text_original: Before we met, I received a letter from O'Brien. "MY DEAR PETER,  I ran down to Plymouth, hoisted my pennant, drew my jollies from the dock yard, and set my first lieutenant to work getting in the ballast and water tanks.
text_transcription: BEFORE WE MET I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM O'BRIEN MY DEAR PETER I RAN DOWN TO PLYMOUTH HOISTED MY PENNANT DREW MY JOLLIES FROM THE DOCKYARD AND SET MY FIRST LIEUTENANT TO WORK GETTING IN THE BALLAST AND WATER TANKS
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ wiː mˈɛt, aɪ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm oʊbɹˈaɪən. "maɪ dˈɪɹ pˈiːɾɚ,  aɪ ɹˈæn dˌaʊn tə plˈɪməθ, hˈɔɪstᵻd maɪ pˈɛnənt, dɹˈuː maɪ dʒˈɑːliz fɹʌmðə dˈɑːk jˈɑːɹd, ænd sˈɛt maɪ fˈɜːst luːtˈɛnənt tə wˈɜːk ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ɪnðə bˈæləst ænd wˈɔːɾɚ tˈæŋks.