text_original: Then came the flash of flames; then darkness and ashes, blinding, crushing, burying. Stabiae also was buried. But the destruction of the two great cities is given no word; it was sudden and complete.
text_transcription: THEN CAME THE FLASH OF FLAMES THEN DARKNESS AND ASHES BLINDING CRUSHING BURYING STABIAE ALSO WAS BURIED BUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TWO GREAT CITIES IS GIVEN NO WORD IT WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
phonemes: ðˈɛn kˈeɪm ðə flˈæʃ ʌv flˈeɪmz; ðˈɛn dˈɑːɹknəs ænd ˈæʃᵻz, blˈaɪndɪŋ, kɹˈʌʃɪŋ, bˈɛɹiɪŋ. stˈæbɪˌiː ˈɔːlsoʊ wʌz bˈɛɹid. bˌʌt ðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz ɪz ɡˈɪvən nˈoʊ wˈɜːd; ɪt wʌz sˈʌdən ænd kəmplˈiːt.