text_original: Notwithstanding my situation, I could scarce refrain from laughing at the countenance of my fellow prisoner, who, without speaking one word, allowed his feet to be inclosed in the rings provided for that purpose; but, when they pretended to fasten him on his back he grew outrageous, and drawing a large couteau from his side pocket, threatened to rip up the belly of the first man that should approach him, in order to treat him in such an unworthy manner.
text_transcription: NOTWITHSTANDING MY SITUATION I COULD SCARCE REFRAIN FROM LAUGHING AT THE COUNTENANCE OF MY FELLOW PRISONER WHO WITHOUT SPEAKING ONE WORD ALLOWED HIS FEET TO BE ENCLOSED IN THE RINGS PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE BUT WHEN THEY PRETENDED TO FASTEN HIM ON HIS BACK HE GREW OUTRAGEOUS AND DRAWING A LARGE COUTEAU FROM HIS SIDE POCKET THREATENED TO RIP UP THE BELLY OF THE FIRST MAN THAT SHOULD APPROACH HIM IN ORDER TO TREAT HIM IN SUCH AN UNWORTHY MANNER
phonemes: nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ maɪ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, aɪ kʊd skˈɛɹs ɹᵻfɹˈeɪn fɹʌm lˈæfɪŋ æt ðə kˈaʊntənəns ʌv maɪ fˈɛloʊ pɹˈɪzənɚ, hˈuː, wɪðˌaʊt spˈiːkɪŋ wˈʌn wˈɜːd, ɐlˈaʊd hɪz fˈiːt təbi ɪŋklˈoʊzd ɪnðə ɹˈɪŋz pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd fɔːɹ ðæt pˈɜːpəs; bˌʌt, wˌɛn ðeɪ pɹɪtˈɛndᵻd tə fˈæsən hˌɪm ˌɔn hɪz bˈæk hiː ɡɹˈuː aʊtɹˈeɪdʒəs, ænd dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈaʊɾoʊ fɹʌm hɪz sˈaɪd pˈɑːkɪt, θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə ɹˈɪp ˌʌp ðə bˈɛli ʌvðə fˈɜːst mˈæn ðæt ʃˌʊd ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ hˌɪm, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə tɹˈiːt hˌɪm ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐn ʌnwˈɜːði mˈænɚ.