text_original: He approached the abyss. A HANS OF ICELAND. 341 faint light was visible at a fearful depth, and cast a red glow over the bottom of this* huge opening in the bowels of the earth. The light, which seemed like a magic fire kindled by elves, only increased the immea  surable darkness which the eye was forced to pierce before reaching it.
text_transcription: HE APPROACHED THE ABYSS A FAINT LIGHT WAS VISIBLE AT THE FEARFUL DEPTH AND CAST A RED GLOW OVER THE BOTTOM OF THIS HUGE OPENING IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH THE LIGHT WHICH SEEMED LIKE A MAGIC FIRE KINDLED BY ELVES ONLY INCREASED THE IMMEASURABLE DARKNESS WHICH THE EYE WAS FORCED TO PIERCE BEFORE REACHING IT
phonemes: hiː ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt ðɪ ɐbˈɪs. ɐ hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn fˈeɪnt lˈaɪt wʌz vˈɪzᵻbəl æɾə fˈɪɹfəl dˈɛpθ, ænd kˈæst ɐ ɹˈɛd ɡlˈoʊ ˌoʊvɚ ðə bˈɑːɾəm ʌv ðɪs ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk hjˈuːdʒ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪnðə bˈaʊəlz ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθ. ðə lˈaɪt, wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmd lˈaɪk ɐ mˈædʒɪk fˈaɪɚ kˈɪndəld baɪ ˈɛlvz, ˈoʊnli ɪŋkɹˈiːst ðɪ ɪmˈiə ʃˈʊɹɹəbəl dˈɑːɹknəs wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈaɪ wʌz fˈɔːɹst tə pˈɪɹs bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪt.