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                                                                  Exhibit 10.01
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                      Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
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THE UNDERSIGNED

1.   The company incorporated under Belgian law, L&H Coordination Centre
     C.V.B.A., with its registered office at Flanders Language Valley 50, 8900
     Ieper, hereby represented by Mr. C. Dammekens, in his capacity of
     representative of the director Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V.

     Hereinafter referred to as "the Lender"

2.   The company incorporated under the Law of the state of Delaware, Dictaphone
     Corporation, with its registered office at 3191 Broadbridge Avenue,
     Stratford, CT, hereby represented by Mr. Joseph D. Skrzypczak, in his
     capacity of Chief Operating Officer.

Hereinafter referred to as "the Borrower"

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

RECITALS.

     a.   Borrower has provided a Limited Guaranty (the "Guaranty") of the
          obligations of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. ("LHSP"),
          Borrower's parent company under that certain $430 million Revolving
          Credit Facility dated May 2, 2000, among LHSP and Fortis Bank, N.V.
          and KBC Bank, N.V., as lead arrangers for themselves and certain other
          financial institutions (the "Revolving Credit Facility").

     b.   LHSP and Lender have used funds available under the Revolving Credit
          Facility to make the Loan provided for (and as defined) herein.

ARTICLE 1: LOAN

The Lender shall grant to the Borrower, who accepts, the sum of $ 173.000.000 ($
173  million), (hereinafter referred to as "the Loan"), upon the conditions
stipulated in the present agreement.

ARTICLE 2: TERM

The Loan is granted for a period of two years reckoning as from 5 May 2000, so
that the Loan has to be repaid in full, without any deduction or withholding
(unless required by Law), on 5 May 2002.

ARTICLE 3: REDEMPTION

     Article 3:  Redemption

          3.1  Maturity Date.  The Loan shall be repaid in full, without
          any deduction or withholding (unless required by Law), on 5 May 2002.
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               The Borrower has the right to effect in whole or in part an early
          redemption of the remaining capital of the Loan, provided that the
          Borrower informs the Lender in writing by registered mail of its
          intention at least one month in advance.  No reinvestment indemnity or
          any other indemnification will be due in this respect.

          3.2  Offsets; Deemed Repayment.
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               (a)  In the event that Borrower makes any payment under the
                    Guaranty, Borrower obligations to Lender shall be reduced by
                    an amount identical to any such payment on the Guaranty.

               (b)  At such time as Borrower is required to make any payment to
                    Lender hereunder, Borrower only shall be obligated to make
                    that payment if, simultaneous with Borrower's payment to
                    Lender, Borrower's obligations under the Guaranty are
                    reduced by an amount equal to the payment that Borrower is
                    required to make to Lender (by, for example, LHSP causing
                    Borrower's obligations under the Guaranty to be reduced by
                    paying down the Revolving Credit Facility with the proceeds
                    of Borrower's payment to Lender). In the event that
                    Borrower's exposure on the Guaranty is less than Borrower's
                    obligations to Lender at the time a payment is required to
                    be made to Lender, LHSP's obligation to simultaneous reduce
                    Borrower's obligations under the Guaranty shall be limited
                    to the amount required to reduce Borrower's obligations
                    under the Guaranty to the amount remaining due hereunder
                    after taking into effect the required payment.

ARTICLE 4: INTEREST

The Loan shall bear a fixed interest of 8% per annum, by right without dun
payable on the end of each term of six months; provided that the first interest
payment due hereunder shall be for a period of 12 months and shall be due on May
5, 2001.

Interest shall be calculated on the basis of the actual days elapsed, and of a
year of 360 days (actual/360 method).

ARTICLE 5: BANK ACCOUNT

The payment of the interest and the repayment of the Loan shall be effected by
wire transfer, free of charges, to a bank account to be determined by the
Lender.

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ARTICLE 6: TRANSFER OF LOAN

The Lender may entirely or partly assign its claims under this agreement at any
time without the consent of the Borrower. It shall inform the Borrower of such
assignments.

ARTICLE 7: AMENDMENTS

At any time both parties have the right to review the agreement and to propose
amendments in accord with a change of circumstances.  The parties shall agree
upon such amendments as are required to reflect the change in circumstances.

