text_original: Smuggling was easy because of the long extent of sea coast. Smuggling was lucrative, as few considered it an offence to evade laws that were generally resented as unfair.
text_transcription: SMUGGLING WAS EASY BECAUSE OF THE LONG EXTENT OF THE SEA COAST SMUGGLING WAS LUCRATIVE AS FEW CONSIDERED IT AN OFFENSE TO EVADE LAWS THAT WERE GENERALLY RESENTED AS UNFAIR
phonemes: smˈʌɡlɪŋ wʌz ˈiːzi bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə lˈɔŋ ɛkstˈɛnt ʌv sˈiː kˈoʊst. smˈʌɡlɪŋ wʌz lˈuːkɹətˌɪv, æz fjˈuː kənsˈɪdɚd ɪɾ ɐn əfˈɛns tʊ ɪvˈeɪd lˈɔːz ðæt wɜː dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɹiːsˈɛntᵻd æz ʌnfˈɛɹ.