text_original: Towards night, as we approached to the foot of Mount Vesuvius, our galleys were covered with ashes, the showers of which grew continually hotter and hotter; then pumice stones and burnt and broken pyrites began to fall on our heads, and we were stopped by the obstacles which the ruins of the volcano had suddenly formed, by falling into the sea and almost filling it up, on that part of the coast. I then commanded my pilot to steer to the villa of my friend Pomponianus, which, you know, was situated in the inmost recess of the bay.
text_transcription: TOWARDS NIGHT AS WE APPROACHED TO THE FOOT OF MT VESUVIUS OUR GALLEYS WERE COVERED WITH ASHES THE SHOWERS OF WHICH GREW CONTINUOUSLY HOTTER AND HOTTER THEN PUMICE STONES AND BURNT AND BROKEN PYRITES BEGAN TO FALL ON OUR HEADS AND WE WERE STOPPED BY THE OBSTACLES WHICH THE RUINS OF THE VOLCANO HAD SUDDENLY FORMED BY FALLING INTO THE SEA AND ALMOST FILLING IT UP ON THAT PART OF THE COAST I THEN COMMANDED MY PILOT TO STEER TO THE VILLA OF MY FRIEND POMPANIANUS WHICH YOU KNOW WAS SITUATED IN THE INMOST RECESS OF THE BAY
phonemes: təwˈɔːɹdz nˈaɪt, æz wiː ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt tə ðə fˈʊt ʌv mˈaʊnt vɛsˈuːvɪəs, ˌaʊɚ ɡˈælɪz wɜː kˈʌvɚd wɪð ˈæʃᵻz, ðə ʃˈaʊɚz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɡɹˈuː kəntˈɪnjuːəli hˈɑːɾɚ ænd hˈɑːɾɚ; ðˈɛn pjˈuːmɪs stˈoʊnz ænd bˈɜːnt ænd bɹˈoʊkən paɪɹˈaɪɾiːz bɪɡˈæn tə fˈɔːl ˌɔn ˌaʊɚ hˈɛdz, ænd wiː wɜː stˈɑːpt baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːbstəkəlz wˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈuːɪnz ʌvðə vɑːlkˈeɪnoʊ hæd sˈʌdənli fˈɔːɹmd, baɪ fˈɔːlɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈiː ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈɪlɪŋ ɪɾ ˈʌp, ˌɔn ðæt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈoʊst. aɪ ðˈɛn kəmˈændᵻd maɪ pˈaɪlət tə stˈɪɹ tə ðə vˈɪlə ʌv maɪ fɹˈɛnd pˈɑːmpoʊnˌiənəs, wˈɪtʃ, juː nˈoʊ, wʌz sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈɪnmoʊst ɹˈiːsɛs ʌvðə bˈeɪ.