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Traffic jams and the wait for shuttle buses encouraged cama raderie among the throngs, who passed the time sharing memories of Reagan and making new friends. flown to Washington on Wednesday to lie in state at the Capitol, followed by a national fu neral on Friday and a return to the library for burial at sunset. Nancy Reagan, who accompa nied the body to the library, re ceived a message Tuesday from Pope John Paul II expressing “deep gratitude” for her hus band’s commitment to the cause of freedom. Among the celebrities who came to the library Tuesday was actress Bo Derek, who said she be came a Republican when Reagan became president, citing his be lief in smaller government and op timism. “It’s something when you first see the flag on the casket,” she said. “I’m stunned. He was such a great man.” The period in which Reagan’s body was to lie in repose at the li brary was originally supposed to end at 6 p.m. Tuesday, but the overwhelming turnout forced an extension to 10 p.m. More buses were added to the shuttle fleet to handle the crowds. The Red Cross handed out cups of water that were gulped down by mourners before they boarded buses for the return to Moorpark College. Jesse and Joni Garcia of Woodland left their Northern California home at 6 p.m. Monday and finally walked past the casket at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. “It took five hours for the last five miles of the freeway,” said Jesse Garcia, 52. They spent two more hours in the parking lot be fore boarding a bus. “It’s a lifetime event. I wanted to show my gratitude. I wanted to show my love,” he said. “He came home last night and said, ‘We’re leaving in 15 min utes,”’ his wife said. “I knew they’d think I was nuts,” her husband added. “But he’s a homeboy — our governor, our president.” Humbert Cabrera, 38, of San Diego, said while waiting in line: “He should be on Mount Rushmore. He was one of us. He lifted us all.” AP Writer Jeff Wilson con tributed to this report. “It was really something. There was a kindred spirit out there as we waited,” said Linda Peterson, 49, of Temecula, who left home with her son, Lee, 23, on Monday night. Their 110-mile trip went swiftly until the last four miles to a local college parking lot, which took four hours to cover, and then there was a 4 1/2-hour wait to board a shuttle bus to the hilltop library. The viewing at the library in the hills west of Los Angeles was the first event in a week of na tional mourning. The body will be