text_original: What road had those he longed to follow taken, if indeed they were not phantoms ? A second flash came to his aid, and showed him at his feet a ladder leading into the depths of the well. It consisted of a strong upright beam, crossed at regular intervals by short iron bars for the hands and feet of those who might venture into the gulf below.
text_transcription: WHAT ROAD HAD THOSE HE WRONGED TO FOLLOW TAKEN IF INDEED THEY WERE NOT PHANTOMS A SECOND FLASH CAME TO HIS AID AND SHOWED HIM AT HIS FEET A LADDER LEADING INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE WELL IT CONSISTED OF A STRONG UPRIGHT BEAM CROSSED AT REGULAR INTERVALS BY SHORT IRON BARS FOR THE HANDS AND FEET OF THOSE WHO MIGHT VENTURE INTO THE GULF BELOW
phonemes: wˌʌt ɹˈoʊd hæd ðoʊz hiː lˈɔŋd tə fˈɑːloʊ tˈeɪkən, ɪf ˌɪndˈiːd ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt fˈæntəmz ? ɐ sˈɛkənd flˈæʃ kˈeɪm tə hɪz ˈeɪd, ænd ʃˈoʊd hˌɪm æt hɪz fˈiːt ɐ lˈædɚ lˈiːdɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə dˈɛpθs ʌvðə wˈɛl. ɪt kənsˈɪstᵻd əvə stɹˈɔŋ ˈʌpɹaɪt bˈiːm, kɹˈɔst æt ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ˈɪntɚvəlz baɪ ʃˈɔːɹt ˈaɪɚn bˈɑːɹz fɚðə hˈændz ænd fˈiːt ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː mˌaɪt vˈɛntʃɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə ɡˈʌlf bᵻlˈoʊ.