text_original: _] Zaidie unhesitatingly held out hers, and a strange thrill ran through her as she felt them for the first time clasped gently by other than earthly hands, for the Venus folk had only been able to pat and stroke with their gentle little paws, somewhat as a kitten might do.
text_transcription: IE UNHESITATINGLY HELD OUT HERS AND A STRANGE THRILL RAN THROUGH HER AS SHE FELT THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME CLASPED GENTLY BY OTHER THAN EARTHLY HANDS FOR THE VENUS FOLK HAD ONLY BEEN ABLE TO PAT AND STROKE WITH THEIR GENTLE LITTLE PAWS SOMEWHAT AS A KITTEN MIGHT DO
phonemes: ] zˈeɪdi ʌnhˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋli hˈɛld ˈaʊt hˈɜːz, ænd ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ θɹˈɪl ɹˈæn θɹuː hɜːɹ æz ʃiː fˈɛlt ðˌɛm fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm klˈæspt dʒˈɛntli baɪ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ˈɜːθli hˈændz, fɚðə vˈiːnəs fˈoʊk hæd ˈoʊnli bˌɪn ˈeɪbəl tə pˈæt ænd stɹˈoʊk wɪð ðɛɹ dʒˈɛntəl lˈɪɾəl pˈɔːz, sˈʌmwʌt æz ɐ kˈɪʔn̩ mˌaɪt dˈuː.