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TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
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<LEGEND>
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<SERIES>
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<LEGEND>
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qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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<SERIES>
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<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (14,916,549)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 1,460,823
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (13,808,326)
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<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
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<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 13.66
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.25
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<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.25)
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<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.75
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<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Scudder
Massachusetts Limited Term Tax Free Fund Semiannual Report for the six months
ended 9/30/1999 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 6
<NAME> Scudder Massachusetts Limited Term Tax Free Fund
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> APR-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 92,553,032
<RECEIVABLES> 1,466,976
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<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 16,369
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<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 375,559
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<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 8,556,352
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<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
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<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
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<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 1,949,561
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (152,689)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (2,083,319)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (286,447)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (1,949,561)
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<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 13,928,724
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (23,819,969)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 1,386,377
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (10,740,876)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
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