text_original: As Zaidie said this, after a somewhat lengthy pause, during which the _Astronef_ had descended to within a few hundred feet of the mountain spur, she handed her field glasses to her husband, and pointed downwards towards an island which lay a couple or miles or so off the end of the spur. He put the glasses to his eyes, and took a long look through them.
text_transcription: AS LADIES SAID THIS AFTER SOMEWHAT LENGTHY PAUSE DURING WHICH THE ASTRONUFF HAD DESCENDED TO WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF THE MOUNTAIN SPUR SHE HANDED HER FIELD GLASSES TO HER HUSBAND AND POINTED DOWNWARDS TOWARDS AN ISLAND WHICH LAY A COUPLE OF MILES OR SO OFF THE END OF THE SPUR HE PUT THE GLASSES TO HIS EYES AND TOOK A LONG LOOK THROUGH THEM
phonemes: æz zˈeɪdi sˈɛd ðˈɪs, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ sˈʌmwʌt lˈɛŋθi pˈɔːz, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf hæd dᵻsˈɛndᵻd tʊ wɪðˌɪn ɐ fjˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd fˈiːt ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪn spˈɜː, ʃiː hˈændᵻd hɜː fˈiːld ɡlˈæsᵻz tə hɜː hˈʌsbənd, ænd pˈɔɪntᵻd dˈaʊnwɚdz təwˈɔːɹdz ɐn ˈaɪlənd wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪ ɐ kˈʌpəl ɔːɹ mˈaɪlz ɔːɹ sˌoʊ ˈɔf ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə spˈɜː. hiː pˌʊt ðə ɡlˈæsᵻz tə hɪz ˈaɪz, ænd tˈʊk ɐ lˈɔŋ lˈʊk θɹˈuː ðˌɛm.