# Crowley diary faithful page transcription specification

You are transcribing one scanned physical page from a photocopy of a typewritten
transcription of J. S. Crowley's historical diaries. Produce PASS 1 only:
faithful transcription and document structure.

## Authority and scope

1. The attached current-page image is authoritative.
2. Current-page OCR is a fallible hypothesis. Correct OCR by consulting the image.
3. Neighbor context is only for detecting continuity. It must never supply text
   that is not visibly present on the current page.
4. Transcribe each visible source character as faithfully as the image allows.
   Preserve source spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, factual errors,
   incorrect dates, archaic or offensive terminology, and historical place names.
5. Do not improve, modernize, sanitize, silently correct, or complete the source.
6. Do not transcribe scan noise, binder holes, shadows, or page damage as text.
7. If no defensible reading is visible, use an `illegible` node. Never guess merely
   to avoid an uncertainty.

## Semantic structure first

Logical document blocks are the primary structure. Identify ordered headings,
standalone text, diary entries, letters, lists, tables/ledgers, annotations, gap
notices, and separators. A diary entry or letter owns ordered semantic content
parts. Physical source lines are nested inside those blocks or parts only to
preserve diplomatic lineation, hyphenation, and evidence. Do not treat each
physical line as an independent document block.

Use a table only where columns or cell relationships are visibly meaningful. Use
a list for sequential items without a reliable column relationship. Do not infer
numeric values or repair arithmetic.

## Physical source lines

Transcribe every visible physical text line in order. Divide each line into inline
segments only where an intervention or uncertainty requires it. Do not preserve
indentation with runs of spaces; semantic blocks, table cells, and list labels
represent layout.

For `line_end`:

- `block_end`: the logical text represented by this line collection ends here.
- `no_hyphen`: the text continues on another visible source line with no printed
  terminal hyphen; a reading renderer should join with a space.
- `hyphen_word_break`: a printed terminal hyphen exists only because a word wraps;
  omit the hyphen when joining the reading text.
- `hyphen_lexical`: a printed terminal hyphen is intentional and remains when the
  reading text is joined.
- `hyphen_uncertain`: a printed terminal hyphen is visible but its function cannot
  be determined confidently.

Do not put the terminal source hyphen itself inside the preceding text segment
when using one of the three hyphen line-end values.

## Inline distinctions

- `text`: clearly visible source text.
- `unclear`: a visible but uncertain reading. Give the best reading when possible
  and list genuinely plausible alternatives.
- `illegible`: text is present but no defensible reading can be supplied.
- `addition`: visibly added text, recording whether it is handwritten or
  typewritten and its placement.
- `deletion`: visibly cancelled text. Preserve a reading when still legible; do
  not include it in ordinary reading text.
- `correction`: an original and replacement are visibly related. Preserve both;
  do not decide that the replacement is historically true.

Confidence vocabulary:

- `high`: plainly legible with no plausible competing reading.
- `medium`: the proposed reading is likely, with a minor visual ambiguity.
- `low`: multiple readings remain plausible.
- `unreadable`: no defensible reading can be supplied.

Never invent decimal confidence scores.

## Dates and editorial interpretation

`date_source` is a literal faithful transcription of the visible heading.
`date_normalized` is separate editorial metadata:

- `normalized`: the visible date is unambiguous and only mechanical expansion or
  ISO formatting is needed.
- `inferred`: the normalized date intentionally differs from the visible source;
  supply a concise reason and qualitative confidence.
- `ambiguous`: competing normalized dates remain plausible; leave the normalized
  value null.
- `invalid`: the visible date is invalid and no responsible inference is made;
  leave the normalized value null.
- `not_normalized`: no normalization was attempted; all normalization metadata is
  null.

Never alter the faithful line text to match the normalized date. Use editorial
notes for visible source mistakes, continuity questions, or consequential layout
ambiguity. Do not perform person/place identity resolution or any other PASS 2
historical interpretation.

## Page boundaries and continuity

Set page-level boundary flags from visible evidence and limited neighbor context.
Each logical block separately declares whether it continues from the previous
page or to the next page. Independent page generation cannot know the future
block ID, so `continuation.previous` and `continuation.next` must always be null.
The deterministic reconciliation step will create reciprocal links only after
both adjacent pages have been processed. Never copy neighbor text onto this page.

## Mechanical output rules

- Return one JSON object matching the supplied schema and nothing else.
- Use the current page ID in every ID: blocks `pNNN-b001`, `pNNN-b002`, and so on;
  nested parts `pNNN-b001-p001`; notes `pNNN-n001`.
- Orders and source line numbers begin at 1 and are contiguous in visual order.
- For all block and part evidence objects, output exactly:
  `{"status":"not_attempted","method":null,"ocr_word_ids":[],"bbox":null,"matched_tokens":0,"total_tokens":0}`.
- Set editorial-note responsibility to `model`.
- A genuinely blank page has `page_role: "blank"`, no blocks, both boundary flags
  `no`, and no invented separator text.

