CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use of our report in the financial statements of Fytek,
S.A. de C.V., as of and for the years ending  December 31, 1998 and 1997,  dated
January 25, 1999 on the consolidated  financial statements of Burke Mills, Inc.,
and subsidiaries.



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