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Exhibit 16.1
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [LETTERHEAD]
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
First Interstate Center
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1800
Seattle, WA 98104-4098
Telephone (206) 622 8700
Facsimile (206) 398 3660
October 20, 2000
Mr. Cary Daly, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Bob Boeck, Chief Financial Officer
The Pathways Group, Inc.
1221 North Dutton Avenue
Santa Rosa, California 95401
Dear Messrs. Daly and Boeck:
This is to confirm that the client-auditor relationship between The Pathways
Group, Inc. (Commission File Number 000-24119) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
has ceased.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
cc: Chief Accountant
SECPS Letter File, Mail Stop 11-3
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549