text_original: 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. "Don't they look lovely!" said Zaidie. "I wonder what they would think if they could see us flying above New York or London or Paris with an escort like this. I suppose they're going to show us the way. Perhaps they have a city down there.
text_transcription: 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 DON'T THEY LOOK LOVELY SAID SADIE I WONDER WHAT THEY WOULD THINK IF THEY COULD SEE US FLYING ABOVE NEW YORK OR LONDON OR PARIS WITH AN ESCORT LIKE THIS I SUPPOSE THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW US THE WAY PERHAPS THEY HAVE A CITY DOWN THERE
phonemes: 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. "dˈoʊnt ðeɪ lˈʊk lˈʌvli!" sˈɛd zˈeɪdi. "aɪ wˈʌndɚ wʌt ðeɪ wʊd θˈɪŋk ɪf ðeɪ kʊd sˈiː ˌʌs flˈaɪɪŋ əbˌʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɔːɹ lˈʌndən ɔːɹ pˈæɹɪs wɪð ɐn ˈɛskɔːɹt lˈaɪk ðˈɪs. aɪ səpˈoʊz ðeɪɚ ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə ʃˈoʊ ˌʌs ðə wˈeɪ. pɚhˈæps ðeɪ hæv ɐ sˈɪɾi dˌaʊn ðˈɛɹ.