text_original: These sus  pended lamps were the fixed stars, and the gods of the fixed stars were stationary; but the planets were lamps carried on the heads of wandering gods who sailed the heavens as earthly mariners sail the seas, steering their barks by the divine chart, and following fixed courses according to the seasons.
text_transcription: THESE SUSPENDED LAMPS WERE THE FIXED STARS AND THE GODS OF THE FIXED STARS WERE STATIONARY BUT THE PLANETS WERE LAMPS CARRIED ON THE HEADS OF WANDERING GODS WHO SAILED THE HEAVENS AS EARTHLY MARINERS SAIL THE SEAS STEERING THEIR BARKS BY THE DIVINE CHART AND FOLLOWING FIXED COURSES ACCORDING TO THE SEASONS
phonemes: ðiːz sˈʌs pˈɛndᵻd lˈæmps wɜː ðə fˈɪkst stˈɑːɹz, ænd ðə ɡˈɑːdz ʌvðə fˈɪkst stˈɑːɹz wɜː stˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi; bˌʌt ðə plˈænɪts wɜː lˈæmps kˈæɹid ɔnðə hˈɛdz ʌv wˈɔndɚɹɪŋ ɡˈɑːdz hˌuː sˈeɪld ðə hˈɛvənz æz ˈɜːθli mˈæɹɪnɚz sˈeɪl ðə sˈiːz, stˈɪɹɪŋ ðɛɹ bˈɑːɹks baɪ ðə dᵻvˈaɪn tʃˈɑːɹt, ænd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈɪkst kˈɔːɹsᵻz ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə sˈiːzənz.