text_original: It left the local forms of self rule almost untouched, and lightened, if it did not quite re  move, the incubus of oppression which had so long tight  ened its grasp upon their throats.
text_transcription: IT LEFT THE LOCAL FORMS OF SELF RULE ALMOST UNTOUCHED AND LIGHTENED IF IT DID NOT QUITE REMOVE THE INCUPISABLE OPPRESSION WHICH HAD SO LONG TIGHTENED ITS GRASP UPON THEIR THROATS
phonemes: ɪt lˈɛft ðə lˈoʊkəl fˈɔːɹmz ʌv sˈɛlf ɹˈuːl ˈɔːlmoʊst ʌntˈʌtʃt, ænd lˈaɪʔn̩d, ɪf ɪt dɪdnˌɑːt kwˈaɪt ɹˌiː mˈuːv, ðɪ ˈɪŋkjuːbəs ʌv əpɹˈɛʃən wˌɪtʃ hæd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪt ˈɛnd ɪts ɡɹˈæsp əpˌɑːn ðɛɹ θɹˈoʊts.