# 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-181

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

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Friday July 8 - 1898

Up very early again as our guest had to leave at 10
minutes b4 six. Last night I went out and sold $30°°
worth of curios to the collectors of such things - this
aem. $2°° more ~ was very tired all day but had a nap in
the middle of the day and then was better. Col. Thys,
the Director went in whole sovled & treated his guests
to everything good - the R.R. is completed and a grand
success. It requires plenty money to travel on it but
going the long distance over the caravan rout, counting
time &c - was even more.

Saturday July 9 - 1898

Sophie and I both well - a big caravan came in today and
I paid it off & dismissed it - all goods now will be «
shipped on R.R. We are to go to Kinchasa to live we will
move some time during this month D.V. We shall let our
friends know. good night Sophie & Stephen

Sunday July 1@ - 1898

It was my turn to preach to the natives this morning, but
Hr. Cameron of B.M.S. from Wathen was here & wanted to
hear Mr. Wooding preach. Mr. W. had just had an examina-
tion, as he wanted to leave the C.B.M. & join BM.S. &
Mr. Cameron was one of the examiners, so I got Mr. Wooding
to preach in the a.m. & I preached for him in the after-
noon to the Accras. I led the service at night. We had
only a prayer service.

Monday July 11 - 1896

Somewhat busy today writing letters & five missionaries
for C.E.M. came up from Matadi Mr. & Mrs, Harris, Miss
Colk Messrs. Bordeaux & Jeffrey - Along with them on the
train just ahead came 9 agents for the Dutch Co. together
with some French officers & a lot of soldiers. After
supper Mrs. Crowley & I went to Mr. Woodings & called on
the new missionaries they will leave in the morning - for
the Fool. Today Mr. Pinnock distributed 40 — $ franc
pieces among the school children giving each one 2 pieces.
While the excursionists were here Mr. Morgan showed his
magic lantern pictures & the boys had the hymn books and
Sang some pieces led by Mr. Pinnock. The people could
hardly understand that the Gongo people could be taught

to read & sing like that & one gentleman a Russion,

gave Mr. Pinnock 20 frands to buy sweets for the children.
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y, America had 2
missionaries Mr. Cramer & myself. No one drunk - all went

off nicely - big speeches, in french we will go to Stanley
Fool tomorrow.

Tuesday July 5 - 1898

I left on the 18t train at 5#30 o'clock this a.m. arrived
at Pool at 4 p.m. went over to Mr. Gordons BM.S. & put
upe A Big dinner was served for the guests at the Pool.
Manu about the same, but not a banquet. Good night 12
o'clock & sleepy.

Wednesday July 6 ~ 1898
At the Pooll Yes. Last week Sophie made a nice white
flannel suit of clothes for me, and today I wore them.
Every body complimented me on my nice appearance, and
wanted to know where I got my new clothes. If I had them
from Europe &¢ when I told them that my wife made them
they were surprised and said they were very fine. We had
an excursion across the lake or rather the Pool & lunched
with the Gov. General of French Gongo. At night we had
another big banquet at the State Place - when more speectes
were made & the completion of the Inauguration took place.
retired at 12:30 o'clock midnight.

Thursday June 7 ~ 1698

Up at 4 o'clock in the morning - got on the first train
for Tumba but it was so crowded, that with some others I
waited for the next. Mrs. Underwood was ill - Mrs.
Crowley did not go - we had plenty to eat on the way down
on the train and a commissaire to see that we lacked for
nothing Arrived home at 4 p.m., and had the final supper
there - Mr. Straudman again put up his bed in our house -
retired late, wrote some letters for home.
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Ke thought a better way would be to explain the gift and
give them the money» They were highly pleased.

Tuesday July 12 - 1898

Get up early to see the friends off for the Fool - gave
them some letters for Mr. Sheppard - the European letters
were put in the wrong bag and carried by & we will have
to wait for them until tomorrow. Mr. Keel one of the
Dutch agents came up & had after-noon tea with us.

Wednesday July 135 - 1898
I forgot to mention that each Monday Baron De Rozen sent
us @ nice piece of venison. He went Hunting & killed a
nice fat antelope ~ & today we had the last of it. I led
the prayer meeting tonight. No news all well

Sephie & Stephen
Thursday July 14 - 1898
I had developed some photographs today & taken off some
prints for Crimonini, a trader and he wanted the plates
to send to Europe so I let him have one & he gave me
$3°° a good days work - he was is the man I sold my house
to. Mr. Silva sent us a nice piece of steak today so you
see we have been faring well. Mr. Pinnock & I went
hunting this pam. Mr. Keel took tea with us again today.
I paid the Dutch House a lot of money, for Mdee & a balarce
due for my Donkey. We got no deer. I shot at one but
missed it. "Hunters luck.®

Friday July 15 ~ 1898

Yesterday we got some letters - Sophie got one from Flora
& I got one from the Committee. We rec'd the Ladies

Home Journal & some boston papers & the Christian Observer
Always glad to get them. We hear a little about the war
always from England before our paper
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Return only the JSON object required by the supplied output schema.

## Explicit repair attempt

The prior response failed deterministic validation. Return a complete replacement
object, not a patch. Preserve the source reading and fix only the structural or
schema problems listed below.

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- canonical: block p181-b002 date status normalized requires normalized date, confidence, and reason
- canonical: block p181-b003 date status normalized requires normalized date, confidence, and reason
- canonical: block p181-b004 date status normalized requires normalized date, confidence, and reason
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