ðə dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən tə kɹˈʌtʃfiːld ɹˈiːd: "maɪ fɹˈɛnd ɪn stˈoːɹm ænd sˈʌnʃaɪn, bɹˈeɪv ɪnˈʌf təbi tɹˈuː, ænd tɹˈuː ɪnˈʌf təbi sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ; wˈʌn hˌuː sˈɛz wʌt hiː θˈɪŋks, ænd vˈɛɹi ˈɔfən θˈɪŋks wʌt hiː sˈɛz.
The dedication to Crutchfield read: "My friend in storm and sunshine, brave enough to be true, and true enough to be singular; one who says what he thinks, and very often thinks what he says.