text_original: It turned and twisted, then leveled off at last, and Garry Connell drew himself up sharply with a quick drawn breath. His flash was making a circle of light a dozen steps ahead, and showed a litter of sharp stone fragments.
text_transcription: IT TURNED AND TWISTED THEN LEVELLED OFF AT LAST AND GARRY CONALL DREW HIMSELF UP SHARPLY WITH A QUICK DRAWN BREATH HIS FLASH WAS MAKING A CIRCLE OF LIGHT A DOZEN STEPS AHEAD AND SHOWED A LITTER OF SHARP STONE FRAGMENTS
phonemes: ɪt tˈɜːnd ænd twˈɪstᵻd, ðˈɛn lˈɛvəld ˈɔf æt lˈæst, ænd ɡˈæɹi kˈɑːnəl dɹˈuː hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌp ʃˈɑːɹpli wɪð ɐ kwˈɪk dɹˈɔːn bɹˈɛθ. hɪz flˈæʃ wʌz mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ sˈɜːkəl ʌv lˈaɪt ɐ dˈʌzən stˈɛps ɐhˈɛd, ænd ʃˈoʊd ɐ lˈɪɾɚɹ ʌv ʃˈɑːɹp stˈoʊn fɹˈæɡmənts.