text_original: As he said this about twenty streams of an intense bluish light suddenly shot up all round them, concentrating themselves upon the hull of the _Astronef_, which was now about a mile and a half from the surface. The light was so intense that the rays of the Sun were lost in it.
text_transcription: AS HE SAID THIS ABOUT TWENTY STREAMS OF AN INTENSE BLUISH LIGHT SUDDENLY SHOT UP ALL ROUND THEM CONCENTRATING THEMSELVES UPON THE HULL OF THE ASTRONUFF WHICH WAS NOW ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE SURFACE THE LIGHT WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE RAYS OF THE SUN WERE LOST IN IT
phonemes: æz hiː sˈɛd ðɪs ɐbˌaʊt twˈɛnti stɹˈiːmz əvən ɪntˈɛns blˈuːɪʃ lˈaɪt sˈʌdənli ʃˈɑːt ˌʌp ˈɔːl ɹˈaʊnd ðˌɛm, kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz əpˌɑːn ðə hˈʌl ʌvðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf, wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈaʊ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ mˈaɪl ænd ɐ hˈæf fɹʌmðə sˈɜːfɪs. ðə lˈaɪt wʌz sˌoʊ ɪntˈɛns ðætðə ɹˈeɪz ʌvðə sˈʌn wɜː lˈɔst ɪn ɪt.