text_original: So they made their way out on to the open beach, with cushions bound upon their heads for shelter from the ashes, and waited vainly for a A.H. M i 62 The Earlier Empire, a.d. 79 8i. fair wind to take them thence.
text_transcription: SO THEY MADE THEIR WAY OUT ON TO THE OPEN BEACH WITH CUSHIONS BOUND UPON THEIR HEADS FOR SHELTER FROM THE ASHES AND WAITED VAINLY FOR A FAIR WIND TO TAKE THEM THENCE
phonemes: sˌoʊ ðeɪ mˌeɪd ðɛɹ wˈeɪ ˈaʊt ˌɔn tə ðɪ ˈoʊpən bˈiːtʃ, wɪð kˈʊʃənz bˈaʊnd əpˌɑːn ðɛɹ hˈɛdz fɔːɹ ʃˈɛltɚ fɹʌmðɪ ˈæʃᵻz, ænd wˈeɪɾᵻd vˈeɪnli fɚɹə ˈeɪ.ˈeɪtʃ. ˈɛm ˈaɪ sˈɪksti tˈuː ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˈeɪt ˈaɪ. fˈɛɹ wˈɪnd tə tˈeɪk ðˌɛm ðˈɛns.