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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 of our reports dated November 16, 1999, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the September 30,
1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Intermediate Tax Free Fund and our
report dated December 20, 1999, relating to the financial statements and
financial highlights which appear in the October 31, 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders of the Morgan Grenfell Municipal Bond Fund, which are also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement
and under the heading "Representations and Warranties" in the Agreement and Plan
of Reorganization included in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
August 28, 2000
