text_original: The contraband trade was brisk, the contrabandists cheerful, and so long as England made no serious attempt to put into operation laws that the genial and business like smugglers of the Atlantic sea coast regarded as preposterous nobody complained, and international relations were cordial. But the situation was not seen with so bright an eye by the British merchant.
text_transcription: THE CONTRABAND TRADE WAS BRISK THE CONTRABANDISTS CHEERFUL AND SO LONG AS ENGLAND MADE NO SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO PUT INTO OPERATION LAWS THAT THE GENIAL AND BUSINESS LIKE SMUGGLERS OF THE ATLANTIC SEA COAST REGARDED AS PREPOSTEROUS NOBODY COMPLAINED AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WERE CORDIAL BUT THE SITUATION WAS NOT SEEN WITH SO BRIGHT AN EYE BY THE BRITISH MERCHANT
phonemes: ðə kˌɑːntɹəbˈænd tɹˈeɪd wʌz bɹˈɪsk, ðə kˌɑːntɹəbˈændɪsts tʃˈɪɹfəl, ænd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz ˈɪŋɡlənd mˌeɪd nˈoʊ sˈɪɹiəs ɐtˈɛmpt tə pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən lˈɔːz ðætðə dʒˈiːnɪəl ænd bˈɪznəs lˈaɪk smˈʌɡlɚz ʌvðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk sˈiː kˈoʊst ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz pɹɪpˈɔstɚɹəs nˈoʊbɑːdi kəmplˈeɪnd, ænd ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɜː kˈɔːɹdʒəl. bˌʌt ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən wʌz nˌɑːt sˈiːn wɪð sˌoʊ bɹˈaɪt ɐn ˈaɪ baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mˈɜːtʃənt.