text_original: As the _Astronef_ fell with ever increasing velocity towards the cloud covered surface of Venus, the remainder of her disc, lit up by the radiance of her sister worlds, Mercury, Mars, and the Earth, and also by the pale radiance of an enormous comet, which had suddenly shot into view from behind its southern limb, became more or less visible.
text_transcription: AS THE ASTRONUFF FELL WITH EVER INCREASING VELOCITY TOWARDS THE CLOUD COVERED SURFACE OF VENUS THE REMAINDER OF HER DISC LIT UP BY THE RADIANCE OF HER SISTER WORLD'S MERCURY MARS AND THE EARTH AND ALSO BY THE PALE RADIANCE OF AN ENORMOUS COMET WHICH HAD SUDDENLY SHOT INTO VIEW FROM BEHIND ITS SOUTHERN LIMB BECAME MORE OR LESS VISIBLE
phonemes: æz ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf fˈɛl wɪð ˈɛvɚɹ ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ vəlˈɑːsᵻɾi təwˈɔːɹdz ðə klˈaʊd kˈʌvɚd sˈɜːfɪs ʌv vˈiːnəs, ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌv hɜː dˈɪsk, lˈɪt ˌʌp baɪ ðə ɹˈeɪdiəns ʌv hɜː sˈɪstɚ wˈɜːldz, mˈɜːkjʊɹi, mˈɑːɹz, ænd ðɪ ˈɜːθ, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ baɪ ðə pˈeɪl ɹˈeɪdiəns əvən ɪnˈɔːɹməs kˈɑːmɪt, wˌɪtʃ hæd sˈʌdənli ʃˈɑːt ˌɪntʊ vjˈuː fɹʌm bᵻhˌaɪnd ɪts sˈʌðɚn lˈɪm, bɪkˌeɪm mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs vˈɪzᵻbəl.