text_original: One high point of flashing color caught his eye and held it in marveling amazement. A thing of beauty and grace. It was a shining, silvery shape like a mushroom growth; it towered high in air, almost to the ceiling, a slender rod that swelled and opened to a curved and gleaming head.
text_transcription: ONE HIGH POINT OF FLASHING COLOR CAUGHT HIS EYE AND HELD IT IN MARVELLING AMAZEMENT A THING OF BEAUTY AND GRACE IT WAS A SHINING SILVERY SHAPE LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWTH IT TOWERED HIGH IN AIR ALMOST TO THE CEILING A SLENDER ROD THAT SWELLED AND OPENED TO A CURVED AND GLEAMING HEAD
phonemes: wˈʌn hˈaɪ pˈɔɪnt ʌv flˈæʃɪŋ kˈʌlɚ kˈɔːt hɪz ˈaɪ ænd hˈɛld ɪɾ ɪn mˈɑːɹvəlɪŋ ɐmˈeɪzmənt. ɐ θˈɪŋ ʌv bjˈuːɾi ænd ɡɹˈeɪs. ɪt wʌzɐ ʃˈaɪnɪŋ, sˈɪlvɚɹi ʃˈeɪp lˈaɪk ɐ mˈʌʃɹuːm ɡɹˈoʊθ; ɪt tˈaʊɚd hˈaɪ ɪn ˈɛɹ, ˈɔːlmoʊst tə ðə sˈiːlɪŋ, ɐ slˈɛndɚ ɹˈɑːd ðæt swˈɛld ænd ˈoʊpənd tʊ ɐ kˈɜːvd ænd ɡlˈiːmɪŋ hˈɛd.