text_original: Then Then something appeared at the opening. What I had expected to see I could not for the life of me have told. Some shape of horror, some monster born of the terror I was in ; a diseased imagining of my mental, moral, physical paralysis ; a creature, neither human nor inhuman, but wholly horrible, which should come stealing, resistless, in, to force me, in my agony, to welcome death. What it was I actually saw, at first, I could not tell.
text_transcription: THEN THEN SOMETHING APPEARED AT THE OPENING WHAT I HAD EXPECTED TO SEE I COULD NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME HAVE TOLD SOME SHAPE OF HORROR SOME MONSTER BORN OF THE TERROR I WAS IN A DISEASED IMAGINING OF MY MENTAL MORAL PHYSICAL PARALYSIS A CREATURE NEITHER HUMAN NOR INHUMAN BUT WHOLLY HORRIBLE WHICH SHOULD COME STEALING RESISTLESS IN TO FORCE ME IN MY AGONY TO WELCOME DEATH WHAT IT WAS I ACTUALLY SAW AT FIRST I COULD NOT TELL
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðˈɛn sˈʌmθɪŋ ɐpˈɪɹd æt ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ. wˌʌt aɪ hæd ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə sˈiː aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt fɚðə lˈaɪf ʌv mˌiː hæv tˈoʊld. sˌʌm ʃˈeɪp ʌv hˈɔɹɚ, sˌʌm mˈɔnstɚ bˈɔːɹn ʌvðə tˈɛɹɚɹ aɪ wʌz ˈɪn ; ɐ dɪzˈiːzd ɪmˈædʒɪnɪŋ ʌv maɪ mˈɛntəl, mˈɔːɹəl, fˈɪzɪkəl pɚɹˈæləsˌɪs ; ɐ kɹˈiːtʃɚ, nˈiːðɚ hjˈuːmən nˈɔːɹ ɪnhjˈuːmən, bˌʌt hˈoʊli hˈɔːɹɪbəl, wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd kˈʌm stˈiːlɪŋ, ɹᵻzˈɪstləs, ˈɪn, tə fˈɔːɹs mˌiː, ɪn maɪ ˈæɡəni, tə wˈɛlkʌm dˈɛθ. wˌʌt ɪt wʌz aɪ ˈæktʃuːəli sˈɔː, æt fˈɜːst, aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt tˈɛl.