text_original: Not only did it now appear to be uninhabited by any but themselves, but the colonists were compelled to believe that it never had been inhabited. And now, all this scaffolding of reasonings fell before a simple ball of metal, found in the body of an inoffensive rodent!
text_transcription: NOT ONLY DID IT NOW APPEAR TO BE UNINHABITED BY ANY BUT THEMSELVES BUT THE COLONISTS WERE COMPELLED TO BELIEVE THAT IT NEVER HAD BEEN INHABITED AND NOW ALL THIS SCAFFOLDING OF REASONINGS FELL BEFORE A SIMPLE BALL OF METAL FOUND IN THE BODY OF AN INOFFENSIVE RODENT
phonemes: nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli dˈɪd ɪt nˈaʊ ɐpˈɪɹ təbi ˌʌnɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ ˌɛni bˌʌt ðɛmsˈɛlvz, bˌʌt ðə kˈɑːlənˌɪsts wɜː kəmpˈɛld tə bᵻlˈiːv ðˌɐɾɪt nˈɛvɚ hɐdbɪn ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd. ænd nˈaʊ, ˈɔːl ðɪs skˈæfoʊldɪŋ ʌv ɹˈiːzənɪŋz fˈɛl bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ sˈɪmpəl bˈɔːl ʌv mˈɛɾəl, fˈaʊnd ɪnðə bˈɑːdi əvən ɪnəfˈɛnsɪv ɹˈoʊdənt!