text_original: He told of the new world his _Tao_ had built, of men harnessing the lightning and flying through the air; of cannon that roared like the thunder and threw death and destruction upon those that the _Tao_ would destroy.... And his eyes watched the slow descent of the dropping sun, while the figure above stirred impatiently and raised his spear.
text_transcription: HE TOLD OF THE NEW WORLD HIS TAO HAD BUILT OF MEN HARNESSING THE LIGHTNING AND FLYING THROUGH THE AIR OF CANNON THAT ROARED LIKE THUNDER AND THREW DEATH AND DESTRUCTION UPON THOSE THAT THE TAO WOULD DESTROY AND HIS EYES WATCHED THE SLOW DESCENT OF THE DROPPING SUN WHILE THE FIGURE ABOVE STIRRED IMPATIENTLY AND RAISED HIS SPEAR
phonemes: hiː tˈoʊld ʌvðə nˈuː wˈɜːld hɪz tˈaʊ hæd bˈɪlt, ʌv mˈɛn hˈɑːɹnɪsɪŋ ðə lˈaɪtnɪŋ ænd flˈaɪɪŋ θɹuː ðɪ ˈɛɹ; ʌv kˈænən ðæt ɹˈɔːɹd lˈaɪk ðə θˈʌndɚ ænd θɹˈuː dˈɛθ ænd dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən əpˌɑːn ðoʊz ðætðə tˈaʊ wʊd dᵻstɹˈɔɪ.... ænd hɪz ˈaɪz wˈɑːtʃt ðə slˈoʊ dᵻsˈɛnt ʌvðə dɹˈɑːpɪŋ sˈʌn, wˌaɪl ðə fˈɪɡjɚɹ əbˌʌv stˈɜːd ɪmpˈeɪʃəntli ænd ɹˈeɪzd hɪz spˈɪɹ.