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.
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
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.