text_original: In the valley sloping towards the ice sea they found what had once been watercourses opening out into rivers towards the sea; and in the lowest parts there was a kind of lichen growth clinging to the rocks under the snow.
text_transcription: IN THE VALLEY SLOPING TOWARDS THE ICY THEY FOUND WHAT HAD ONCE BEEN WATERCOURSES OPENING OUT INTO RIVERS TOWARDS THE SEA AND IN THE LOWEST PARTS THERE WAS A KIND OF LICHEN GROWTH CLINGING TO THE ROCKS UNDER THE SNOW
phonemes: ɪnðə vˈæli slˈoʊpɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈaɪs sˈiː ðeɪ fˈaʊnd wʌt hæd wˈʌns bˌɪn wˈɔːɾɚkˌɔːɹsᵻz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ɹˈɪvɚz təwˈɔːɹdz ðə sˈiː; ænd ɪnðə lˈoʊɪst pˈɑːɹts ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv lˈaɪkən ɡɹˈoʊθ klˈɪŋɪŋ tə ðə ɹˈɑːks ˌʌndɚ ðə snˈoʊ.