text_original: But the network of treaties was so close that it could be properly called a system; Europe was divided into two well marked groups of close friends under the flag of one or the other of the two leading Powers, with whom their interests were supposed to be indissolubly connected, It was therefore impossible that any war should arise without the greatest risk of its becoming universal. Beyond this permanent danger there were other special causes at work.
text_transcription: BUT THE NETWORK OF TREATIES WAS SO CLOSE THAT IT COULD BE PROPERLY CALLED A SYSTEM EUROPE WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO WELL MARKED GROUPS OF CLOSE FRIENDS UNDER THE FLAG OF ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE TWO LEADING POWERS WITH WHOM THEIR INTERESTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE INDISSOLUBLY CONNECTED IT WAS THEREFORE IMPOSSIBLE THAT ANY WAR SHOULD ARISE WITHOUT THE GREATEST RISK OF ITS BECOMING UNIVERSAL BEYOND THIS PERMANENT DANGER THERE WERE OTHER SPECIAL CAUSES AT WORK
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə nˈɛtwɜːk ʌv tɹˈiːɾiz wʌz sˌoʊ klˈoʊs ðˌɐɾɪt kʊd biː pɹˈɑːpɚli kˈɔːld ɐ sˈɪstəm; jˈʊɹɹəp wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ tˈuː wˈɛl mˈɑːɹkt ɡɹˈuːps ʌv klˈoʊs fɹˈɛndz ˌʌndɚ ðə flˈæɡ ʌv wˈʌn ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðə tˈuː lˈiːdɪŋ pˈaʊɚz, wɪð hˈuːm ðɛɹ ˈɪntɹɛsts wɜː səpˈoʊzd təbi ˌɪndˈɪsəlˌʌbli kənˈɛktᵻd, ɪt wʌz ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl ðæt ˌɛni wˈɔːɹ ʃˌʊd ɚɹˈaɪz wɪðˌaʊt ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɹˈɪsk ʌv ɪts bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl. bᵻjˌɔnd ðɪs pˈɜːmənənt dˈeɪndʒɚ ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˈʌðɚ spˈɛʃəl kˈɔːzᵻz æt wˈɜːk.