text_original: Without the slightest sign of fear, but with very evident astonishment in their round golden yellow eyes, they came walking close up to the sides of the _Astronef_. Some of them stroked her smooth, shining sides with their little hands, which Zaidie now found had only three fingers and a thumb.
text_transcription: WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF FEAR BUT WITH VERY EVIDENT ASTONISHMENT IN THEIR ROUND GOLDEN YELLOW EYES THEY CAME WALKING CLOSE UP TO THE SIDES OF THE ASTRONUFF SOME OF THEM STROKED HER SMOOTH SHINING SIDES WITH THEIR LITTLE HANDS WHICH SADIE NOW FOUND HAD ONLY THREE FINGERS AND A THUMB
phonemes: wɪðˌaʊt ðə slˈaɪɾɪst sˈaɪn ʌv fˈɪɹ, bˌʌt wɪð vˈɛɹi ˈɛvɪdənt ɐstˈɑːnɪʃmənt ɪn ðɛɹ ɹˈaʊnd ɡˈoʊldən jˈɛloʊ ˈaɪz, ðeɪ kˈeɪm wˈɔːkɪŋ klˈoʊs ˌʌp tə ðə sˈaɪdz ʌvðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf. sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm stɹˈoʊkt hɜː smˈuːð, ʃˈaɪnɪŋ sˈaɪdz wɪð ðɛɹ lˈɪɾəl hˈændz, wˌɪtʃ zˈeɪdi nˈaʊ fˈaʊnd hæd ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː fˈɪŋɡɚz ænd ɐ θˈʌm.