# 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.

Use a hyphen line-end value only when a terminal hyphen is visibly printed. Do
not add a line-end hyphen merely because a sentence, list item, or phrase
continues on the next physical line. Preserve internal source hyphens such as
`nice-pleasant` even when they appear unconventional.

## 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.

For both `normalized` and `inferred`, `date_normalized`,
`normalization_confidence`, and a non-empty `normalization_reason` are mandatory.
For `inferred`, the reason must state the visible conflict. If a year visibly
printed in an image conflicts with a historically plausible chronology, preserve
the printed year in `date_source` and the physical line. Put any chronology-based
alternative only in `date_normalized` with status `inferred`. Never copy an
inferred year back into faithful text.

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.

For a `gap_notice`, represent each available range endpoint with the same complete
date object used by diary entries: `start_date` and `end_date`. Either endpoint may
be null only when it is genuinely unavailable. If the source gives `Nov. 28.` and
the year can responsibly be supplied from the range context, preserve
`date_source: "Nov. 28."`, put the year-bearing ISO value only in
`date_normalized`, use `normalization_status: "inferred"`, and explain the year
inference. Never label a context-supplied year as merely `normalized`.

## PoC regression rules and examples

- **Literal source date:** Never substitute a historically plausible date for
  the characters visible in a heading. Faithful line text and `date_source` must
  agree with the image. Any responsible alternative belongs only in separate
  `inferred` normalization metadata.
- **Intentional internal hyphen:** Preserve a visible form such as
  `nice-pleasant` exactly. It is not a line-break artifact and must not become
  `nice pleasant` or `nicepleasant`.
- **Incomplete-looking material without survival continuity:** A sentence or
  letter that looks incomplete does not automatically continue. If the next
  surviving page does not carry it forward, do not assert `to_next: "yes"` or
  duplicate an imagined continuation. Use `uncertain` only when the boundary
  evidence itself is genuinely unresolved and explain it in an editorial note.
- **Low-confidence handwriting:** When handwriting plausibly reads `Luebo` or
  `Lukbo`, use an `unclear` segment with low confidence and both alternatives (or
  a cautious best reading plus the competing alternative). Do not promote one to
  high-confidence text. If neither is defensible, use `illegible`.
- **Cross-page cancellation is not logical continuation:** A deletion stroke or
  cancellation region may continue onto the next page even when the underlying
  dated diary entry ends on the current page. Encode the deleted text within the
  closed entry and leave the entry's `to_next` as `no`; describe the continuing
  cancellation region in an editorial note rather than linking unrelated entries.
- **Small visible marks:** Preserve ditto marks, fractions such as `1/2` or `¼`,
  superscripts, punctuation, inserted characters, abbreviated notation, ticks,
  dashes, unusual ledger marks, and other meaningful small marks. Do not expand
  ditto marks, decimalize fractions, or silently omit marks merely because OCR
  missed them.

## 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-060

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

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Friday Feb. 5*2 1897

On waking this a.m. about 6 o'clock I went to James room
and found that the nurse had gone so I took his tempera-
ture, about 6:30 and found thet he had only degree of
fever. I saw that it had gone down one degree in 2 hours
so I gave him 16 gr. Quinine an left him for chop. After
breakfast I went back to see him and found that his
fever had risen a little - but I eould do nothing for
him then, so 1 went with Mr. C. to the steamer and there
I met Messrs. Wescott Brothers - one came out with
Morrison & myself from Antwerp the other was to have
met us at Las Palmas but arrived 2 days behind time so
he came on the Thekla Bolhen and they both stopped at
Boma until this ship Teneriff when they came up with

the others from Boma. Mr. Wescott had had a slight
fever just before leaving Boma & his brother was very
careful with him, but the first night they were on

board (which was night before last) the other one took
fever and is still down, on board shipe I made a small
purchase from the store on board, for all the Eng. ships
have goods to sell, and there was the custom office to
receive the tariff for you have to pay duty on every
thing you buy on board. I then came down to Londe &
met Mr. & Mrs. Cramer & Mr. Smith, for I had not seen
them before and we had a good dinner here I am now. I
may be called on any moment to go up and help Bro. G.
again with the sick people. About 3 o'clock bro. C.
came after me and I went back with him. Messrs. Wescott
Bros two men who have come out as missionaries ~- as far
as I know independent, and are going to locate at
Lusambe on a braneh of the upper Kassai river. One of
the men is sick of fever and they are stopping at Mr.
Harvey's for the present. I took supper with Bro. CG.

