text_original: The candles threw their flickering rays upward until they danced on the high ceiling. Marvel of marvels, in the oval left clear by the heavy, rounded cornice was a picture. The negro set down the candles on the marble top of a table.
text_transcription: THE CANDLES THREW THEIR FLICKERING RAYS UPWARD UNTIL THEY DANCED ON THE HIGH CEILING MARVEL OF MARBLES IN THE OVAL LEFT CLEAR BY THE HEAVY ROUNDED CORNICE WAS A PICTURE THE NEGRO SET DOWN THE CANDLES ON THE MARBLE TOP OF THE TABLE
phonemes: ðə kˈændəlz θɹˈuː ðɛɹ flˈɪkɚɹɪŋ ɹˈeɪz ˈʌpwɚd ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ dˈænst ɔnðə hˈaɪ sˈiːlɪŋ. mˈɑːɹvəl ʌv mˈɑːɹvəlz, ɪnðɪ ˈoʊvəl lˈɛft klˈɪɹ baɪ ðə hˈɛvi, ɹˈaʊndᵻd kˈɔːɹnɪs wʌzɐ pˈɪktʃɚ. ðə nˈiːɡɹoʊ sˈɛt dˌaʊn ðə kˈændəlz ɔnðə mˈɑːɹbəl tˈɑːp əvə tˈeɪbəl.