text_original: Caspar's employment was  first, the skinning of the eels; and afterwards the scraping, boiling, and drying of the skins; while Karl, who acted as engineer in chief, besides giving a general superintendence to the work, occupied himself in imparting the final dressing to the material, and cutting it into such shapes, that it could be closely and conveniently stitched together.
text_transcription: KASPAR'S EMPLOYMENT WAS FIRST THE SKINNING OF THE EELS AND AFTERWARDS THE SCRAPPING BOILING AND DRYING OF THE SKINS WHILE KARL WHO ACTED AS ENGINEER IN CHIEF BESIDES GIVING A GENERAL SUPERINTENDENCE TO THE WORK OCCUPIED HIMSELF IN IMPARTING THE FINAL DRESSING TO THE MATERIAL AND CUTTING IT INTO SUCH SHAPES THAT IT COULD BE CLOSELY AND CONVENIENTLY STITCHED TOGETHER
phonemes: kˈæspɑːɹz ɛmplˈɔɪmənt wʌz fˈɜːst, ðə skˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈiːlz; ænd ˈæftɚwɚdz ðə skɹˈeɪpɪŋ, bˈɔɪlɪŋ, ænd dɹˈaɪɪŋ ʌvðə skˈɪnz; wˌaɪl kˈɑːɹl, hˌuː ˈæktᵻd æz ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ɪn tʃˈiːf, bᵻsˌaɪdz ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndəns tə ðə wˈɜːk, ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn ɪmpˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ðə fˈaɪnəl dɹˈɛsɪŋ tə ðə mətˈɪɹiəl, ænd kˈʌɾɪŋ ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ sˈʌtʃ ʃˈeɪps, ðˌɐɾɪt kʊd biː klˈoʊsli ænd kənvˈiːnɪəntli stˈɪtʃt təɡˈɛðɚ.