2 quick changes and a numbered list
The ascii will not be lost, but rather numbered in 4 digit blocks with leading zeros.
The sum of our pieces makes us able to contend. I said, "That was totally wicked!" 49 20 73 61 69 64 2C 20 22 54 68 61 74 20 77 61 73 20 74 6F 74 61 6C 6C 79 20 77 69 63 6B 65 64 2E 22
The sum of our parts makes us able to contend. I said, "Cool." 0001 49 0002 20 0003 73 0004 61 0005 69 0006 64 0007 2C 0008 20 0009 22 0010 54 0011 68 0012 61 0013 74 0014 20 0015 77 0016 61 0017 73 0018 20 0019 74 0020 6F 0021 74 0022 61 0023 6C 0024 6C 0025 79 0026 20 0027 77 0028 69 0029 63 0030 6B 0031 65 0032 64 0033 2E 0034 22