text_original: One great mercantile house was proved to have been in the habit of sending sixty seven letters by what we may call this underground post office for every one on which they paid the government charges. It was not merely to escape heavy cost that these stratagems were employed.
text_transcription: ONE GREAT MERCANTILE HOUSE WAS PROVED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE HABIT OF SENDING SIXTY SEVEN LETTERS BY WHAT MAY BE CALLED THIS UNDERGROUND POST OFFICE FOR EVERY ONE ON WHICH THEY PAID THE GOVERNMENT CHARGE IT WAS NOT MERELY TO ESCAPE HEAVY COST THAT THESE STRATAGEMS WERE EMPLOYED
phonemes: wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɜːkɐntˌaɪl hˈaʊs wʌz pɹˈuːvd tə hɐvbɪn ɪnðə hˈæbɪt ʌv sˈɛndɪŋ sˈɪksti sˈɛvən lˈɛɾɚz baɪ wʌt wiː mˈeɪ kˈɔːl ðɪs ˌʌndɚɡɹˈaʊnd pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs fɔːɹ ˈɛvɹi wˈʌn ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ pˈeɪd ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli tʊ ɛskˈeɪp hˈɛvi kˈɔst ðæt ðiːz stɹˈæɾeɪdʒəmz wɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd.