text_original: For several minutes they remained silent, watching and wondering what they would find beneath the veil which hid the surface of Venus from their view. Then the mist thinned out and broke up into patches which drifted past them as they descended on their downward slanting course.
text_transcription: FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEY REMAINED SILENT WATCHING AND WONDERING WHAT THEY WOULD FIND BENEATH THE VEIL WHICH HID THE SURFACE OF VENUS FROM THEIR VIEW THEN THE MIST THINNED OUT AND BROKE UP INTO PATCHES WHICH DRIFTED PAST THEM AS THEY DESCENDED ON THEIR DOWNWARD SLANTING COURSE
phonemes: fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl mˈɪnɪts ðeɪ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd sˈaɪlənt, wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ænd wˈʌndɚɹɪŋ wʌt ðeɪ wʊd fˈaɪnd bᵻnˌiːθ ðə vˈeɪl wˌɪtʃ hˈɪd ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌv vˈiːnəs fɹʌm ðɛɹ vjˈuː. ðˈɛn ðə mˈɪst θˈɪnd ˈaʊt ænd bɹˈoʊk ˌʌp ˌɪntʊ pˈætʃᵻz wˌɪtʃ dɹˈɪftᵻd pˈæst ðˌɛm æz ðeɪ dᵻsˈɛndᵻd ˌɔn ðɛɹ dˈaʊnwɚd slˈæntɪŋ kˈɔːɹs.