text_original: A statue of Charles the Second ornamented the centre of the Exchange, although the real life of that quarter, as we now understand it, had not begun its movement in the days of the Merry Monarch.
text_transcription: A STATUE OF CHARLES THE SECOND ORNAMENTED THE CENTRE OF THE EXCHANGE ALTHOUGH THE REAL LIFE OF THAT QUARTER AS WE NOW UNDERSTAND IT HAD NOT BEGUN ITS MOVEMENT IN THE DAYS OF THE MERRY MONARCH
phonemes: ɐ stˈætʃuː ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə sˈɛkənd ˈɔːɹnəmˌɛntᵻd ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪf ʌv ðæt kwˈɔːɹɾɚ, æz wiː nˈaʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ɪt, hæd nˌɑːt bɪɡˈʌn ɪts mˈuːvmənt ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌvðə mˈɛɹi mˈɑːnɚk.