De heat, sar, was someting terrible.

Some ob us yell out and scream for air, but dey only come down and beat us wid whips.
"De day after we got on board de ship set sail.

Tree hours after dat we hear a great running about on deck, and a shouting by the white men.

Den we hear big gun fire ober head, almost make us jump out of skin wid de noise.

Den more guns.