text_original: At first the cases were few, but they soon rapidly increased in number, so that on some mornings upwards of sixty soldiers were on the sick list suffering from Guinea  worm.
text_transcription: AT FIRST THE CASES WERE FEW BUT THEY SOON RAPIDLY INCREASED IN NUMBER SO THAT ON SOME MORNINGS UPWARDS OF SIXTY SOLDIERS WERE ON THE SICK LIST SUFFERING FROM THE GUINEA WORM
phonemes: æt fˈɜːst ðə kˈeɪsᵻz wɜː fjˈuː, bˌʌt ðeɪ sˈuːn ɹˈæpɪdli ɪŋkɹˈiːst ɪn nˈʌmbɚ, sˌoʊ ðæt ˌɔn sˌʌm mˈɔːɹnɪŋz ˈʌpwɚdz ʌv sˈɪksti sˈoʊldʒɚz wɜːɹ ɔnðə sˈɪk lˈɪst sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm ɡˈɪni wˈɜːm.