text_original: There was no great danger of detection, since men were chosen who could speak the Turkish language. Stealing out of the harbour in a light boat, these sailors coasted cautiously along until they succeed  THE SIEGE OF RHODES ed in capturing and bringing back to the town two unfortunate Moslems. These prisoners were taken to the top of one of the highest towers and told that if they should show any hesitation in telling all they knew they would at once be hurled from the battle  ments.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO GREAT DANGER OF DETECTION SINCE MEN WERE CHOSEN WHO COULD SPEAK THE TURKISH LANGUAGE STEALING OUT OF THE HARBOUR IN A LIGHT BOAT THESE SAILORS COASTED CAUTIOUSLY ALONG UNTIL THEY SUCCEEDED IN CAPTURING AND BRINGING BACK TO THE TOWN TWO UNFORTUNATE MOSLEMS THESE PRISONERS WERE TAKEN TO THE TOP OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST TOWERS AND TOLD THAT IF THEY SHOULD SHOW ANY HESITATION IN TELLING ALL THEY KNEW THEY WOULD AT ONCE BE HURLED FROM THE BATTLEMENTS
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv dɪtˈɛkʃən, sˈɪns mˈɛn wɜː tʃˈoʊzən hˌuː kʊd spˈiːk ðə tˈɜːkɪʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ. stˈiːlɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv ðə hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ɪn ɐ lˈaɪt bˈoʊt, ðiːz sˈeɪlɚz kˈoʊstᵻd kˈɔːʃəsli ɐlˈɔŋ ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ səksˈiːd ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv ɹˈoʊdz ˈɛd ɪn kˈæptʃɚɹɪŋ ænd bɹˈɪŋɪŋ bˈæk tə ðə tˈaʊn tˈuː ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənət mˈɑːsləmz. ðiːz pɹˈɪzənɚz wɜː tˈeɪkən tə ðə tˈɑːp ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst tˈaʊɚz ænd tˈoʊld ðæt ɪf ðeɪ ʃˌʊd ʃˈoʊ ˌɛni hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən ɪn tˈɛlɪŋ ˈɔːl ðeɪ nˈuː ðeɪ wʊd ɐtwˈʌns biː hˈɜːld fɹʌmðə bˈæɾəl mˈɛnts.