text_original: "First," he insisted, "tell me what year this is, Earth reckoning." I told him, and the light flickered up in his eyes again  a cruel, triumphant light. "Thank you," he nodded; and then, slowly and softly, as though he spoke to himself, he added, "Less than half a century off. Less than a half a century!
text_transcription: FIRST HE INSISTED TELL ME WHAT YEAR THIS IS EARTH RECKONING I TOLD HIM AND THE LIGHT FLICKERED UP IN HIS EYES AGAIN A CRUEL TRIUMPHANT LIGHT THANK YOU HE NODDED AND THEN SLOWLY AND SOFTLY AS THOUGH HE SPOKE TO HIMSELF HE ADDED LESS THAN HALF A CENTURY OFF LESS THAN HALF A CENTURY
phonemes: "fˈɜːst," hiː ɪnsˈɪstᵻd, "tˈɛl mˌiː wʌt jˈɪɹ ðɪs ɪz, ˈɜːθ ɹˈɛkənɪŋ." aɪ tˈoʊld hˌɪm, ænd ðə lˈaɪt flˈɪkɚd ˌʌp ɪn hɪz ˈaɪz ɐɡˈɛn ɐ kɹˈuːəl, tɹaɪˈʌmfənt lˈaɪt. "θˈæŋk juː," hiː nˈɑːdᵻd; ænd ðˈɛn, slˈoʊli ænd sˈɔftli, æz ðˌoʊ hiː spˈoʊk tə hɪmsˈɛlf, hiː ˈædᵻd, "lˈɛs ðɐn hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈɔf. lˈɛs ðˌænə hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi!