æt fˈɜːst ɹˈiːdɪŋ ɪt bɹˈɪŋz dˈælbən ɡɹˈeɪt dʒˈɔɪ, bˌʌt æz hiː tˈɜːnz ðə pˈeɪdʒᵻz ænd ɹˈiːdz ʌv wˈɔːɹ, kɹˈuːəlti ænd dˈɛθ, hiː kəlˈæpsᵻz wɪð ɡɹˈiːf; ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðə lˈæst pˈeɪdʒᵻz, hiː ɹˈiːdz ʌv ɹᵻbˈɜːθ ænd ɹᵻnjˈuːəl, ænd ɹˈiːəlaɪzᵻz ðɛɹ ɪz hˈoʊp.
At first reading it brings Dalben great joy, but as he turns the pages and reads of war, cruelty and death, he collapses with grief; reading the last pages, he reads of rebirth and renewal, and realizes there is hope.