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EXHIBIT 10
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this registration statement on Form N-4 of our report
dated February 22, 2000, related to the consolidated financial statements of
Pacific Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999,
appearing in the Statement of Additional Information of Pacific Odyssey, which
is part of such registration statement; and to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated February 7, 2000, related to the statement of assets and
liabilities of Separate Account A of Pacific Life Insurance Company as of
December 31, 1999, and the related statement of operations for the year then
ended and statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the
period then ended appearing in the Annual Report of Separate Account A of
Pacific Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Independent Auditors"
appearing in such Statement of Additional Information.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Costa Mesa, California
December 29, 2000
