text_original: No; such a theory would cost too dear. To main  tain it one must rival that restorer of the Apollo Belvedere, who, having made his pair of feet too small, scraped the ankles of the statue until they were slender enough to fit.
text_transcription: NO SUCH A THEORY WOULD COST TOO DEAR TO MAINTAIN IT ONE MUST RIVAL THE RESTORER OF THE APOLLO BELVIDERE WHO HAVING MADE HIS PAIR OF FEET TOO SMALL SCRAPED THE ANKLES OF THE STATUE UNTIL THEY WERE SLENDER ENOUGH TO FIT
phonemes: nˈoʊ; sˈʌtʃ ɐ θˈiəɹi wʊd kˈɔst tˈuː dˈɪɹ. tə mˈeɪn tˈeɪn ɪt wˈʌn mˈʌst ɹˈaɪvəl ðæt ɹᵻstˈɔːɹɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ bˈɛlvɪdˌɪɹ, hˈuː, hˌævɪŋ mˌeɪd hɪz pˈɛɹ ʌv fˈiːt tˈuː smˈɔːl, skɹˈeɪpt ðɪ ˈæŋkəlz ʌvðə stˈætʃuː ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ wɜː slˈɛndɚɹ ɪnˈʌf tə fˈɪt.