text_original: When at length we quitted the carriage and had followed our guide for a short distance, we suddenly came upon what appeared to be an enormous rift in the ground, which yawned beneath our feet. Far below was an undulating mass of foliage  the tops of a forest of gum trees, which covered the whole bed of the valley.
text_transcription: WHEN AT LENGTH WE QUITTED THE CARRIAGE AND HAD FOLLOWED OUR GUIDE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE WE SUDDENLY CAME UPON WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ENORMOUS RIFT IN THE GROUND WHICH YAWNED BENEATH OUR FEET FAR BELOW WAS AN UNDULATING MASS OF FOLIAGE THE TOPS OF A FOREST OF GUM TREES WHICH COVERED THE WHOLE BED OF THE VALLEY
phonemes: wˌɛn æt lˈɛŋθ wiː kwˈɪɾᵻd ðə kˈæɹɪdʒ ænd hæd fˈɑːloʊd ˌaʊɚ ɡˈaɪd fɚɹə ʃˈɔːɹt dˈɪstəns, wiː sˈʌdənli kˈeɪm əpˌɑːn wʌt ɐpˈɪɹd təbi ɐn ɪnˈɔːɹməs ɹˈɪft ɪnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, wˌɪtʃ jˈɔːnd bᵻnˌiːθ ˌaʊɚ fˈiːt. fˈɑːɹ bᵻlˌoʊ wʌz ɐn ˈʌndʒuːlˌeɪɾɪŋ mˈæs ʌv fˈoʊlɪɪdʒ ðə tˈɑːps əvə fˈɔːɹɪst ʌv ɡˈʌm tɹˈiːz, wˌɪtʃ kˈʌvɚd ðə hˈoʊl bˈɛd ʌvðə vˈæli.