and am now sitting up with James who still has high
fever.

Sat. Feb. 6 - 1897

Had a hard time of it last night worked with James until
12 ofelock midnight trying to reduce his fever but could
not. I then put him in a cold pack & kept him there for
one & $ hours to no effect seemingly. I then took him
out, gave him a sponge bath & put him to bed and awaited
result. Temp. same 104° I then gave him 15 grs. Pheno-
coll, and as soon as he took it reaction set in and I

lay down and slept about 2 hours. I got up took his temp.
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ed.

Thursday Feb. 4 - 97
This a.m. after a refreshing sleep, I found James in
good cond. normal - gave him 12 rs. Quinine and left
him comfortably. Went down & had chop. Mrs. Hays went
up to the other house and occupied Bro. Harvey's bed-
the one I had vacated this a.m. and slept all day. I
took charge of Hayes and after giving him a warm sponge
bath & fixing him nicely in bed he went to sleep &
slept nearly all day. About 5 p.m. the Tenriff English
Steamer came in. I helped Hays to the window to get a
peep at her. You see he is anxious for she is the one
to England for he is on his way home. About 3 p.m.
James' fever went up again and we had quite a time
reducing his temperature. On the Teneriff came Mr. &
Mrs. Cramer from America, missionaries of the I.M.A.
(International Missionary Alliance) & [Mrs.?] Smith from
Boma - he had been to Boma to see a fellow worker married
the couple went back from Boma through the country on
foot while he came to Matadi on ship. Mr. & Mrs. Cramer
& Smith are going to Ngangila a station about 6 hours
walk - from Londe - whis is about 18 miles. For the
C.B.M..- (Congo Bololo Mission) A Frenchman - Domenjoz-
came, he had been on Congo before for 3 years. He was
converted under the missionary influence. About 10
o'clock p.m. I gave James a sponge bath with very hot
water and covered him up with lots of blankets and left
Mon's Domenjoz to wait on him. I left instructions what
to do, and I went again to Mr. Harvey's bed and had a
goodnight's rest.
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and gave him 15 grs. more of Phen. & left him doing
nicely - we had decided to get the party off on the ship
so 1 gave orders to James just how and what to do & told
the boy to sponge him well all the time which he did and
reduced his fever to norm. After dinner I packed up his
goods. J then took Mrs. Hayes in charge for she was
taken with fever. I gave her 12 grs. of Phenocol and
left her for a little - but her constitution was not so
strong as the men's and when I went in to see her in
helf an hour I saw something was wrong. I immediately
knew what it was so I applied water to her head freely
and soon relievd her. In due time we had the party
ready for the ship. Mr» Hayes was very week & when we
got to the river's bank she fainted. I took her in my
aras and held her head down and in a few seconds she was
O.Ke We landed the party of 3 safely on board the ship
Teneriff and there we left them. I went to Londe - & the
others went to their respective places.

Sunday Feb. 7 1897

Very early I went to the ship to see how my patients

fared during the night + and I found thea comparatively
well - except Mrs. Hayes who was suffering with headache.
IT at once began to rub her head and in five minutes she
began to be better, and to perspire. In due time I left
them in very good order and went back to Londe and the
ship started for Eng. I stayed about the house all day
and read until about 3 p.m. when we all went to Mr. Harvey’
of the A.B.M.U. and had communion service. After which we
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Return only the JSON object required by the supplied output schema.
