Apellicon sought to recover the texts, many of which were seriously degraded at this point due to the conditions in which they were stored.
ˈeɪpɪlˌɪkən sˈɔːt tə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚ ðə tˈɛksts, mˈɛnɪəv wˌɪtʃ wɜː sˈɪɹiəsli dᵻɡɹˈeɪdᵻd æt ðɪs pˈɔɪnt dˈuː tə ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜː stˈoːɹd.