text_original: The craggy cliffs upon the Norman coast looked something like the terraced walls and turreted roofs of a ruined city in the hot afternoon sun  shine, as the "Empress" steamer sped swiftly on  ward toward Dieppe.
text_transcription: THE CRAGGY CLIFFS UPON THE NORMAN COAST LOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THE TERRACED WALLS AND TURRETED ROOFS OF A RUINED CITY IN THE HOT AFTERNOON SUNSHINE AS THE EMPRESS STEAMER SPED SWIFTLY ONWARD TOWARD DIEPPE
phonemes: ðə kɹˈæɡi klˈɪfs əpˌɑːn ðə nˈɔːɹmən kˈoʊst lˈʊkt sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk ðə tˈɛɹɪst wˈɔːlz ænd tˈɜːɹɪɾᵻd ɹˈuːfs əvɚ ɹˈuːɪnd sˈɪɾi ɪnðə hˈɑːt ˌæftɚnˈuːn sˈʌn ʃˈaɪn, æz ðə "ˈɛmpɹɛs" stˈiːmɚ spˈɛd swˈɪftli ˌɔn wˈɔːɹd təwˈɔːɹd dˈiːp.