When she learned of it in 1968, though her romantic involvement with Branden was already over, Rand ended her relationship with both Brandens, and the NBI was closed.
wˌɛn ʃiː lˈɜːnd ʌv ɪɾ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ðˌoʊ hɜː ɹoʊmˈæntɪk ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt wɪð bɹˈændən wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ˈoʊvɚ, ɹˈænd ˈɛndᵻd hɜː ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð bˈoʊθ bɹˈændənz, ænd ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːˈaɪ wʌz klˈoʊzd.