The Legendary Samson Stones©
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The
SAMSON STONES©
By Mark Samson Keshishian
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Like other
"Strength Stones" throughout the world, and throughout the annals of
time, following the tradition of proving one’s manhood by performing
feats of strength. This is a story of another set of these proving
stones: The SAMSON STONES
Like other "Strength Stones" throughout the world, and
throughout the annals of time, following the tradition of proving
one’s manhood by performing feats of strength. This is a story of
another set of these proving stones: The SAMSON STONES
The Samson Stones were named
after my great-grandfather, Samson Orjanian. These stones were
thought to be lost during the October Revolution of 1917. It was
during this time that my great-grandfather, Samson, was thrown in a
gulag by the Bolshevik government. The Bolsheviks were threatened by
him because his physical prowess (which he developed my lifting the
stones every morning), his leadership abilities and vast
land-holdings. After several years in the gulag where he was
attached to the gang labor details, my great-grandmother, bribed an
official, and got him released. It was at this time Samson took his
wife, and four children, and fled the country. Leaving with only
what the family could carry: a loaf of bread and an extra pair
of shoes. Left behind was the Orjanian vast estates, farms, wealth
and, of course, "THE STONES".
With the
institution of Gorbachev's glasnost policy, and its subsequent
domino-effect throughout Europe, I finally was able to trace my
great grandfather's exodus from Russia. I found my ancestral
estate which had been converted into a provisional KGB headquarters.
Once I arrived there, it took months of excavating finding clues
here and there to pinpoint the whereabouts of the Legendary Stones.
But on March 7th, 1993, I prevailed, I had found all five "Samson
Stones." The stones were in tact, no less! After smuggling the
stones out of the country on a rickety old steamer, I secured
passage on a ship, bound for the USA.
So after this long ordeal, I present the Legendary
SAMSON STONES!
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