text_original: It would almost seem as if the conscience of the empress shrank from the somewhat cynical plan of her minister, and that she sought to stifle her compunctions by resting her action upon high religious grounds. That the plan suggested was really a conspiracy against Prussia is obvious.
text_transcription: IT WOULD ALMOST SEEM AS IF THE CONSCIENCE OF THE EMPRESS SHRANK FROM THE SOMEWHAT CYNICAL PLAN OF HER MINISTER AND THAT SHE SOUGHT TO STIFLE HER COMPUNCTIONS BY RESTING HER ACTIONS UPON HIGH RELIGIOUS GROUNDS THAT THE PLAN SUGGESTED WAS REALLY A CONSPIRACY AGAINST PRUSSIA AS OBVIOUS
phonemes: ɪt wʊd ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈiːm æz ɪf ðə kˈɑːnʃəns ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs ʃɹˈæŋk fɹʌmðə sˈʌmwʌt sˈɪnɪkəl plˈæn ʌv hɜː mˈɪnɪstɚ, ænd ðæt ʃiː sˈɔːt tə stˈaɪfəl hɜː kəmpˈʌŋkʃənz baɪ ɹˈɛstɪŋ hɜːɹ ˈækʃən əpˌɑːn hˈaɪ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɡɹˈaʊndz. ðætðə plˈæn sədʒˈɛstᵻd wʌz ɹˈiəli ɐ kənspˈɪɹəsi ɐɡˈɛnst pɹˈʌʃə ɪz ˈɑːbviəs.