text_original: Its cover, like the others, stood erect, and above the nearer edge an arm was raising. But it was a white arm, and it ended in a slim, white hand!  its rounded softness held in clear outline against the back ground of gray, until the arm fell that the hand might grip the metal edge.
text_transcription: ITS COVER LIKE THE OTHERS STOOD ERECT AND ABOVE THE NEARER EDGE AN ARM WAS RAISING BUT IT WAS A WHITE ARM AND IT ENDED IN A SLIM WHITE HAND ITS ROUNDED SOFTNESS HELD IN CLEAR OUTLINE AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF GREY UNTIL THE ARM FELL THAT THE HAND MIGHT GRIP THE METAL EDGE
phonemes: ɪts kˈʌvɚ, lˈaɪk ðɪ ˈʌðɚz, stˈʊd ɪɹˈɛkt, ænd əbˌʌv ðə nˈɪɹɚɹ ˈɛdʒ ɐn ˈɑːɹm wʌz ɹˈeɪzɪŋ. bˌʌt ɪt wʌzɐ wˈaɪt ˈɑːɹm, ænd ɪɾ ˈɛndᵻd ɪn ɐ slˈɪm, wˈaɪt hˈænd!  ɪts ɹˈaʊndᵻd sˈɔftnəs hˈɛld ɪn klˈɪɹ ˈaʊtlaɪn ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bˈæk ɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv ɡɹˈeɪ, ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɑːɹm fˈɛl ðætðə hˈænd mˌaɪt ɡɹˈɪp ðə mˈɛɾəl ˈɛdʒ.