text_original: Up to this time the rates of postage had been both high and various. They were varying both as to distance, and as to the weight and even the size or the shape of a letter.
text_transcription: UP TO THIS TIME THE RATES OF POSTAGE HAD BEEN BOTH HIGH AND VARIOUS THEY WERE VARYING BOTH AS TO DISTANCE AND AS TO THE WEIGHT AND EVEN THE SIZE OR THE SHAPE OF A LETTER
phonemes: ˌʌp tə ðɪs tˈaɪm ðə ɹˈeɪts ʌv pˈoʊstɪdʒ hɐdbɪn bˈoʊθ hˈaɪ ænd vˈɛɹiəs. ðeɪ wɜː vˈɛɹiɪŋ bˈoʊθ æz tə dˈɪstəns, ænd æz tə ðə wˈeɪt ænd ˈiːvən ðə sˈaɪz ɔːɹ ðə ʃˈeɪp əvə lˈɛɾɚ.