text_original: Many ages before they might have been birds' claws, but now they were soft and pink and plump, utterly strange to manual work as it is understood upon Earth.
text_transcription: MANY AGES BEFORE THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN BIRDS CLAWS BUT NOW THEY WERE SOFT AND PINK AND PLUMP UTTERLY STRANGE TO MANUAL WORK AS IT IS UNDERSTOOD UPON EARTH
phonemes: mˈɛni ˈeɪdʒᵻz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn bˈɜːdz klˈɔːz, bˌʌt nˈaʊ ðeɪ wɜː sˈɔft ænd pˈɪŋk ænd plˈʌmp, ˈʌɾɚli stɹˈeɪndʒ tə mˈænjuːəl wˈɜːk ˌæzɪtˌɪz ˌʌndɚstˈʊd əpˌɑːn ˈɜːθ.