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TEN SURVIVORS REMAIN: GINA CREWS VOTED OUT(Continued)
A Touching Poem
As the sun set on Day 16, a melancholy Neleh read a poem that her old tribemate Gabe had written. Gina explained the connection that Paschal shared with Gabriel Cade, the 23-year-old bartender from Celo, North Carolina, who was voted out at the last Tribal Council. "Paschal and Gabe bonded like father and son. Paschal doesn't have a son and he has said repeatedly that if he ever had a son he wanted him to be just like Gabe." Paschal somberly noted, "Things are different now, we are who we are, and the old Rotu was in the past." ( Neleh reads Gabe's poems
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One Happy Tribe
With the mood elevated from winning the Reward Challenge, and tribal unity prevailing, Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien explained that: "Gina fits in for sure. I think at the beginning she was tentative, but she has definitely come out of her shell. Echoing her sentiment, Neleh Dennis added, "Gina is great and there is no more Rotu. We are just one big tribe together and that's how I am going to finish the game."
Conflict Continues
"I knew there was an alliance with those four other Rotu people, I just wanted to see if they would lie to my face," remarked Rob Mariano, who confronted Zoe Zanidakis, asking if there was an alliance. Irritated with what he felt was an evasive answer, Rob sarcastically shot out to John, "Do I have stupid written on my forehead?" Later, John revealed more than just his allegiance with the others when he answered, "Yes, I am gay," to Rob's question about his sexuality. John later explained, "I am 36 years old, I have been out for a long time." ( Rob Mariano wants the truth )
The Fix is In
Realizing the importance of winning the upcoming Immunity Challenge and wanting to be able to control his own fate, Rob Mariano stated, "I'm not going to back down, I am going to participate. If we lose and this is my last one, at least I know that I gave it my best. Don't count me out."
In the meantime, John, who was feeling threatened by Rob, spoke with Robert and Tammy about the idea of losing the Immunity Challenge on purpose in order to vote off Rob at the next Tribal Council. John urged, "Rob is desperate to do something. I think we sit in a much better place if we don't have Rob at the merge. He is a little bit dangerous." Hesitant to throw the challenge, Tammy stated, "I hate the fact that I am in this challenge, and we don't want to win this." ( John can't trust Rob )
