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Oh, this story is intense.

Let's catch our breath.

I'm Gaia, a tour leader we'd explore.

And this is my favorite beach on the Amalfi Coast.

No traffic, no crowds, no shoes.

I take my small groups here to cool off after we do the walk of the gods. Tonight, music and my father's limoncello. Not everyone knows the hidden

gems of the Amalfi, but you will. If you explore, search explore.orgh. Explore.com.

And don't just travel. Explore. This episode contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some listeners.

Listener discretion is advised.

I could see my body being mutilated in front of me, and I could see the blood, and I could

see the inside of my body.

Real people.

We were sucked under the ice so quickly that neither one of us had really time to think or say anything.

Who faced death?

I could hear the flesh tearing, and I couldn't feel any pain, but the knife was cutting my throat.

And live to tell how.

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