text_original: Miomandre de Sainte Marie pleads with soft words, on the Grand Staircase, "descending four steps:"—to the roaring tornado. His comrades snatch him up, by the skirts and belts; literally, from the jaws of Destruction; and slam to their Door.
text_transcription: MULE MANRE DES SAINT MERI PLEADS WITH SOFT WORDS ON THE GRAND STAIRCASE DESCENDING FOUR STEPS TO THE ROARING TORNADO HIS COMRADES SNATCH HIM UP BY THE SKIRTS AND BELTS LITERALLY FROM THE JAWS OF DESTRUCTION AND SLAM TO THEIR DOOR
phonemes: mɪˈɑːmændɚ də sˈeɪnt mɚɹˈiː plˈiːdz wɪð sˈɔft wˈɜːdz, ɔnðə ɡɹˈænd stˈɛɹkeɪs, "dᵻsˈɛndɪŋ fˈɔːɹ stˈɛps:"—tə ðə ɹˈɔːɹɪŋ tɔːɹnˈeɪdoʊ. hɪz kˈɑːmɹædz snˈætʃ hˌɪm ˈʌp, baɪ ðə skˈɜːts ænd bˈɛlts; lˈɪɾɚɹəli, fɹʌmðə dʒˈɔːz ʌv dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən; ænd slˈæm tə ðɛɹ dˈɔːɹ.