text_original: The medita  tive pedestrian is a personage who seems doomed to vanish before the energetic movements of modern civilization.
text_transcription: THE MEDITATIVE PEDESTRIAN IS A PERSONAGE WHO SEEMS DOOMED TO VANISH BEFORE THE ENERGETIC MOVEMENTS OF MODERN CIVILIZATION
phonemes: ðə mɛdˈiːɾə tˈaɪv pədˈɛstɹiən ɪz ɐ pˈɜːsənɪdʒ hˌuː sˈiːmz dˈuːmd tə vˈænɪʃ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˌɛnɚdʒˈɛɾɪk mˈuːvmənts ʌv mˈɑːdɚn sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən.