text_original: In order to make the new law a dead letter the colonists resolved that while it was in force they would avoid using stamps by substituting arbitration for any kind of legal procedure. With a people in this temper, there were only two things to be done; to meet their wishes, or to annihilate their opposition.
text_transcription: IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NEW LAW A DEAD LETTER THE COLONISTS RESOLVED THAT WHILE IT WAS IN FORCE THEY WOULD AVOID USING STAMPS BY SUBSTITUTING ARBITRATION FOR ANY KIND OF LEGAL PROCEDURE WITH THE PEOPLE IN THIS TEMPER THERE WERE ONLY TWO THINGS TO BE DONE TO MEET THEIR WISHES OR TO ANNIHILATE THEIR OPPOSITION
phonemes: ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə mˌeɪk ðə nˈuː lˈɔː ɐ dˈɛd lˈɛɾɚ ðə kˈɑːlənˌɪsts ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd ðæt wˌaɪl ɪt wʌz ɪn fˈɔːɹs ðeɪ wʊd ɐvˈɔɪd jˈuːzɪŋ stˈæmps baɪ sˈʌbstɪtˌuːɾɪŋ ˌɑːɹbɪtɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ˌɛni kˈaɪnd ʌv lˈiːɡəl pɹəsˈiːdʒɚ. wɪð ɐ pˈiːpəl ɪn ðɪs tˈɛmpɚ, ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˈoʊnli tˈuː θˈɪŋz təbi dˈʌn; tə mˈiːt ðɛɹ wˈɪʃᵻz, ɔːɹ tʊ ɐnˈaɪəlˌeɪt ðɛɹ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən.