text_original: And even so, France under the Merovingian kings is the land of centralized government, which though strong and imposing in theory, repeatedly show^s it  self weak and insufficient in practice from the incapa  city of the governing brain to perform the manifold functions assigned to it by destiny. As far as we can see, Clovis and his immediate successors wield  ed a power which was practically unlimited.
text_transcription: AND EVEN SO FRANCE UNDER THE MARE OF INDIAN KINGS IS THE LAND OF CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT WHICH THOUGH STRONG AND IMPOSING IN THEORY REPEATEDLY SHOWS ITSELF WEAK AND INSUFFICIENT IN PRACTICE FROM THE INCAPACITY OF THE GOVERNING BRAIN TO PERFORM THE MANIFOLD FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO IT BY DESTINY AS FAR AS WE CAN SEE CLOVIS AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS WIELDED A POWER WHICH WAS PRACTICALLY UNLIMITED
phonemes: ænd ˈiːvən sˈoʊ, fɹˈæns ˌʌndɚ ðə mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən kˈɪŋz ɪz ðə lˈænd ʌv sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˌɪtʃ ðˌoʊ stɹˈɔŋ ænd ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ ɪn θˈiəɹi, ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli ʃˈoʊ ˈɛs ɪt sˈɛlf wˈiːk ænd ɪnsəfˈɪʃənt ɪn pɹˈæktɪs fɹʌmðɪ ɪŋkˈɑːpə sˈɪɾi ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bɹˈeɪn tə pɚfˈɔːɹm ðə mˈænɪfˌoʊld fˈʌŋkʃənz ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ɪt baɪ dˈɛstɪni. æz fˈɑːɹ æz wiː kæn sˈiː, klˈʌvɪs ænd hɪz ɪmˈiːdɪət səksˈɛsɚz wˈiːld ˈɛd ɐ pˈaʊɚ wˌɪtʃ wʌz pɹˈæktɪkli ʌnlˈɪmɪɾᵻd.