text_original: Don't start the propellers, but just go and see that the guns are all right in case of accidents." The old engineer nodded and went back to his engines, looking considerably scared. As he spoke the brilliancy of the light faded rapidly, and the _Astronef_ began to sink slowly towards the surface. As a precaution against their being allowed to drop with force enough to cause a disaster, Redgrave turned the R. Force on again and they fell slowly towards the plain, through what seemed like a halo of perfectly white light.
text_transcription: DON'T START THE PROPELLERS BUT JUST GO AND SEE THAT THE GUNS ARE ALL RIGHT IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS THE OLD ENGINEER NODDED AND WENT BACK TO HIS ENGINES LOOKING CONSIDERABLY SCARED AS HE SPOKE THE BRILLIANCY OF THE LIGHT FADED RAPIDLY AND THE ASTRONUFF BEGAN TO SINK SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SURFACE AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST THEIR BEING ALLOWED TO DROP WITH FORCE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A DISASTER REGRAVE TURNED THE R FORCE ON AGAIN AND THEY FELL SLOWLY TOWARDS THE PLAIN THROUGH WHAT SEEMED LIKE A HALO OF PERFECTLY WHITE LIGHT
phonemes: dˈoʊnt stˈɑːɹt ðə pɹəpˈɛlɚz, bˌʌt dʒˈʌst ɡˌoʊ ænd sˈiː ðætðə ɡˈʌnz ɑːɹ ˈɔːl ɹˈaɪt ɪn kˈeɪs ʌv ˈæksɪdənts." ðɪ ˈoʊld ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ nˈɑːdᵻd ænd wɛnt bˈæk tə hɪz ˈɛndʒɪnz, lˈʊkɪŋ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbli skˈɛɹd. æz hiː spˈoʊk ðə bɹˈɪliənsi ʌvðə lˈaɪt fˈeɪdᵻd ɹˈæpɪdli, ænd ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf bɪɡˈæn tə sˈɪŋk slˈoʊli təwˈɔːɹdz ðə sˈɜːfɪs. æz ɐ pɹɪkˈɔːʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ðɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɐlˈaʊd tə dɹˈɑːp wɪð fˈɔːɹs ɪnˈʌf tə kˈɔːz ɐ dɪzˈæstɚ, ɹˈɛdɡɹeɪv tˈɜːnd ðɪ ˈɑːɹ. fˈɔːɹs ˌɔn ɐɡˈɛn ænd ðeɪ fˈɛl slˈoʊli təwˈɔːɹdz ðə plˈeɪn, θɹuː wʌt sˈiːmd lˈaɪk ɐ hˈeɪloʊ ʌv pˈɜːfɛktli wˈaɪt lˈaɪt.