text_original: This idea proved to be quite amusing, and before I had secured that bandage, the men seemed to have for  gotten their wounds, except as a source of future pride, and were firing jokes at each other as rapidly as they had done bullets at the enemy.
text_transcription: THIS IDEA PROVED TO BE QUITE AMUSING AND BEFORE I HAD SECURED THAT BANDAGE THE MEN SEEMED TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THEIR WOUNDS EXCEPT AS A SOURCE OF FUTURE PRIDE AND WERE FIRING JOKES AT EACH OTHER AS RAPIDLY AS THEY HAD DONE BULLETS AT THE ENEMY
phonemes: ðɪs aɪdˈiə pɹˈuːvd təbi kwˈaɪt ɐmjˈuːzɪŋ, ænd bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ hæd sᵻkjˈʊɹd ðæt bˈændɪdʒ, ðə mˈɛn sˈiːmd tə hæv fɔːɹ ɡˈɑːʔn̩ ðɛɹ wˈuːndz, ɛksˈɛpt æz ɐ sˈɔːɹs ʌv fjˈuːtʃɚ pɹˈaɪd, ænd wɜː fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ dʒˈoʊks æɾ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ æz ɹˈæpɪdli æz ðeɪ hæd dˈʌn bˈʊlɪts æt ðɪ ˈɛnəmi.