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STORM AT TRIBAL COUNCIL: KIMMI VOTED OUT (continued)
Hunger Pains
 Meanwhile, at Kucha, after another miserable night's sleep, Jeff Varner informed his tribe that a coal from their campfire had popped and landed on his jacket, burning a hole through it. Thankful that it did not land on his face, Jeff realized, "It's getting a little too dangerous." Giving up the warmth of the fire for safety's sake, the Kucha tribe moved the fire away from their sleeping quarters.
 Moving the fire was one of the few things that Kimmi agreed about with her tribe. When it was time to eat another chicken, Kimmi walked off, declaring, "Well that's my cue, it's time for me to go again." Mike responded by advising Kimmi, "For your own self preservation, let go of the chickens, stop getting involved with them, stop talking about them. Stop making a big spectacle when you leave; it's just too much." While the tribe enjoyed their nourishing chicken dinner, Kimmi lay alone in the distance, visibly saddened by her meat-eating tribe. (  Kimmi's reaction. )
Over at Ogakor, food was an even bigger issue. Said Jerri, "The whole hunger thing has been a huge hurdle. I didn't think it would be such a big issue, but it is." Frustrated by her tribe's seeming inability to catch fish, Jerri blamed Keith for depositing the fish waste into the river, thereby feeding the fish, making it impossible for her to tempt them with a hook and bait. Accustomed to Jerri's disagreements, Keith merely sighed. "I don't stand up to Jerri that often because I feel that it is more exhausting to argue with her, and I don't have the energy." ( Keith on Jerri. )
Chicken Fight
 While lounging in the hut, Kimmi suggested to Alicia, the personal trainer from New York City, that in order for the tribe to stay stronger, they should eat the chicken only every other day. Suspecting Kimmi's motives to be based more on her beliefs as a vegetarian, Alicia replied, "We need protein every day we are active. That is not a good argument, it's not going to work."  Tension escalated into an all-out verbal eruption: "Do you have some kind of a problem?" Demanded Kimmi. "Yes, I have a problem with your attitude!" responded Alicia. While the two hollered at each other, pointing fingers back and forth, their tribemates stood by in quiet dismay until Alicia finally walked away. "I have never liked Kimmi from the beginning, and you know that," Alicia later told Jeff Varner. "I am going to come at her with guns loaded." ( Kimmi and Alicia argue. ) ( Jeff's opinion of the fight. )
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