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Exhibit 12(b)
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Independent Auditors' Consent
[Deloitte & Touche LLP Letterhead]
We consent to the use in this Combined Proxy/Registration Statement of the
Great Plains Funds relating to the financial statements of: Great Plains Equity
Fund, Great Plains Intermediate Bond Fund, Great Plains Premier Fund, and Great
Plains Tax-Free Bond Fund on Form N-14, of our report dated October 20, 1999,
appearing in the Combined Proxy/Registration Statement, and to the reference to
us under the heading "EXHIBIT C-PRINCIPAL SERVICE PROVIDERS" in Part A of such
Combined Proxy/Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
May 31, 2000
