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14The Freedom-Based Philosophy Is Adopted One Person at a Time

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By the time Pete awoke the next morning, Kip had already risen. The blankets on his berth were pulled up over his pillow and his suitcase rested on them. Pete shaved and dressed and walked briskly down to the dining car where he found Kip and Lucy seated alone, reading the newspaper and drinking coffee.

“Good morning, Lucy, Kip,” said Pete.

“Hello, yourself,” said Lucy.

“Good morning,” said Kip.

“Gosh, it’s nearly eight o’clock. I don’t know when I last slept so long or so well,” said Pete.

“That’s one of the nice things about train travel,” said Kip smiling. “You can really relax. ...