text_original: The surgeon, after having crossed himself, fell flat on the deck; and the chaplain and purser, who were stationed with us in quality of assistants, followed his example, while the Welshman and I sat upon a chest looking at one another with great discomposure, scarce able to refrain from the like prostration.
text_transcription: THE SURGEON AFTER HAVING CROSSED HIMSELF FELL FLAT ON THE DECK AND THE CHAPLAIN AND PURSER WHO WERE STATIONED WITH US IN QUALITY OF ASSISTANCE FOLLOWED HIS EXAMPLE WHILE THE WELSHMAN AND I SAT UPON A CHEST LOOKING AT ONE ANOTHER WITH GREAT DISCOMPOSURE SCARCE ABLE TO REFRAIN FROM THE LIKE PROSTRATION
phonemes: ðə sˈɜːdʒən, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ kɹˈɔst hɪmsˈɛlf, fˈɛl flˈæt ɔnðə dˈɛk; ænd ðə tʃˈæplɪn ænd pˈɜːsɚ, hˌuː wɜː stˈeɪʃənd wɪð ˌʌs ɪn kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv ɐsˈɪstənts, fˈɑːloʊd hɪz ɛɡzˈæmpəl, wˌaɪl ðə wˈɛlʃmən ænd aɪ sˈæt əpˌɑːn ɐ tʃˈɛst lˈʊkɪŋ æt wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt dɪskəmpˈoʊʒɚ, skˈɛɹs ˈeɪbəl tə ɹᵻfɹˈeɪn fɹʌmðə lˈaɪk pɹɑːstɹˈeɪʃən.