text_original: The flying figures which came hovering near to the _Astronef_, without evincing any apparent sign of fear, were the strangest that human eyes had looked upon. In some respects they had a sufficient resemblance for them to be taken for winged men and women, while in another they bore a decided resemblance to birds.
text_transcription: THE FLYING FIGURES WHICH CAME HOVERING NEAR TO THE ASTRONUFF WITHOUT EVINCING ANY APPARENT SIGN OF FEAR WERE THE STRANGEST THAT HUMAN EYES HAD LOOKED UPON IN SOME RESPECTS THEY HAD A SUFFICIENT RESEMBLANCE FOR THEM TO BE TAKEN FOR WINGED MEN AND WOMEN WHILE IN ANOTHER THEY BORE A DECIDED RESEMBLANCE TO BIRDS
phonemes: ðə flˈaɪɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚz wˌɪtʃ kˈeɪm hˈʌvɚɹɪŋ nˌɪɹ tə ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf, wɪðˌaʊt ᵻvˈɪnsɪŋ ˌɛni ɐpˈæɹənt sˈaɪn ʌv fˈɪɹ, wɜː ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɪst ðæt hjˈuːmən ˈaɪz hæd lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn. ɪn sˌʌm ɹᵻspˈɛkts ðeɪ hæd ɐ səfˈɪʃənt ɹᵻzˈɛmbləns fɔːɹ ðˌɛm təbi tˈeɪkən fɔːɹ wˈɪŋd mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn, wˌaɪl ɪn ɐnˈʌðɚ ðeɪ bˈɔːɹ ɐ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɹᵻzˈɛmbləns tə bˈɜːdz.