text_original: More than ten years after the catastrophe, it is described by one who visited it as a scene of melancholy desolation; towers and castles, standing out gaunt and grim amidst the wreck of palaces and churches; while those churches which still remained were surrounded with such high, strong walls that they looked more like fortresses than Christian temples. Rome lay in ruins, and the pope was in exile.
text_transcription: MORE THAN TEN YEARS AFTER THE CATASTROPHE IT IS DESCRIBED BY ONE WHO VISITED IT AS A SCENE OF MELANCHOLY DESOLATION TOWERS AND CASTLES STANDING OUT GAUNT AND GRIM AMIDST THE WRECK OF PALACES AND CHURCHES WHILE THOSE CHURCHES WHICH STILL REMAINED WERE SURROUNDED WITH SUCH HIGH STRONG WALLS THAT THEY LOOKED MORE LIKE FORTRESSES THAN CHRISTIAN TEMPLES ROME LAY IN RUINS AND THE POPE WAS AN EXILE
phonemes: mˈɔːɹ ðɐn tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðə kɐtˈæstɹəfi, ɪɾ ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ wˈʌn hˌuː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ɪɾ æz ɐ sˈiːn ʌv mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli dˌɛsəlˈeɪʃən; tˈaʊɚz ænd kˈæsəlz, stˈændɪŋ ˈaʊt ɡˈɔːnt ænd ɡɹˈɪm ɐmˈɪdst ðə ɹˈɛk ʌv pˈælɪsᵻz ænd tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz; wˌaɪl ðoʊz tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz wˌɪtʃ stˈɪl ɹᵻmˈeɪnd wɜː sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd wɪð sˈʌtʃ hˈaɪ, stɹˈɔŋ wˈɔːlz ðæt ðeɪ lˈʊkt mˈɔːɹ lˈaɪk fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz ðɐn kɹˈɪstʃən tˈɛmpəlz. ɹˈoʊm lˈeɪ ɪn ɹˈuːɪnz, ænd ðə pˈoʊp wʌz ɪn ˈɛɡzaɪl.