text_original: I read it when I was a boy, and I cannot think of it now without a shiver. It is called _L'Hercule_, and it is about a Sandow of the streets, a professional strong man, who kills himself by an over strain; it is not a story at all, it is the record of an incident, and there is only the strong man in it and his friend the zany, who makes the jokes while the strong man juggles with bars and cannon balls.
text_transcription: I READ IT WHEN I WAS A BOY AND I CANNOT THINK OF IT NOW WITHOUT A SHIVER IT IS CALLED LERCOURLE AND IT IS ABOUT A SANDO OF THE STREETS A PROFESSIONAL STRONG MAN WHO KILLS HIMSELF BY AN OVER STRAIN IT IS NOT A STORY AT ALL IT IS THE RECORD OF AN INCIDENT AND THERE IS ONLY THE STRONG MAN IN IT AND HIS FRIEND THE ZANNI WHO MAKES THE JOKES WHILE THE STRONG MAN JUGGLES WITH BARS AND CANNON BALLS
phonemes: aɪ ɹˈiːd ɪt wɛn aɪ wʌzɐ bˈɔɪ, ænd aɪ kænˈɑːt θˈɪŋk ʌv ɪt nˈaʊ wɪðˌaʊt ɐ ʃˈɪvɚ. ɪɾ ɪz kˈɔːld ˈɛlhˈɜːkjuːl, ænd ɪɾ ɪz ɐbˌaʊt ɐ sˈændoʊ ʌvðə stɹˈiːts, ɐ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl stɹˈɔŋ mˈæn, hˌuː kˈɪlz hɪmsˈɛlf baɪ ɐn ˌoʊvɚ stɹˈeɪn; ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːɾə stˈɔːɹi æɾ ˈɔːl, ɪɾ ɪz ðə ɹˈɛkɚd əvən ˈɪnsɪdənt, ænd ðɛɹ ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə stɹˈɔŋ mˈæn ɪn ɪt ænd hɪz fɹˈɛnd ðə zˈeɪni, hˌuː mˌeɪks ðə dʒˈoʊks wˌaɪl ðə stɹˈɔŋ mˈæn dʒˈʌɡəlz wɪð bˈɑːɹz ænd kˈænən bˈɔːlz.