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Exhibit 11
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the
Registration Statement No. 33-88082 of New England Variable Life Separate
Account (the "Separate Account") of New England Life Insurance Company (the
"Company") of our reports dated February 4, 2000 appearing in the Prospectuses
and Supplement, which are part of such Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectuses and Supplement.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 9, 2000
