text_original: Its phases are invisible from the Earth owing to the enormous distance; but from the deck of the _Astronef_ they had been plainly visible for some days, and, since the huge planet turns on its axis in less than ten hours, or with more than twice the speed of the Earth's rotation, the phases followed each other very rapidly.
text_transcription: ITS PHASES ARE INVISIBLE FROM THE EARTH OWING TO THE ENORMOUS DISTANCE BUT FROM THE DECK OF THE ASTRONUFF THEY HAD BEEN PLAINLY VISIBLE FOR SOME DAYS AND SINCE THE HUGE PLANET TURNS ON ITS AXIS IN LESS THAN TEN HOURS OR WITH MORE THAN TWICE THE SPEED OF THE EARTH'S ROTATION THE PHASES FOLLOWED EACH OTHER VERY RAPIDLY
phonemes: ɪts fˈeɪzᵻz ɑːɹ ɪnvˈɪzᵻbəl fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːθ ˈoʊɪŋ tə ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɹməs dˈɪstəns; bˌʌt fɹʌmðə dˈɛk ʌvðɪ ˈæstɹoʊnəf ðeɪ hɐdbɪn plˈeɪnli vˈɪzᵻbəl fɔːɹ sˌʌm dˈeɪz, ænd, sˈɪns ðə hjˈuːdʒ plˈænɪt tˈɜːnz ˌɔn ɪts ˈæksɪs ɪn lˈɛs ðɐn tˈɛn ˈaʊɚz, ɔːɹ wɪð mˈɔːɹ ðɐn twˈaɪs ðə spˈiːd ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθz ɹoʊtˈeɪʃən, ðə fˈeɪzᵻz fˈɑːloʊd ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ vˈɛɹi ɹˈæpɪdli.