No modification, amendment or waiver of this agreement or the provisions therein
shall be binding for either party unless made in writing or confirmed in writing
between parties by their duly authorised representative.

ARTICLE 8: WARRANTIES

The Borrower hereby warrants to the Lender that the execution of this agreement
does not exceed any power granted to the Borrower by, or violate any provision
of:
a. any law or regulation, order, decree of any governmental authority, agency or
court to which the Borrower is subjected;
b. its Articles of Association, or
c. any mortgage, charge, deed, contract or other document to which the Borrower
or any of its subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon any of them or
any of its assets.

ARTICLE 9: VALIDITY

The total or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
agreement shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this
agreement.

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ARTICLE 10: APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

The present agreement is governed by Belgian law.

Any dispute concerning the validity, the construction, the interpretation or the
performance of the present agreement shall be submitted to the competent courts
of Ieper.

ARTICLE 11: EFFECTIVE DATE

This Agreement is executed as of the date set forth below and shall be effective
as of May 5, 2000 as an amendment and restatement of the terms of the Loan.

Drawn up at Ieper, on November 20, 2000, in duplicate, and each of the parties
acknowledges receipt of one original.

                                        DICTAPHONE CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/ Joseph D. Skrzypczak
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                                            Name:  Joseph D. Skrzypczak
                                            Title: Chief Operating Officer

                                        L&H COORDINATION CENTRE C.V.B.A.

                                        By: /s/ Carl Dammekens
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                                            Name:  Carl Dammekens
                                            Title: for N.V. Lernout & Hauspie
                                                   Speech Products, Director of
                                                   L&H Coordination Centre CVBA

ASSENTED TO:

LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH PRODUCTS N.V.

By: /s/ John H. Duerden
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Name:  John H. Duerden
Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.02
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                                LIMITED GUARANTY
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                             W I T N E S S E T H :
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     WHEREAS, Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, a Belgian limited liability
company ("Obligor"), on the one hand, has entered into a Revolving Credit
Facility Agreement dated as of May 2, 2000 (the "Credit Agreement") with, on the
other hand, KBC Bank NV and Fortis Bank NV as Lead Arrangers; Artesia Banking
Corporation NV, Deutsche Bank NV and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg SA as Joint
Arrangers; Artesia Banking Corporation NV as Agent for the Tranche A Facility;
KBC Bank NV in its capacity as Agent for the Tranche B Facility and KBC Bank NV,
Artesia Banking Corporation NV, Fortis Bank NV, Deutsche Bank NV and Dresdner
Bank Luxembourg NV (together, the "Lenders"); and

     WHEREAS, as a condition subsequent to Obligor's obligations under the
Credit Agreement, the Lenders have required that Dictaphone Corporation
("Guarantor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Obligor and the beneficiary of a
portion of the funds made available to Obligor under the Credit Agreement
(through, among other things, advances Obligor has made or later may make to
Guarantor to enable Guarantor to pay some of its indebtedness existing as of the
date of Obligor's acquisition of Guarantor), guarantee the full and prompt
payment and performance of Obligor's obligations under the Credit Agreement on
the terms and conditions provided herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of any and all
loans, advances, and extensions of credit now or hereafter made or extended by
Lenders to, for the account of or on behalf of Obligor pursuant to and under the
Credit Agreement, Guarantor hereby unconditionally and absolutely guarantees to
Lenders the full and prompt payment and performance by Obligor of all
obligations which Obligor now or hereafter may have to Lenders of any kind or
nature, whether now existing or hereafter arising, under or evidenced by the
Credit Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $167 million, plus interest
accruing thereon under the Credit Agreement, plus the "Indenture Amount" (as
that term is defined below) (the "Obligations").  The Obligations will decrease
in proportion to (i) the amounts by which the facility made available to the
Obligor under the Credit Agreement is reduced and/or (ii) any amounts under the
facility are cancelled by the Obligor.  "Indenture Amount" shall mean the total
outstanding balance of advances received by Obligor under the Credit Agreement,
which Obligor advances to Guarantor to enable Guarantor to satisfy its
obligations ($200 million principal, plus interest and any applicable premium,
charges and fees) under the following:  (i) Dictaphone Corporation 11  3/4 %
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005 in the aggregate original principal amount of
$200,000,000 and (ii) that certain Indenture dated as of August 11, 1995 by and
among Dictaphone Corporation and State Street Bank & Trust Company, as successor
to Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association, as Trustee.

