text_original: The fields and the highways were covered with steel: the points of steel reflected the rays of the sun ; and this steel, so hard, was borne by a people with hearts still harder. "The flash of the steel spread terror throughout the streets of the city.
text_transcription: THE FIELDS AND THE HIGHWAYS WERE COVERED WITH STEEL THE POINTS OF STEEL REFLECTED THE RAYS OF THE SUN AND THIS STEEL SO HARD WAS BORNE BY A PEOPLE WITH HEARTS STILL HARDER THE FLASH OF THE STEEL SPREAD TERROR THROUGHOUT THE STREETS OF THE CITY
phonemes: ðə fˈiːldz ænd ðə hˈaɪweɪz wɜː kˈʌvɚd wɪð stˈiːl: ðə pˈɔɪnts ʌv stˈiːl ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd ðə ɹˈeɪz ʌvðə sˈʌn ; ænd ðɪs stˈiːl, sˌoʊ hˈɑːɹd, wʌz bˈɔːɹn baɪ ɐ pˈiːpəl wɪð hˈɑːɹts stˈɪl hˈɑːɹdɚ. "ðə flˈæʃ ʌvðə stˈiːl spɹˈɛd tˈɛɹɚ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə stɹˈiːts ʌvðə sˈɪɾi.