text_original: The foot of it was covered with cornfields and rich meadows, interspersed with splendid villas and magnificent towns; the sides of it were clothed with the best vines in Italy. How quick, how unexpected, how terrible was the change! All was at once overwhelmed with ashes, cinders, broken rocks, and fiery torrents, presenting to the eye the most dismal scene of horror and desolation!
text_transcription: THE FOOT OF IT WAS COVERED WITH CORNFIELDS AND RICH MEADOWS INTERSPERSED WITH SPLENDID VILLAS AND MAGNIFICENT TOWNS THE SIDES OF IT WERE CLOSED WITH THE BEST VINES IN ITALY HOW QUICK HOW UNEXPECTED HOW TERRIBLE WAS THE CHANGE ALL WAS AT ONCE OVERWHELMED WITH ASHES CINDERS BROKEN ROCKS AND FIERY TORRENTS PRESENTING TO THE EYE THE MOST DISMAL SCENE OF HORROR AND DESOLATION
phonemes: ðə fˈʊt ʌv ɪt wʌz kˈʌvɚd wɪð kˈɔːɹnfiːldz ænd ɹˈɪtʃ mˈɛdoʊz, ˌɪntɚspˈɜːst wɪð splˈɛndɪd vˈɪləz ænd mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt tˈaʊnz; ðə sˈaɪdz ʌv ɪt wɜː klˈoʊðd wɪððə bˈɛst vˈaɪnz ɪn ˈɪɾəli. hˌaʊ kwˈɪk, hˌaʊ ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd, hˌaʊ tˈɛɹᵻbəl wʌzðə tʃˈeɪndʒ! ˈɔːl wʌz ɐtwˈʌns ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmd wɪð ˈæʃᵻz, sˈɪndɚz, bɹˈoʊkən ɹˈɑːks, ænd fˈaɪɚɹi tˈɔɹənts, pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈaɪ ðə mˈoʊst dˈɪzməl sˈiːn ʌv hˈɔɹɚ ænd dˌɛsəlˈeɪʃən!