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NARRATOR: Royal Tenenbaum bought the house on Archer Ave. in the winter of his 35th year.
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NARRATOR: Over the next decade, he and his wife had three children. And then they separated.
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MARGOT TENENBAUM: Are you getting divorced?
ROYAL TENENBAUM: At the moment, no. But it doesn't look good.
RICHIE TENENBAUM: Do you still love us?
ROYAL TENENBAUM: Of course I do.
CHAS TENENBAUM: Do you still love mom?
ROYAL TENENBAUM: Yes. Very much. But your mother's asked me to leave, and I must respect her position on the matter.
MARGOT TENENBAUM: Was it our fault?
ROYAL TENENBAUM: No. Obviously we made certain sacrifices as a result of having children, but no. Lord no.
RICHIE TENENBAUM: Than why'd she ask you to leave?
ROYAL TENENBAUM: I don't really know anymore. Maybe I wasn't as true to her as I could have been.
CHAS TENENBAUM: Well she said--
ROYAL TENENBAUM: Let's just drop it, shall we, uh, Chassie?
NARRATOR: They were never legally divorced. Etheline Tenenbaum kept the house and raised the children, and their education was her highest priority.
ETHELINE TENENBAUM: Yes I'll hold, please. Thank you.
CHAS TENENBAUM: I need $187.
ETHELINE TENENBAUM: Write yourself a check.
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