text_original: M. Genin would be  lieve them the ladies and gentlemen in waiting at the magnanimous and cultured little Court of Nerac. But if so, we only know the portraits ; the originals are dead and forgotten ; the dust of oblivion is piled thick upon them.
text_transcription: MONSIEUR GENA WOULD BELIEVE THEM THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN WAITING AT THE MAGNANIMOUS AND CULTURED LITTLE COURT OF NEYOK BUT IF SO WE ONLY KNOW THE PORTRAITS THE ORIGINALS ARE DEAD AND FORGOTTEN THE DUST OF OBLIVION IS PILED THICK UPON THEM
phonemes: ˈɛm. dʒˈɛnɪn wʊd biː lˈiːv ðˌɛm ðə lˈeɪdiz ænd dʒˈɛntəlmən ɪn wˈeɪɾɪŋ æt ðə mæɡnˈænɪməs ænd kˈʌltʃɚd lˈɪɾəl kˈɔːɹt ʌv nˈɛɹæk. bˌʌt ɪf sˈoʊ, wiː ˈoʊnli nˈoʊ ðə pˈɔːɹtɹɪts ; ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəlz ɑːɹ dˈɛd ænd fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ ; ðə dˈʌst ʌv əblˈɪviən ɪz pˈaɪld θˈɪk əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm.