ðə tˈuː kæn biː kənsˈɪdɚd təɡˌɛðɚɹ æz ɐ lɛnˈɪʃən ɹˈuːl bᵻtwˌiːn ʌnstɹˈɛst mˈɔːɹiː, ɪf lˈɔŋ vˈaʊəlz ɑːɹ ˈænɐlˌaɪzd æz ɐ sˈiːkwəns ʌv tˈuː vˈaʊəlz.
The two can be considered together as a lenition rule between unstressed morae, if long vowels are analyzed as a sequence of two vowels.