text_original: This looks like a metaphor; but it is nothing of the kind. The Egyptians conceived the sky to be a ceiling, or overhead platform of iron, along which flowed the waters of the heavenly ocean.
text_transcription: THIS LOOKS LIKE A METAPHOR BUT IT IS NOTHING OF THE KIND THE EGYPTIANS CONCEIVE THE SKY TO BE A CEILING OR OVERHEAD PLATFORM OF IRON ALONG WHICH FLOWED THE WATERS OF THE HEAVENLY OCEAN
phonemes: ðɪs lˈʊks lˈaɪk ɐ mˈɛɾəfˌɔːɹ; bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz nˈʌθɪŋ ʌvðə kˈaɪnd. ðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃənz kənsˈiːvd ðə skˈaɪ təbi ɐ sˈiːlɪŋ, ɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd plˈætfɔːɹm ʌv ˈaɪɚn, ɐlˈɔŋ wˌɪtʃ flˈoʊd ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ʌvðə hˈɛvənli ˈoʊʃən.