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- Prime Minister Ferenc Larya: Doctor.
- Dr. Harrison Selby: Uh, yes?
- Prime Minister Ferenc Larya: My heart... there is no cure?
- Rollin Hand: We're sorry
- Prime Minister Ferenc Larya: Do not be. You have given me a gift even greater than life. You have permitted me to... To see beyond my death. Now, I must choose my new successor.
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- Person on Tape: [voice on tape] Good morning, Mr. Briggs. The man you're looking at is Ferenc Larya, the Prime Minister of Svardia, who has long fought to establish democracy and freedom for his people. Larya is now gravely ill and hasn't long to live. He has groomed Deputy Premier Pavel to succeed him and carry on his policies. We know, however, that once in power, Pavel would set up a dictatorship and then purge the country of all opposition. But Larya will not hear anything against Pavel. The mission, if you decide to accept, is to keep Pavel from becoming Prime Minister. As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape will self-destruct in 10 seconds. Good luck, Dan.
- Deputy Premier Milos Pavel: They do not want me to succeed you, excellency, so they are gathering their strength.
- Deputy Premier Milos Pavel: Ja. And revolutionaries know that any government Is most vulnerable at the exact moment of transfer of power.