text_original: The mystery of its origin, its slow but sure advance, the prolonged life in death that often characterises its terminal phases, and its' inevitable issue, have ap  pealed to the imagina  tion of the novelist, who more than once has brought it on his mimic stage, draping it, per  haps, as the fitting Ne  mesis of evil doing.
text_transcription: THE MYSTERY OF ITS ORIGIN ITS SLOW BUT SURE ADVANCE THE PROLONGED LIFE IN DEATH THAT OFTEN CHARACTERIZES ITS TERMINAL PHASES AND ITS INEVITABLE ISSUE HAVE APPEALED TO THE IMAGINATION OF THE NOVELIST WHO MORE THAN ONCE HAS BROUGHT IT ON HIS MIMIC STAGE DRAPING IT PERHAPS AS THE FITTING NEMESIS OF EVIL DOING
phonemes: ðə mˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ɪts ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn, ɪts slˈoʊ bˌʌt ʃˈʊɹ ɐdvˈæns, ðə pɹəlˈɔŋd lˈaɪf ɪn dˈɛθ ðæt ˈɔfən kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzᵻz ɪts tˈɜːmɪnəl fˈeɪzᵻz, ænd ɪts ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl ˈɪʃuː, hæv ˈæp pˈiːld tə ðɪ ɪmɐdʒˈiːnə tɪˈɑːn ʌvðə nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst, hˌuː mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns hɐz bɹˈɔːt ɪɾ ˌɔn hɪz mˈɪmɪk stˈeɪdʒ, dɹˈeɪpɪŋ ɪt, pɜː hˈæps, æz ðə fˈɪɾɪŋ nˈiː mˈiːsɪs ʌv ˈiːvəl dˈuːɪŋ.