text_original: Underneath the cloud veil the air was absolutely clear and transparent, clearer, indeed, than terrestrial air at the highest elevations reached by mountain climbers, and, moreover, it seemed to be endowed with a strange, luminous quality, which made objects, no matter how distant, stand out with almost startling distinctness.
text_transcription: UNDERNEATH THE CLOUD VEIL THE AIR WAS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT CLEARER INDEED THAN TERRESTRIAL AIR AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS REACHED BY MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS AND MOREOVER IT SEEMED TO BE ENDOWED WITH A STRANGE LUMINOUS QUALITY WHICH MADE OBJECTS NO MATTER HOW DISTANT STAND OUT WITH ALMOST STARTLING DISTINCTNESS
phonemes: ˌʌndɚnˈiːθ ðə klˈaʊd vˈeɪl ðɪ ˈɛɹ wʌz ˌæbsəlˈuːtli klˈɪɹ ænd tɹænspˈæɹənt, klˈɪɹɚ, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðɐn tɚɹˈɛstɹɪəl ˈɛɹ æt ðə hˈaɪɪst ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃənz ɹˈiːtʃt baɪ mˈaʊntɪn klˈaɪmɚz, ænd, mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ, ɪt sˈiːmd təbi ɛndˈaʊd wɪð ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ, lˈuːmɪnəs kwˈɔlᵻɾi, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ˈɑːbdʒɛkts, nˈoʊ mˈæɾɚ hˌaʊ dˈɪstənt, stˈænd ˈaʊt wɪð ˈɔːlmoʊst stˈɑːɹɾəlɪŋ dɪstˈɪŋktnəs.