text_original: The town was small, but the situation was invaluable. Planted between Italy and Austria, opposite Venice and neigh  boring the East, Marano would have been a hand at the throat of the Empire, and a hand stretched out to the allies of France.
text_transcription: THE TOWN WAS SMALL BUT THE SITUATION WAS INVALUABLE PLANTED BETWEEN ITALY AND AUSTRIA OPPOSITE VENICE AND NEIGHBORING THE EAST MORANO WOULD HAVE BEEN A HAND AT THE THROAT OF THE EMPIRE AND A HAND STRETCHED OUT TO THE ALLIES OF FRANCE
phonemes: ðə tˈaʊn wʌz smˈɔːl, bˌʌt ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən wʌz ɪnvˈæljuːəbəl. plˈæntᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɪɾəli ænd ˈɔːstɹiə, ˈɑːpəzˌɪt vˈɛnɪs ænd nˈeɪ bˈɔːɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈiːst, mæɹˈɑːnoʊ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ hˈænd æt ðə θɹˈoʊt ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ænd ɐ hˈænd stɹˈɛtʃt ˈaʊt tə ðɪ ˈælaɪz ʌv fɹˈæns.