text_original: The financiers who farmed the indirect taxes made enormous fortunes out of the tax  payers ; fraud and peculation were common ; the provinces were in a state of wretchedness.
text_transcription: THE FINANCIERS WHO FARMED THE INDIRECT TAXES MADE ENORMOUS FORTUNES OUT OF THE TAX PAYERS FRAUD AND PECULATION WERE COMMON THE PROVINCES WERE IN A STATE OF WRETCHEDNESS
phonemes: ðə faɪnˈænsɪɹz hˌuː fˈɑːɹmd ðɪ ˌɪndɚɹˈɛkt tˈæksᵻz mˌeɪd ɪnˈɔːɹməs fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ˌaʊɾəv ðə tˈæks pˈeɪɚz ; fɹˈɔːd ænd pˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən wɜː kˈɑːmən ; ðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz wɜːɹ ɪn ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv ɹˈɛtʃᵻdnəs.