text_original: From my upper berth (there were no state rooms _then_) I could observe the movements of the players.
text_transcription: FROM MY UPPER BERTH THERE WERE NO STATE ROOMS THEN I COULD OBSERVE THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PLAYERS
phonemes: fɹʌm maɪ ˌʌpɚ bˈɜːθ (ðɛɹwˌɜː nˈoʊ stˈeɪt ɹˈuːmz ðˈɛn) aɪ kʊd əbzˈɜːv ðə mˈuːvmənts ʌvðə plˈeɪɚz.