The parentheses could not correspond to 9 and 0, however, because the place corresponding to 0 was taken by the space character.
ðə pɚɹˈɛnθəsˌiːz kʊd nˌɑːt kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːnd tə nˈaɪn ænd zˈiəɹoʊ, haʊˈɛvɚ, bɪkˈʌz ðə plˈeɪs kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋ tə zˈiəɹoʊ wʌz tˈeɪkən baɪ ðə spˈeɪs kˈæɹɪktɚ.