text_original: Then, while the other doors were being closed, Zaidie stood at the open one above the gangway and made signs showing that they were going up beyond the clouds and then down into the valley, and as she made the signs she sang through the scale, her voice rising and falling in harmony with her gestures. The Bird Folk understood her instantly, and as the door closed and the _Astronef_ rose from the ground, a thousand wings were outspread and presently hundreds of beautiful soaring forms were circling about the Navigator of the Stars.
text_transcription: THEN WHILE THE OTHER DOORS WERE BEING CLOSED ZADIE STOOD AT THE OPEN ONE ABOVE THE GANGWAY AND MADE SIGNS SHOWING THAT THEY WERE GOING UP BEYOND THE CLOUDS AND THEN DOWN INTO THE VALLEY AND AS SHE MADE THE SIGN SHE SANG THROUGH THE SCALE HER VOICE RISING AND FALLING IN HARMONY WITH THEIR GESTURES THE BIRD FOLK UNDERSTOOD HER INSTANTLY AND AS THE DOOR CLOSED AND THE ASTRONUFF ROSE FROM THE GROUND A THOUSAND WINGS WERE OUTSPREAD AND PRESENTLY HUNDREDS OF BEAUTIFUL SOARING FORMS WERE CIRCLING ABOUT THE NAVIGATOR OF THE STARS
phonemes: ðˈɛn, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ dˈɔːɹz wɜː bˌiːɪŋ klˈoʊzd, zˈeɪdi stˈʊd æt ðɪ ˈoʊpən wˈʌn əbˌʌv ðə ɡˈæŋweɪ ænd mˌeɪd sˈaɪnz ʃˈoʊɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ wɜː ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌʌp bᵻjˌɔnd ðə klˈaʊdz ænd ðˈɛn dˌaʊn ˌɪntʊ ðə vˈæli, ænd æz ʃiː mˌeɪd ðə sˈaɪnz ʃiː sˈæŋ θɹuː ðə skˈeɪl, hɜː vˈɔɪs ɹˈaɪzɪŋ ænd fˈɔːlɪŋ ɪn hˈɑːɹməni wɪð hɜː dʒˈɛstʃɚz. ðə bˈɜːd fˈoʊk ˌʌndɚstˈʊd hɜːɹ ˈɪnstəntli, ænd æz ðə dˈɔːɹ klˈoʊzd ænd ðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf ɹˈoʊz fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, ɐ θˈaʊzənd wˈɪŋz wɜːɹ aʊtspɹˈɛd ænd pɹˈɛzəntli hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv bjˈuːɾifəl sˈɔːɹɪŋ fˈɔːɹmz wɜː sˈɜːklɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə nˈævɪɡˌeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə stˈɑːɹz.