text_original: The towering figure above them stood rigid. Garry had found a sharp edge of rock, and sawed frantically upon it to cut the soft gold of the cords at his wrists. The one above them paid no heed; his eyes were held in horror of this silent death that swept across the world.
text_transcription: THE TOWERING FIGURE ABOVE THEM STOOD RIGID GARRY HAD FOUND A SHARP EDGE OF ROCK AND SOARED FRANTICALLY UPON IT TO CUT THE SOFT GOLD OF THE CORDS AT HIS WRIST THE ONE ABOVE THEM PAID NO HEED HIS EYES WERE HELD IN HORROR OF THIS SILENT DEATH THAT SWEPT ACROSS THE WORLD
phonemes: ðə tˈaʊɚɹɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚɹ əbˌʌv ðˌɛm stˈʊd ɹˈɪdʒɪd. ɡˈæɹi hæd fˈaʊnd ɐ ʃˈɑːɹp ˈɛdʒ ʌv ɹˈɑːk, ænd sˈɔːd fɹˈæntɪkli əpˌɑːn ɪt tə kˈʌt ðə sˈɔft ɡˈoʊld ʌvðə kˈɔːɹdz æt hɪz ɹˈɪsts. ðə wˈʌn əbˌʌv ðˌɛm pˈeɪd nˈoʊ hˈiːd; hɪz ˈaɪz wɜː hˈɛld ɪn hˈɔɹɚɹ ʌv ðɪs sˈaɪlənt dˈɛθ ðæt swˈɛpt əkɹˌɑːs ðə wˈɜːld.