They still have those ??
When I saw "The Da Vinci Code" I figured they'd all be driven underground. It would appear from your statement that they started a recruiting drive.
P.S. It's "assassins" unless of course you were being clever.
No, I reckon my “s” key hitting finger just got stuck.
They could just cut out the middle men and have only albino monk assassins hear confessions. Think of the ultimate power the Church could wield then!
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