     Payments due by the Obligor under this Guaranty shall be paid upon receipt
of the Lenders' written demand to that effect, sent by the Agents on behalf of
the Lenders.
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     The Guarantor hereby waives notice of and consent to the creation of
Obligations, to any amendments thereof, to any actions taken thereunder, and to
the execution by Obligor of the above-referenced Credit Agreement and of any
other agreements, documents and instruments now or hereafter executed by Obligor
in connection with the Obligations.  The Guarantor further waives the following:
notice of incurring of indebtedness and obligations by Obligor; acceptance of
this Guaranty by Lenders; presentment and demand for payment, protest, notice of
protest and notice of dishonor or non-payment of any of the Obligations; any
right to require suit against Obligor or any other party before enforcing this
Guaranty; any right of subrogation to Lender's rights against Obligor until
Obligor's indebtedness and obligations to Lender are paid in full; and all other
notices and demands otherwise required by law which the Guarantor may lawfully
waive.

     Guarantor's obligations hereunder shall not be released, discharged,
terminated or impaired in any manner whatsoever, irrespective of the lack of any
notice to or consent of the Guarantor, by any of the following: (a) new
agreements or obligations of Obligor with or to Lenders; (b) amendments,
indulgences, extensions, modifications, renewals or waivers of default as to any
existing or future agreements or obligations of Obligor or third parties with or
to Lenders, or extensions of credit by Lenders to Obligor; (c) adjustments,
compromises or releases of any obligations of Obligor, Guarantor or other
parties, including any other guarantors, or exchanges, releases, dispositions or
sales of any security of Obligor, Guarantor or other parties, including any
other guarantors; (d) invalidity, irregularity, defect, or unenforceability, for
any reason, of any of the Obligations, or of any instrument or writing, or of
any security or other guaranty, or acts or omissions by Lenders or Obligor; (e)
interruptions in the business relations between Lenders and Obligor; (f)
voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy (including a reorganization in bankruptcy)
of Obligor or entry of an order for relief against or with respect to the
Obligor under Title 11 of the United States Code or similar foreign laws; (g)
composition, extension, moratoria or other forms of debtor relief granted to
Obligor pursuant to law presently in force or hereafter enacted; (h) payment of
any or all obligations and indebtedness of Obligor in the event such payment is
invalidated or avoided by a trustee, custodian or receiver of Obligor; (i) the
dissolution of Obligor; and (j) the reorganization, merger or consolidation of
Obligor into or with another entity, corporate or otherwise, or the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all of the capital stock, business or assets
of Obligor to any other person or party.

     For purposes of any action or proceeding involving this Guaranty, Guarantor
hereby expressly submits to the jurisdiction of all federal and state courts
located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and consents that any order,
process, notice of motion or other application to or by any of said courts or a
judge thereof may be served within or without such court's jurisdiction by
registered mail or by personal service.

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     GUARANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES (TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) (I) ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY
DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE AGREEMENTS AND AGREES
THAT ANY SUCH DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY AND
(II) ANY RIGHT TO CONTEST THE APPROPRIATENESS OF ANY ACTION BROUGHT IN ANY COURT
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION MENTIONED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH BASED UPON LACK OF
PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE AND FORUM NON CONVENIENS.

     This Guaranty and all terms and conditions hereof shall be binding upon
Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lenders
and their successors and assigns.  Legal rights and obligations hereunder shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor executes this instrument  under seal as of
this 30th day of May, 2000.

WITNESS:                      DICTAPHONE CORPORATION

   /s/ Laura Capone             by:  /s/ Joseph D. Skrzypczak
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                                 Name: Joseph D. Skrzypczak
                                Title: Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief
                                Financial Officer

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