AVSpeechUtterance freezes with <emphasis> SSML tag

 

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let debugString = "<speak><emphasis level=\"reduced\">Hello</emphasis></speak>"

let utterance = AVSpeechUtterance(ssmlRepresentation:  debugString)! // <--- Freezes