text_original: The numbers are evidently but a wild and baseless guess, but the strange thing is that they could be thus reported by a sober and cautious historian, and one not of the Frankish nation (Paulus Diaconus),* writing barely sixty years after the date of the famous victory.
text_transcription: THE NUMBERS ARE EVIDENTLY BUT A WILD AND BASELESS GUESS BUT THE STRANGE THING IS THAT THEY COULD BE THUS REPORTED BY A SOBER AND CAUTIOUS HISTORIAN AND ONE NOT OF THE FRANKISH NATION PAUL STILLIOCCHRONUS WRITING BARELY SIXTY YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FAMOUS VICTORY
phonemes: ðə nˈʌmbɚz ɑːɹ ˈɛvɪdəntli bˌʌt ɐ wˈaɪld ænd bˈeɪsləs ɡˈɛs, bˌʌt ðə stɹˈeɪndʒ θˈɪŋ ɪz ðæt ðeɪ kʊd biː ðˈʌs ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd baɪ ɐ sˈoʊbɚ ænd kˈɔːʃəs hɪstˈɔːɹiən, ænd wˈʌn nˌɑːt ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ nˈeɪʃən (pˈɔːləs dˈaɪəkˌoʊnəs),ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ bˈɛɹli sˈɪksti jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðə dˈeɪt ʌvðə fˈeɪməs vˈɪktɚɹi.