text_original: Hundreds of them, he estimated; huge cases, some eight or ten feet long. Two nearby were raised above the floor on bases of carved stone. Lusterless gray in color  metal, unmistakably  and in them....
text_transcription: HUNDREDS OF THEM HE ESTIMATED HUGE CASES SOME EIGHT OR TEN FEET LONG TWO NEAR BY WERE RAISED ABOVE THE FLOOR ON BASES OF CARVED STONE LUSTRELESS GRAY IN COLOR METAL UNMISTAKABLY AND IN THEM
phonemes: hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv ðˌɛm, hiː ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd; hjˈuːdʒ kˈeɪsᵻz, sˌʌm ˈeɪt ɔːɹ tˈɛn fˈiːt lˈɔŋ. tˈuː nˈɪɹbaɪ wɜː ɹˈeɪzd əbˌʌv ðə flˈɔːɹ ˌɔn bˈeɪsᵻz ʌv kˈɑːɹvd stˈoʊn. lˈʌstɚləs ɡɹˈeɪ ɪn kˈʌlɚ mˈɛɾəl, ʌnmɪstˈeɪkəbli ænd ɪn ðˌɛm....