text_original: The mussel shells, according to Minikin's explanation, represented the transports, the oyster shells were considered as the men of war that covered the troops in landing, and the pieces of card exhibited the different bodies into which the army was formed upon its disembarkation.
text_transcription: THE MUSSEL SHELLS ACCORDING TO MINNIKIN'S EXPLANATION REPRESENTED THE TRANSPORTS THE OYSTER SHELLS WERE CONSIDERED AS THE MEN OF WAR THAT COVERED THE TROOPS IN LANDING AND THE PIECES OF CARD EXHIBITED THE DIFFERENT BODIES INTO WHICH THE ARMY WAS FORMED UPON ITS DISEMBARKATION
phonemes: ðə mˈʌsəl ʃˈɛlz, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə mˈɪnɪkˌɪnz ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə tɹˈænspɔːɹts, ðɪ ˈɔɪstɚ ʃˈɛlz wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd æz ðə mˈɛn ʌv wˈɔːɹ ðæt kˈʌvɚd ðə tɹˈuːps ɪn lˈændɪŋ, ænd ðə pˈiːsᵻz ʌv kˈɑːɹd ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd ðə dˈɪfɹənt bˈɑːdiz ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi wʌz fˈɔːɹmd əpˌɑːn ɪts dˌɪsɛmbɑːɹkˈeɪʃən.