text_original: The half disc of Venus seemed to fall below them, and in a few minutes they could see it from the upper deck spreading out like a huge semi circular plain of light ahead and on both sides of them. The _Astronef_ was falling at the rate of about a thousand miles a minute towards the centre of the half crescent, and every moment the brilliant spots above the cloud surface grew in size and brightness. "I believe the theory about the enormous height of the mountains of Venus must be correct after all," said Redgrave, tearing himself with an evident wrench away from his telescope.
text_transcription: THE HALF DISK OF VENUS SEEMED TO FALL BELOW THEM AND IN A FEW MINUTES THEY COULD SEE IT FROM THE UPPER DECK SPREADING OUT LIKE A HUGE SEMICIRCULAR PLANE OF LIGHT AHEAD AND ON BOTH SIDES OF THEM THE ESTRAFT WAS FALLING AT THE RATE OF ABOUT A THOUSAND MILES A MINUTE TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE HALF CRESCENT AND EVERY MOMENT THE BRILLIANT SPOTS ABOVE THE CLOUD SURFACE GREW IN SIZE AND BRIGHTNESS I BELIEVE THE THEORY ABOUT THE ENORMOUS HEIGHT OF THE MOUNTAINS OF VENUS MUST BE CORRECT AFTER ALL SAID RED GRAVE TEARING HIMSELF WITH AN EVIDENT WRENCH AWAY FROM HIS TELESCOPE
phonemes: ðə hˈæf dˈɪsk ʌv vˈiːnəs sˈiːmd tə fˈɔːl bᵻlˈoʊ ðˌɛm, ænd ɪn ɐ fjˈuː mˈɪnɪts ðeɪ kʊd sˈiː ɪt fɹʌmðɪ ˌʌpɚ dˈɛk spɹˈɛdɪŋ ˈaʊt lˈaɪk ɐ hjˈuːdʒ sˈɛmaɪ sˈɜːkjʊlɚ plˈeɪn ʌv lˈaɪt ɐhˈɛd ænd ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz ʌv ðˌɛm. ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf wʌz fˈɔːlɪŋ æt ðə ɹˈeɪt ʌv ɐbˌaʊt ɐ θˈaʊzənd mˈaɪlz ɐ mˈɪnɪt təwˈɔːɹdz ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə hˈæf kɹˈɛsənt, ænd ˈɛvɹi mˈoʊmənt ðə bɹˈɪliənt spˈɑːts əbˌʌv ðə klˈaʊd sˈɜːfɪs ɡɹˈuː ɪn sˈaɪz ænd bɹˈaɪtnəs. "aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðə θˈiəɹi ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɹməs hˈaɪt ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪnz ʌv vˈiːnəs mˈʌst biː kɚɹˈɛkt ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl," sˈɛd ɹˈɛdɡɹeɪv, tˈɛɹɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð ɐn ˈɛvɪdənt ɹˈɛntʃ ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm hɪz tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊp.