text_original: One step!  and his reaching hands stopped motionless above the open case. The contents of the box were plain before him  and he stared in horror at the black, half naked figure of a man as silent and unmoving as its counterpart upon the wall.
text_transcription: ONE STEP AND HIS REACHING HAND STOPPED MOTIONLESS ABOVE THE OPEN CASE THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX WERE PLAIN BEFORE HIM AND HE STARED IN HORROR AT THE BLACK HALF NAKED FIGURE OF A MAN AS SILENT AND UNMOVING AS ITS COUNTERPART UPON THE WALL
phonemes: wˈʌn stˈɛp!  ænd hɪz ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ hˈændz stˈɑːpt mˈoʊʃənləs əbˌʌv ðɪ ˈoʊpən kˈeɪs. ðə kˈɑːntɛnts ʌvðə bˈɑːks wɜː plˈeɪn bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm ænd hiː stˈɛɹd ɪn hˈɔɹɚɹ æt ðə blˈæk, hˈæf nˈeɪkᵻd fˈɪɡjɚɹ əvə mˈæn æz sˈaɪlənt ænd ʌnmˈuːvɪŋ æz ɪts kˈaʊntɚpˌɑːɹt əpˌɑːn ðə wˈɔːl.