bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ˈeɪliən spˈiːsiːz, wˌʌt ɐpˈɪɹd təbi dˈɛθ tʊ ˌʌs wʌz ɪn fˈækt ɐ stˈɛp ɪn wʌt wʌz təbi hɜː mˌɛɾəmˈoːɹfəsˌɪs ˌɪntʊ ɐ hˈaɪɚ pˈaʊɚ.
Being an alien species, what appeared to be death to us was in fact a step in what was to be her metamorphosis into a higher power.