text_original: It was necessary first of all to throw a bridge over the Mercy, so as to establish an easy communication with the south of the island; then the cart must be taken to bring back the balloon, for the canoe alone could not carry it, then they would build a decked boat, and Pencroft would rig it as a cutter, and they would be able to undertake voyages of circumnavigation round the island, etc.
text_transcription: IT WAS NECESSARY FIRST OF ALL TO THROW A BRIDGE OVER THE MERCY SO AS TO ESTABLISH AN EASY COMMUNICATION WITH THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND THEN THE CART MUST BE TAKEN TO BRING BACK THE BALLOON FOR THE CANOE ALONE COULD NOT CARRY IT THEN THEY WOULD BUILD A DECKED BOAT AND PENCROFT WOULD RIG IT AS A CUTTER AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE VOYAGES OF CIRCUMNAVIGATION ROUND THE ISLAND ET C
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fˈɜːst ʌv ˈɔːl tə θɹˈoʊ ɐ bɹˈɪdʒ ˌoʊvɚ ðə mˈɜːsi, sˌoʊ æz tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐn ˈiːzi kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən wɪððə sˈaʊθ ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd; ðˈɛn ðə kˈɑːɹt mˈʌst biː tˈeɪkən tə bɹˈɪŋ bˈæk ðə bəlˈuːn, fɚðə kənˈuː ɐlˈoʊn kʊd nˌɑːt kˈæɹi ɪt, ðˈɛn ðeɪ wʊd bˈɪld ɐ dˈɛkt bˈoʊt, ænd pˈɛŋkɹɔft wʊd ɹˈɪɡ ɪɾ æz ɐ kˈʌɾɚ, ænd ðeɪ wʊd biː ˈeɪbəl tʊ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk vˈɔɪɪdʒᵻz ʌv sˌɜːkəmnˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən ɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈaɪlənd, ɛtsˈɛtɹə.