text_original: The tyrant on the throne had eyed him darkly, had banished him because he heard that the stars pointed in his case to the signs of sovereign power, and indeed only spared his life because other dabblers in the mystic lore said that he was fated soon to die.
text_transcription: THE TYRANT ON THE THRONE HAD EYED HIM DARKLY HAD BANISHED HIM BECAUSE HE HEARD THAT THE STARS POINTED IN HIS CASE TO THE SIGN OF SOVEREIGN POWER AND INDEED ONLY SPARED HIS LIFE BECAUSE OTHER DABBLERS IN THE MYSTIC LORE SAID THAT HE WAS FATED SOON TO DIE
phonemes: ðə tˈaɪɹənt ɔnðə θɹˈoʊn hæd ˈaɪd hˌɪm dˈɑːɹkli, hæd bˈænɪʃt hˌɪm bɪkˈʌz hiː hˈɜːd ðætðə stˈɑːɹz pˈɔɪntᵻd ɪn hɪz kˈeɪs tə ðə sˈaɪnz ʌv sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn pˈaʊɚ, ænd ˌɪndˈiːd ˈoʊnli spˈɛɹd hɪz lˈaɪf bɪkˈʌz ˈʌðɚ dˈæblɚz ɪnðə mˈɪstɪk lˈɔːɹ sˈɛd ðæt hiː wʌz fˈeɪɾᵻd sˈuːn tə dˈaɪ.