For those of you who have not yet played Assasin's Creed 2, or Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Subject 16 left behind some puzzles called glyphs. Solving all the puzzles gives you a nice little achievement or trophie. Further on they unlock a video called the Truth. Here are those videos. For the real truth on the two clans, visit this link.
http://assassinscreedfans.yolasite.com/the-real-truth.php
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