text_original: Our Base on Earth was adjacent to the city of Greater Denver, on the Pacific Coast. I could not help wondering, as we settled swiftly over the city, whether our historians and geologists and other scientists were really right in saying that Denver had at one period been far from the Pacific.
text_transcription: OUR BASE ON EARTH WAS ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF GREATER DENVER ON THE PACIFIC COAST I COULD NOT HELP WONDERING AS WE SETTLED SWIFTLY OVER THE CITY WHETHER OUR HISTORIANS AND GEOLOGISTS AND OTHER SCIENTISTS WERE REALLY RIGHT IN SAYING THAT DENVER HAD AT ONE PERIOD BEEN FAR FROM THE PACIFIC
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ bˈeɪs ˌɔn ˈɜːθ wʌz ɐdʒˈeɪsənt tə ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ dˈɛnvɚ, ɔnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk kˈoʊst. aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp wˈʌndɚɹɪŋ, æz wiː sˈɛɾəld swˈɪftli ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈɪɾi, wˈɛðɚɹ ˌaʊɚ hɪstˈɔːɹiənz ænd dʒɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts ænd ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪəntɪsts wɜː ɹˈiəli ɹˈaɪt ɪn sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt dˈɛnvɚ hæd æt wˈʌn pˈiəɹɪəd bˌɪn fˈɑːɹ fɹʌmðə pɐsˈɪfɪk.