text_original: There was a crackling sound in the air, and the grid above the disc seemed to become incandescent, although it gave forth no apparent heat. From the rim of the metal disc, thin blue streamers of electric flame shot up toward the grid, and the little white dog began to whine nervously.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A CRACKLING SOUND IN THE AIR AND THE GRID ABOVE THE DISK SEEMED TO BECOME INCANDESCENT ALTHOUGH IT GAVE FORTH NO APPARENT HEAT FROM THE RIM OF THE METAL DISK THIN BLUE STREAMERS OF ELECTRIC FLAME SHOT UP TOWARD THE GRID AND THE LITTLE DOG BEGAN TO WHIN NERVOUSLY
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ kɹˈæklɪŋ sˈaʊnd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, ænd ðə ɡɹˈɪd əbˌʌv ðə dˈɪsk sˈiːmd tə bɪkˌʌm ˌɪŋkɐndˈɛsənt, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt ɡˈeɪv fˈɔːɹθ nˈoʊ ɐpˈæɹənt hˈiːt. fɹʌmðə ɹˈɪm ʌvðə mˈɛɾəl dˈɪsk, θˈɪn blˈuː stɹˈiːmɚz ʌv ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk flˈeɪm ʃˈɑːt ˌʌp təwˈɔːɹd ðə ɡɹˈɪd, ænd ðə lˈɪɾəl wˈaɪt dˈɑːɡ bɪɡˈæn tə wˈaɪn nˈɜːvəsli.