text_original: After him plunged Jack Benson. Below, both became cooler, for the task in hand must not be bungled. On one of the trucks they dragged a torpedo forward, fitting it in the tube. As he closed the after port behind the torpedo, Jack bent over to place Jacob Farnum's hand on the firing lever.
text_transcription: AFTER HIM PLUNGED JACK BENSON BELOW BOTH BECAME COOLER FOR THE TASK IN HAND MUST NOT BE BUNGLED ON ONE OF THE TRUCKS THEY DRAGGED A TORPEDO FORWARD FINNING AN IN THE TUBE AS HE CLOSED THE AFTER PORT BEHIND THE PORT TORPEDO JACK BENT OVER TO PLACE JACOB FARNUM'S HAND ON THE FIRING LEVER
phonemes: ˈæftɚ hˌɪm plˈʌndʒd dʒˈæk bˈɛnsən. bᵻlˈoʊ, bˈoʊθ bɪkˌeɪm kˈuːlɚ, fɚðə tˈæsk ɪn hˈænd mˈʌst nˌɑːt biː bˈʌŋɡəld. ˌɔn wˈʌn ʌvðə tɹˈʌks ðeɪ dɹˈæɡd ɐ tɔːɹpˈiːdoʊ fˈɔːɹwɚd, fˈɪɾɪŋ ɪɾ ɪnðə tˈuːb. æz hiː klˈoʊzd ðɪ ˈæftɚ pˈɔːɹt bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə tɔːɹpˈiːdoʊ, dʒˈæk bˈɛnt ˌoʊvɚ tə plˈeɪs dʒˈeɪkəb fˈɑːɹnəmz hˈænd ɔnðə fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ lˈɛvɚ.