text_original: The bait soon reached the ground, and then truly Thor deceived the Midgard serpent no less than Utgard Loki deceived Thor when he gave him the serpent to lift in his hand. The Midgard serpent gaped wide at the bait, and the hook stuck fast in his mouth.
text_transcription: THE BAIT SOON REACHED THE GROUND AND THEN TRULY THOR DECEIVED THE MID GUARD SERPENT NO LESS THAN UGAT LOKI DECEIVED THOR WHEN HE GAVE HIM THE SERPENT TO LIFT IN HIS HAND THE MID GUARD'S SERPENT GAPED WIDE AT THE BAIT AND THE HOOK STUCK FAST IN HIS MOUTH
phonemes: ðə bˈeɪt sˈuːn ɹˈiːtʃt ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, ænd ðˈɛn tɹˈuːli θˈɔːɹ dᵻsˈiːvd ðə mˈɪdɡɑːɹd sˈɜːpənt nˈoʊ lˈɛs ðɐn ˈʌtɡɑːɹd lˈoʊki dᵻsˈiːvd θˈɔːɹ wɛn hiː ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ðə sˈɜːpənt tə lˈɪft ɪn hɪz hˈænd. ðə mˈɪdɡɑːɹd sˈɜːpənt ɡˈeɪpt wˈaɪd æt ðə bˈeɪt, ænd ðə hˈʊk stˈʌk fˈæst ɪn hɪz mˈaʊθ.