text_original: It means treasure; it means more than this, it means thousands of human lives; it means suc  cess or failure. And when you have made this canal, nay, before and while making this canal, remember AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM. 217 Asia. Do not reciprocate her gifts to you of cholera and plague by a return gift in the form of yellow fever.
text_transcription: IT MEANS TREASURE IT MEANS MORE THAN THIS IT MEANS THOUSANDS OF HUMAN LIVES IT MEANS SUCCESS OR FAILURE AND WHEN YOU HAVE MADE THIS CANAL NAY BEFORE AND AFTER MAKING THIS CANAL REMEMBER ASIA DO NOT RECIPROCATE HER GIFTS TO YOU OF CHOLERA AND PLAGUE BY A RETURN GIFT IN THE FORM OF YELLOW FEVER
phonemes: ɪt mˈiːnz tɹˈɛʒɚ; ɪt mˈiːnz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðˈɪs, ɪt mˈiːnz θˈaʊzəndz ʌv hjˈuːmən lˈaɪvz; ɪt mˈiːnz sˈʌk sˈɛs ɔːɹ fˈeɪlɪɹ. ænd wɛn juː hæv mˌeɪd ðɪs kənˈæl, nˈeɪ, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ænd wˌaɪl mˌeɪkɪŋ ðɪs kənˈæl, ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚɹ ɐn ʌnsˈɑːlvd pɹˈɑːbləm. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ˈeɪʒə. duːnˌɑːt ɹᵻsˈɪpɹəkˌeɪt hɜː ɡˈɪfts tə juː ʌv kˈɑːlɚɹə ænd plˈeɪɡ baɪ ɐ ɹᵻtˈɜːn ɡˈɪft ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv jˈɛloʊ fˈiːvɚ.