text_original: The wood formed an impenetrable screen, measuring several square miles, without a break or an opening. It was impossible even to follow the course of the Mercy, or to ascertain in what part of the mountain it took its source. Perhaps other creeks also ran towards the west, but they could not be seen. But at last, if all indication of an encampment escaped Herbert's sight, could he not even catch a glimpse of smoke, the faintest trace of which would be easily discernible in the pure atmosphere?
text_transcription: THE WOOD FORMED AN IMPENETRABLE SCREEN MEASURING SEVERAL SQUARE MILES WITHOUT A BREAK OR AN OPENING IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE EVEN TO FOLLOW THE COURSE OF THE MERCY OR TO ASCERTAIN IN WHAT PART OF THE MOUNTAIN IT TOOK ITS SOURCE PERHAPS OTHER CREEKS ALSO RAN TOWARDS THE WEST BUT THEY COULD NOT BE SEEN BUT AT LAST IF ALL INDICATION OF AN ENCAMPMENT ESCAPED HERBERT'S SIGHT HE COULD NOT EVEN CATCH A GLIMPSE OF SMOKE THE FAINTEST TRACE OF WHICH WOULD BE EASILY DISCERNIBLE IN THE PURE ATMOSPHERE
phonemes: ðə wˈʊd fˈɔːɹmd ɐn ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl skɹˈiːn, mˈɛʒɚɹɪŋ sˈɛvɹəl skwˈɛɹ mˈaɪlz, wɪðˌaʊt ɐ bɹˈeɪk ɔːɹ ɐn ˈoʊpənɪŋ. ɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl ˈiːvən tə fˈɑːloʊ ðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðə mˈɜːsi, ɔːɹ tʊ ˌæsɚtˈeɪn ɪn wʌt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪn ɪt tˈʊk ɪts sˈɔːɹs. pɚhˈæps ˈʌðɚ kɹˈiːks ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈæn təwˈɔːɹdz ðə wˈɛst, bˌʌt ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt biː sˈiːn. bˌʌt æt lˈæst, ɪf ˈɔːl ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən əvən ɛŋkˈæmpmənt ɛskˈeɪpt hˈɜːbɚts sˈaɪt, kʊd hiː nˌɑːt ˈiːvən kˈætʃ ɐ ɡlˈɪmps ʌv smˈoʊk, ðə fˈeɪntɪst tɹˈeɪs ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʊd biː ˈiːzili dɪsˈɜːnᵻbəl ɪnðə pjˈʊɹ ˈætməsfˌɪɹ?