text_original: To look downwards was like staring straight into the focus of a ten thousand candle power electric arc lamp. It was so intolerable that Redgrave closed the lower shutters, and meanwhile he found that the _Astronef_ had ceased to descend.
text_transcription: TO LOOK DOWNWARDS WAS LIKE STARING STRAIGHT INTO THE FOCUS OF A TEN THOUSAND CANDLE POWER ELECTRIC ARC LAMP IT WAS SO INTOLERABLE THAT REDGRAVE CLOSED THE LOWER SHUTTERS AND MEANWHILE HE FOUND THAT THE ASTRONUFF HAD CEASED TO DESCEND
phonemes: tə lˈʊk dˈaʊnwɚdz wʌz lˈaɪk stˈɛɹɪŋ stɹˈeɪt ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈoʊkəs əvə tˈɛn θˈaʊzənd kˈændəl pˈaʊɚɹ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ˈɑːɹk lˈæmp. ɪt wʌz sˌoʊ ɪntˈɑːlɚɹəbəl ðæt ɹˈɛdɡɹeɪv klˈoʊzd ðə lˈoʊɚ ʃˈʌɾɚz, ænd mˈiːnwaɪl hiː fˈaʊnd ðætðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf hæd sˈiːst tə dᵻsˈɛnd.