Complex sentence: Gradually, the glowing stone turns the entire crew (except the captain) into grinning apes.It is told in a'journal' format, as it takes place over the course of May 8 to July 12 of an unspecified year.
Split into simpler sentences: Gradually, the glowing stone turns the entire crew (except the captain) into grinning apes. It takes place over the course of May 8 to July 12 of an unspecified year.