text_original: In certain steps the painter depicted the hole through which the serpent issued from beneath the altar, and so well did he paint the cleft in one of the steps, that one evening one of Filippo's lads, wishing to hide something, I know not what, from the sight of someone who was knocking for admittance, ran up in haste in order to conceal it in the hole, being wholly deceived by it.
text_transcription: IN CERTAIN STEPS THE PAINTER DEPICTED THE HOLE THROUGH WHICH THE SERPENT ISSUED FROM BENEATH THE ALTAR AND SO WELL DID HE PAINT THE CLEFT IN ONE OF THE STEPS THAT ONE EVENING ONE OF FILIPPO'S LADS WISHING TO HIDE SOMETHING I KNOW NOT WHAT FROM THE SIGHT OF SOME ONE WHO WAS KNOCKING FOR ADMITTANCE RAN UP IN HASTE IN ORDER TO CONCEAL IT IN THE WHOLE BEING WHOLLY DECEIVED BY IT
phonemes: ɪn sˈɜːʔn̩ stˈɛps ðə pˈeɪntɚ dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ðə hˈoʊl θɹuː wˌɪtʃ ðə sˈɜːpənt ˈɪʃuːd fɹʌm bᵻnˌiːθ ðɪ ˈɔltɚ, ænd sˌoʊ wˈɛl dˈɪd hiː pˈeɪnt ðə klˈɛft ɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə stˈɛps, ðˈætwˌʌn ˈiːvnɪŋ wˈʌn ʌv fɪlˈɪpoʊz lˈædz, wˈɪʃɪŋ tə hˈaɪd sˈʌmθɪŋ, aɪ nˈoʊ nˌɑːt wˈʌt, fɹʌmðə sˈaɪt ʌv sˈʌmwʌn hˌuː wʌz nˈɑːkɪŋ fɔːɹ ɐdmˈɪtəns, ɹˈæn ˌʌp ɪn hˈeɪst ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə kənsˈiːl ɪɾ ɪnðə hˈoʊl, bˌiːɪŋ hˈoʊli dᵻsˈiːvd baɪ ɪt.