ðɛɹ hˈæzbiːn nˈoʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə tˈʌtʃ ˌʌp ðə sˈɛlfpˈoːɹtɹɪt baɪ ɹᵻmˈuːvɪŋ wˈɔːɹts nˈɔːɹ tə mˌeɪk ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ɪnðə kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌvðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, ˈɔfən pˈʊɹ dˈuː tə hˈeɪst, fɐtˈiːɡ, ænd, aɪm ɐfɹˈeɪd, blˈaɪnd spˈɑːts ɪn maɪ mˈæstɚɹi ʌv kˌæpɪɾəlᵻzˈeɪʃən, pˌʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən, ænd ɡɹˈæmɚ....
There has been no attempt to touch up the self-portrait by removing warts nor to make improvements in the quality of the writing, often poor due to haste, fatigue, and, I'm afraid, blind spots in my mastery of capitalization, punctuation, and grammar....