# 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-232

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

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Leo. Friday Feb. 17 - 99

Did not do very much today - stayed at home closely ~
slept late for I was tired. A few days ago a portugees
trader got drowned canoe turned upside down in the river
about a dozen men in it & two women - all were saved or
at least saved themselves except he, & he had about $150
in silver on his person which took him down. Good night.

Saturday Feb. 18 - 99

I made bread this a.m. We thought a lot of people were
coming over to see us but we were fooled. I helped do
some house cleaning also. I was afraid to let Sophie
do much = just after getting up from fever. Good-night.

Sunday Feb. 19 - 99

My man NKaku had the service this asm. Mr. Woolings
this pam. A little arrangment in the seats was made
yesterday. We have plenty of hymn books now ~ we were
short heretofore. We had a little walk afer service.
Good-night.

Monday Feb. 20 - 99

Sophie stayed in bed until about 9 o'clock and felt so
well - we were very late with breakfast, and to our
surprise Mr. Gordon & Mr. Howell came over with the
steamer & Mr. Rogers was also along. about 11 o'clock
they went away to the French side. It rained some. I
had a lot of men in trading I assisted in baking and

other things today. Sophie Quite well again Thank the
Lord.

Tuesday Feb. 21 = 1899

I went over to Kinshasa this a.m. and did what little
business there was, and ate dinner with Gordon & came
home about 5 o'clock. All well - good night - I like
to write all well.

Wednesday Feb. 22 - 99

Yesterday while over at Gordons I had a lot of corn
ground, and we are now living high on corn bread. I
marked some letters on a piece of flannel, as follows;
and Sophie has been printing them with nice
pink silk thread my 4, ty, She is making it for Mrs.
Gordon's af h little baby - it isa
buggy spreade At e > or lap robe ~ don't
yeu know - Nothing much of
interest happened.
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n.

Tuesday 14 - 1899

Today a notice came around saying that the boat would
leave on 16 ~ so everything was made ready. I went to
Kinshasa to get 150 loads ready for “Autoinelle" Dutch
House boat, & just as I got the last checked here comes
a note from Sophi¢ calling me home. I came & found her
with fever the 1°* & only one since she had the one
during her first month in Congo. I went to work right
away, but there was not much to do for she & Mr. Vass
had done all that was necessary - piled on the blankets
& put on the hot water bottles ~ so it was not long
before she got into a sweat & her temp began to go down.
Good night.

Wednesday Feb. 15 - 1899

Up very early - had breakfast & got Vass & his belong-
ings down to the boat - 5 passengers on board. I sent
Nkeku to Kinshasa with Vass to see the custom officer

all was well. This a.m. the fever was gone from Sophie

& she immediately began to mend. The Dutch boat will

not go until Monday next. Good night. We are alone again

Thursday Feb. 16 - 99

I got up about 5 o'clock this a.m. & went to Kinshasa on
my bike - to see Mr. Greshoff off, for he left this asm.
for Matadi - on his way to Europe where he will remain
about 5 months. He wrote me a letter last night saying
that he would leave today - so I went over to see him.

I rec'd from the capt. of boat my manifesto, stopped at
Gordon's a few minutes saw Mr. Howell who came down on
the peace B.M.S. and will stay until Wednesday next. I
came home and all's well. good night.
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Leopoldville Thursday Feb. 23 - 99

This am. I made the pattern for scolloped button-holing
on that wonderful lep rug, and Spphie began button holing
29 scallops on each side each scallop one inch long. In
the pom. I went to see a trader & from there to the State
I met the Commissaire & some others - came back home and
put the Pollys to bed = all well - good night.

Friday Feb. 24 - 99

Not much on the outside to do today, but found plenty on
the inside. At noon just as we were through with dinner
in came Mr. Gordon so we spread for him. He left right

away - good night.

Saturday Feb. 25 - 99

I went to see the commissaire & he finally agreed to let
me have place on steamer Ville d'Anvers for 100 loads.

I had to go to Kinshasa immediately after dinner and

get them out got back home about 6 O&clock Mr. Gre-
shoff left a nice little seltzer water bottle with 100
cartridges for Sophie Good night. Mr. & Mrs. Forfutt
came up on the train tonight & are now at Kinshasa.

Sunday Feb. 26 ~ 1899

Mr. Wooding preached this a.m. to the Congoes and I had
the service in the p.m. We do not have very large con-
gregations - at either service. However we feel that
we do some little good. Mrs. Crowley has larger crowds
at her Sunday p.m. service. good night.

Monday Feb. 27 - 1899

I went over with the boys this a.m. to Kinshasa and had
100 loads taken to the beach of the State shere their
beats land. I got through just at noon. I ate dinner
with Mr. & Mrs. Forfat & others who were going of
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Return only the JSON object required by the supplied output schema.
