text_original: The sight of a lake at evening sometimes produces, at a certain distance, a peculiar opti  cal illusion ; it seems as if a vast abyss, cleaving the earth from side to side, revealed the heavens beneath our feet.
text_transcription: THE SITE OF A LAKE AT EVENING SOMETIMES PRODUCES AT A CERTAIN DISTANCE A PECULIAR OPTICAL ILLUSION IT SEEMS AS IF A VAST ABYSS CLEAVING THE EARTH FROM SIDE TO SIDE REVEALED THE HEAVENS BENEATH OUR FEET
phonemes: ðə sˈaɪt əvə lˈeɪk æɾ ˈiːvnɪŋ sˈʌmtaɪmz pɹədˈuːsᵻz, æɾə sˈɜːʔn̩ dˈɪstəns, ɐ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ ˈɑːpti kˈæl ɪlˈuːʒən ; ɪt sˈiːmz æz ɪf ɐ vˈæst ɐbˈɪs, klˈiːvɪŋ ðɪ ˈɜːθ fɹʌm sˈaɪd tə sˈaɪd, ɹᵻvˈiːld ðə hˈɛvənz bᵻnˌiːθ ˌaʊɚ fˈiːt.