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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent Auditors"
and to the use of our report dated January 28, 2000 accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and
subsidiaries, and to the use of our report dated April 4, 2000 accompanying the
financial statements of Penn Mutual Variable Life Account I in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement No. 33-54662 on Form S-6 and
related prospectus of Penn Mutual Variable Life Account I.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 3, 2000
