text_original: They might be venal and exacting, and allow some to buy discharge from the com  mon duties of the camp, while unfairly burdening others. They might be quite incapable and owe their places to favour rather than to actual merit.
text_transcription: THEY MIGHT BE VENAL AND EXACTING AND ALLOW SOME TO BUY DISCHARGE FROM THE COMMON DUTIES OF THE CAMP WHILE UNFAIRLY BURDENING OTHERS THEY MIGHT BE QUITE INCAPABLE AND OWE THEIR PLACES TO FAVOR RATHER THAN TO ACTUAL MERIT
phonemes: ðeɪ mˌaɪt biː vˈiːnəl ænd ɛɡzˈæktɪŋ, ænd ɐlˈaʊ sˌʌm tə bˈaɪ dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ fɹʌmðə kˈɑːm mˈɑːn dˈuːɾiz ʌvðə kˈæmp, wˌaɪl ʌnfˈɛɹli bˈɜːdənɪŋ ˈʌðɚz. ðeɪ mˌaɪt biː kwˈaɪt ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl ænd ˈoʊ ðɛɹ plˈeɪsᵻz tə fˈeɪvɚ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn tʊ ˈæktʃuːəl mˈɛɹɪt.