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. "When, therefore, I proposed sticking pins into any one else who desired such punishment, there was quite a demand for my services, and with my basin of tepid water I started to wet the hard, dry dressings, and leave them to soften before being removed.
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 WHEN THEREFORE I PROPOSED TAKING PINS INTO ANY ONE ELSE WHO DESIRED SUCH PUNISHMENT THERE WAS QUITE A DEMAND FOR MY SERVICES AND WITH MY BASIN OF TEPID WATER I STARTED TO WET THE HARD DRY DRESSINGS AND LEAVE THEM TO SOFTEN BEFORE BEING REMOVED
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. "wˌɛn, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, aɪ pɹəpˈoʊzd stˈɪkɪŋ pˈɪnz ˌɪntʊ ˌɛni wˈʌn ˈɛls hˌuː dɪzˈaɪɚd sˈʌtʃ pˈʌnɪʃmənt, ðɛɹwˌʌz kwˈaɪt ɐ dᵻmˈænd fɔːɹ maɪ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz, ænd wɪð maɪ bˈeɪsən ʌv tˈɛpɪd wˈɔːɾɚɹ aɪ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tə wˈɛt ðə hˈɑːɹd, dɹˈaɪ dɹˈɛsɪŋz, ænd lˈiːv ðˌɛm tə sˈɔfən bᵻfˌɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻmˈuːvd.