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Consent of Independent Public Accountants
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the inclusion of our
report dated June 20, 2000, on the financial statements of the Cadmus Thrift
Savings Plan as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, in this Form 11-K and the
incorporation by reference into Cadmus Communications Corporation's previously
filed Form S-8 Registration Statement 033-56653. It should be noted that we have
not audited any financial statements of the Plan subsequent to December 31,
1999, or performed any audit procedures subsequent to the date of our report.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Richmond, Virginia
June 28, 2000
