text_original: Mean  while society went smoothly on; deriving, per  haps, some satisfaction from the shortcomings of its spiritual pastors. It was a merry world, my Masters, but corrupt at the heart all the same.
text_transcription: MEANWHILE SOCIETY WENT SMOOTHLY ON DERIVING PERHAPS SOME SATISFACTION FROM THE SHORTCOMINGS OF ITS SPIRITUAL PASTORS IT WAS A MERRY WORLD MY MASTER'S BUT CORRUPT AT THE HEART ALL THE SAME
phonemes: mˈiːn wˌaɪl səsˈaɪəɾi wɛnt smˈuːðli ˈɔn; dᵻɹˈaɪvɪŋ, pɜː hˈæps, sˌʌm sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən fɹʌmðə ʃˈɔːɹtkʌmɪŋz ʌv ɪts spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl pˈæstɚz. ɪt wʌzɐ mˈɛɹi wˈɜːld, maɪ mˈæstɚz, bˌʌt kɚɹˈʌpt æt ðə hˈɑːɹt ˈɔːl ðə sˈeɪm.