text_original: They had scarcely landed before the flying figures reappeared over the tree tops and swept downwards in long spiral curves towards the _Astronef_. "If they're not angels, they're very like them," said Zaidie, putting down her glasses.
text_transcription: THEY HAD SCARCELY LANDED BEFORE THE FLYING FIGURES REAPPEARED OVER THE TREE TOPS AND SWEPT DOWNWARDS IN LONG SPIRAL CURVES TOWARDS THE ASTRONUFF IF THEY ARE NOT ANGELS THEY'RE VERY LIKE THEM SAID SADIE PUTTING DOWN HER GLASSES
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd skˈɛɹsli lˈændᵻd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə flˈaɪɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚz ɹˌiːɐpˈɪɹd ˌoʊvɚ ðə tɹˈiː tˈɑːps ænd swˈɛpt dˈaʊnwɚdz ɪn lˈɔŋ spˈaɪɚɹəl kˈɜːvz təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf. "ɪf ðeɪɚ nˌɑːt ˈeɪndʒəlz, ðeɪɚ vˈɛɹi lˈaɪk ðˌɛm," sˈɛd zˈeɪdi, pˈʊɾɪŋ dˌaʊn hɜː ɡlˈæsᵻz.