text_original: "The snake." She smiled ; why, I do not know. " The snake ? Oh, it is gone." Apparently it had. In its place was a plain broad band of what seemed gold. I wondered if it was gold. If so, it was worth a great deal. Still wondering, I sank back upon the floor. I saw that beside me was a queer shaped lamp, which also seemed to be of gold. It was fashioned something like a covered butter boat, with a handle, the flame coming from the lip.
text_transcription: THE SNAKE SHE SMILED WHY I DO NOT KNOW THE SNAKE OH IT IS GONE APPARENTLY IT HAD IN ITS PLACE WAS A PLAIN BROAD BAND OF WHAT SEEMED GOLD I WONDERED IF IT WAS GOLD IF SO IT WAS WORTH A GREAT DEAL STILL WANDERING I SANK BACK UPON THE FLOOR I SAW THAT BESIDE ME WAS A QUEER SHAPED LAMP WHICH ALSO SEEMED TO BE OF GOLD IT WAS FASHIONED SOMETHING LIKE A COVERED BUTTER BOAT WITH A HANDLE THE FLAME COMING FROM THE LIP
phonemes: "ðə snˈeɪk." ʃiː smˈaɪld ; wˈaɪ, aɪ duːnˌɑːt nˈoʊ. " ðə snˈeɪk ? ˈoʊ, ɪɾ ɪz ɡˈɔn." ɐpˈæɹəntli ɪt hˌæd. ɪn ɪts plˈeɪs wʌzɐ plˈeɪn bɹˈɔːd bˈænd ʌv wʌt sˈiːmd ɡˈoʊld. aɪ wˈʌndɚd ɪf ɪt wʌz ɡˈoʊld. ɪf sˈoʊ, ɪt wʌz wˈɜːθ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːl. stˈɪl wˈʌndɚɹɪŋ, aɪ sˈæŋk bˈæk əpˌɑːn ðə flˈɔːɹ. aɪ sˈɔː ðæt bᵻsˌaɪd mˌiː wʌzɐ kwˈɪɹ ʃˈeɪpt lˈæmp, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈiːmd təbi ʌv ɡˈoʊld. ɪt wʌz fˈæʃənd sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk ɐ kˈʌvɚd bˈʌɾɚ bˈoʊt, wɪð ɐ hˈændəl, ðə flˈeɪm kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌmðə lˈɪp.