text_original: They flew round the _Astronef_ with an exquisite ease and grace which made Zaidie exclaim: "Now, why weren't we made like that on Earth?" To which Redgrave, after a look at the barometer, replied: "Partly, I suppose, because we weren't built that way, and partly because we don't live in an atmosphere about two and a half times as dense as ours."
text_transcription: THEY FLEW ROUND THE ASTRONUFF WITH AN EXQUISITE EASE AND GRACE WHICH MADE ZADIE EXCLAIM NOW WHY WEREN'T WE MADE LIKE THAT ON EARTH TO WHICH REDGRAVE AFTER A LOOK AT THE BAROMETER REPLIED PARTLY I SUPPOSE BECAUSE WE WEREN'T BUILT THAT WAY AND PARTLY BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE IN AN ATMOSPHERE ABOUT TWO AND A HALF TIMES AS DENSE AS OURS
phonemes: ðeɪ flˈuː ɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf wɪð ɐn ɛkskwˈɪsɪt ˈiːz ænd ɡɹˈeɪs wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd zˈeɪdi ɛksklˈeɪm: "nˈaʊ, wˌaɪ wˌɜːnt wiː mˌeɪd lˈaɪk ðæt ˌɔn ˈɜːθ?" tə wˌɪtʃ ɹˈɛdɡɹeɪv, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈʊk æt ðə bɚɹˈɑːmɪɾɚ, ɹᵻplˈaɪd: "pˈɑːɹtli, aɪ səpˈoʊz, bɪkˈʌz wiː wˌɜːnt bˈɪlt ðæt wˈeɪ, ænd pˈɑːɹtli bɪkˈʌz wiː dˈoʊnt lˈɪv ɪn ɐn ˈætməsfˌɪɹ ɐbˌaʊt tˈuː ænd ɐ hˈæf tˈaɪmz æz dˈɛns æz aʊɚz."