text_original: And the metal chest was in his arms when he returned where Luhra waited. The ground was alive with sickening motion, he was nauseated with earthquake sickness, but he gave thought only to his gun and the one cartridge that he found in the chamber. He steadied his arm upon a rock to take aim at a figure on a distant slope.
text_transcription: AND THE METAL CHEST WAS IN HIS ARMS WHEN HE RETURNED WHERE LAURA WAITED THE GROUND WAS ALIVE WITH SICKENING MOTION HE WAS NAUSEATED WITH EARTHQUAKE SICKNESS BUT HE GAVE THOUGHT ONLY TO HIS GUN AND THE ONE CARTRIDGE THAT HE FOUND IN THE CHAMBER HE STEADIED HIS ARM UPON A ROCK TO TAKE AIM AT A FIGURE ON A DISTANT SLOPE
phonemes: ænd ðə mˈɛɾəl tʃˈɛst wʌz ɪn hɪz ˈɑːɹmz wɛn hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd wˌɛɹ lˈuːɹə wˈeɪɾᵻd. ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd wʌz ɐlˈaɪv wɪð sˈɪkənɪŋ mˈoʊʃən, hiː wʌz nˈɔːsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈɜːθkweɪk sˈɪknəs, bˌʌt hiː ɡˈeɪv θˈɔːt ˈoʊnli tə hɪz ɡˈʌn ænd ðə wˈʌn kˈɑːɹtɹɪdʒ ðæt hiː fˈaʊnd ɪnðə tʃˈeɪmbɚ. hiː stˈɛdid hɪz ˈɑːɹm əpˌɑːn ɐ ɹˈɑːk tə tˈeɪk ˈeɪm æɾə fˈɪɡjɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ dˈɪstənt slˈoʊp.