text_original: Soon he could only distinguish the sky from the darkness overhead by the bluish flashes which lit it up at brief intervals ; soon the rain pouring in torrents upon the surface of the earth, reached him merely as a fine, vapor  ous mist.
text_transcription: SOON HE COULD ONLY DISTINGUISH THE SKY FROM THE DARKNESS OVERHEAD BY THE BLUISH FLASHES WHICH LIDDED UP AT BRIEF INTERVALS SOON THE RAIN POURING IN TORRENTS UPON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH REACHED HIM MERELY AS A FINE VAPOROUS MIST
phonemes: sˈuːn hiː kʊd ˈoʊnli dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ðə skˈaɪ fɹʌmðə dˈɑːɹknəs ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd baɪ ðə blˈuːɪʃ flˈæʃᵻz wˌɪtʃ lˈɪt ɪɾ ˌʌp æt bɹˈiːf ˈɪntɚvəlz ; sˈuːn ðə ɹˈeɪn pˈɔːɹɪŋ ɪn tˈɔɹənts əpˌɑːn ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθ, ɹˈiːtʃt hˌɪm mˈɪɹli æz ɐ fˈaɪn, vˈeɪpɚɹ ˈuːz mˈɪst.