text_original: They were now falling very rapidly towards the huge planet, and, since there is no up or down in Space, the nearer they got to it the more it appeared to sink below them and become, as it were, the floor of the Celestial Sphere.
text_transcription: THEY WERE NOW FALLING VERY RAPIDLY TOWARDS THE HUGE PLANET AND SINCE THERE IS NO UP OR DOWN IN SPACE THE NEARER THEY GOT TO IT THE MORE IT APPEARED TO SINK BELOW THEM AND BECOME AS IT WERE THE FLOOR OF THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː nˈaʊ fˈɔːlɪŋ vˈɛɹi ɹˈæpɪdli təwˈɔːɹdz ðə hjˈuːdʒ plˈænɪt, ænd, sˈɪns ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ ˌʌp ɔːɹ dˌaʊn ɪn spˈeɪs, ðə nˈɪɹɚ ðeɪ ɡɑːt tʊ ɪt ðə mˈɔːɹ ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹd tə sˈɪŋk bᵻlˌoʊ ðˌɛm ænd bɪkˈʌm, æz ɪt wɜː, ðə flˈɔːɹ ʌvðə səlˈɛstjəl sfˈɪɹ.