text_original: The Emperor was dead, and there seemed no claimant with a title to the throne. Should they venture to elect a sovereign, regardless of the warnings of the past, or should they set up a commonwealth once more, and breathe fresh life into the shadowy forms about them
text_transcription: THE EMPEROR WAS DEAD AND THERE SEEMED NO CLAIMANT WITH THE TITLE TO THE THRONE SHOULD THEY VENTURE TO ELECT A SOVEREIGN REGARDLESS OF THE WARNINGS OF THE PAST OR SHOULD THEY SET UP A COMMONWEALTH ONCE MORE AND BREATHE FRESH LIFE INTO THE SHADOWY FORMS ABOUT THEM
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wʌz dˈɛd, ænd ðɛɹ sˈiːmd nˈoʊ klˈeɪmənt wɪð ɐ tˈaɪɾəl tə ðə θɹˈoʊn. ʃˌʊd ðeɪ vˈɛntʃɚ tʊ ᵻlˈɛkt ɐ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn, ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdləs ʌvðə wˈɔːɹnɪŋz ʌvðə pˈæst, ɔːɹ ʃˌʊd ðeɪ sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ, ænd bɹˈiːð fɹˈɛʃ lˈaɪf ˌɪntʊ ðə ʃˈædoʊi fˈɔːɹmz ɐbˈaʊt ðˌɛm