAULDRON WITH THE HOPE OF REVIVING THE VIGOR OF YOUTH
phonemes: hiː tˈɛlz ˌʌs, ɐlˈuːdɪŋ tə ðə tˈæsk ɐsˈaɪnd tə hˌɪm, "ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt maɪ dˈuːɾi tə kˈʌt ðə bˈɑːdi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊld pˈɛɹənt ˌɪntʊ pˈiːsᵻz, ænd tə θɹˈoʊ ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈɛdiəz kˈɔldɹən, wɪððə hˈoʊp ʌv ɹᵻvˈaɪvɪŋ ðə vˈɪɡɚɹ ʌv jˈuːθ."