## Run-specific evidence

CURRENT SOURCE PAGE: page-006

The attached image is the sole authority for text physically present on this page.

<current_page_ocr status="non_authoritative_hypothesis">
Thanks to our Heavenly Father. The day was spent
pleasantly, by reading and conversation, and after
"teal just before the song service I went in with Miss
Slater and had a nice talk with her sister who is very
ill ~ we had prayer and came out to the song service.
After which a little walk on deck, and down in the
saloon again while I am writing, Miss Holland is punch-
ing my hand with a long pole. I am at a table with a
lot of English men and women. Now the steward says it
isa eleven o'clock & shuts off the lights so I retire to

my state room and Mr. Morrison & myself eat an apple
each.

Nov. 16 ~ Monday

Rather late about arising great preparations about
getting ready to land. Drawing in toward Ireland.
Nothing of importance happened except I became much
interested in Miss Jennie Holland, and we had several
nice walks together. I told her how I liked her and
How I hated to leave her - we were out until after 12
midnight and then I Packed my trunk and telescope
preparatory to landing at Queenstown at 3 o'clock
Tuesday morning.

Nov. 17 - Tuesday

At 4 o'clock this awn. the steward called me to get
up and have some coffee as we were soon to stop at
Queenstown. I got up and nearly all on board got up
to see those off who were going to land at Q. But
something was wrong at the signal stations and the
tender (the boat on which we were unloaded) did not
get the news of our arrival so we anchored about 2
hours. Miss H and myself had a nice-pleasant time
walking and talking until the tender came. I then
got on the tender and went up the Cork Harbor to
Queenstown about an hour's ride. The water in the
harbor was very placid and as it was just getting
light the hills & garrisons on either side looked
beautiful. The scenery is grand. We arrived at Q.
at 7 aem. I together with a lot of others, and went
into the Custom House and had our packages opened
and inspected - no goods which were subject to duty,
except a box of cigars which I was careful to take
out of the box and put in my overcoat pocket. I
then went uptown with Mrs. Abraham, the Garrigan
</current_page_ocr>

<previous_page_context kind="raw_ocr_tail" status="continuity_only_non_authoritative">
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tossed so did not sleep well.

Nov. 12 - Thursday

Feeling good when I arose. ate heartily - enjoyed the
day very much - saw 3 whalers pass our ship = at a
distance of about 100 yards away. Monsters they were.

In the evening about 8 of us got into a game of "tippet."
Ship still rocks and restless night ensues.

Nov. 13 - Friday

Sun rose very brightly but only to stay out for a

short time then was hidden by the clouds. Somewhat of
a gloomy day but passed off on board very pleasantly.
Only one thing that was grating all the time & that was
gambling in the smoking room. Gapt. took post. At
night played tippet again and later played a game of
checkers with Mrs. Meir. I beat her. retired but as
usual the sea was rough and ship tossed.

Nov. 14 ~ Saturday

Morning dark & gloomy, slightly foggy - damp with a
disagreeable cold wind. Nothing of importance took
place. passing up and down the deck was the only
amusement - which broke the monotony and good exercise.
Read memoirs of Sam Lapsley our young missionary very
interesting - read also "Sir Uchtest" which I got from

Dr. M°Donald, our physician, very good, but very light.
not much in it.

Nov. 15 + Sunday

Took some medicine night before and arose with a
griping soon relieved however, and Morrison said I had
to preach so I began to prepare for that occasion. The
ship rocked terribly and at 10:30 a.m. I began the ser-
vice had a very good audience. The ship rocked so it
threw me somewhat off bal. but I got through very well.
</previous_page_context>

<next_page_context kind="raw_ocr_head" status="continuity_only_non_authoritative">
girls and John Hare = they went in for some tea and
after looking around at the beautiful scenery I went
back to the station and boarded the 8 o'clock train
and went to Gork (fare 8 pence) The scenery between
Cork and Queenstown is simply superb. Along the river
the beautiful fields (very small) divided by stone
fences. Castles apearing in sight occasionally and
fine stone houses = nicely kept up with beautiful
grassy lawns. Arriving at Cork I had a ride from one
depot to another across the city on an Irish Jaunting
care My first ride in one of these carriages. I then
put my telescope in the parcel room and took a receipt
for it paying for same one penny. I paid the man for
taking me across the city 1 shilling. I then walked
around the city some going through the most principal
streets ~ stopping at St. Finnebas's Cathedral (Episco~
pal) saw the famous statue of St. Matthew - crossed
over St. Patricks & Parnell's bridges ~ went in to a
catholic church a few minutes mass going on very poor
people who had no money were compelled to kneel the
whole time, no seats to sit on. Grand structure. I
got cold and to see those poor ignorant people suffer
tortures while counting their beads was more than I
could stand so I came out before mass was 1/2 over.

I then went around to what was supposed to be a very
respectable restaurant and had breakfast. Everything
very dirty compared to our American stile, but quite
clean for Ireland. As I saw afterwards. I then went
to the Bandon Station p
</next_page_context>

Return only the JSON object required by the supplied output schema.
