'Wonderful,' he said, the word muffled to something that sounded like wunnel.

"Look, Daddy," she moaned, her words muffled against a pillow.

Jason snapped back, his words muffled by the heavy cloth.

Mary called out, the words muffled by the wind.

"Master and God," she managed to choke out, the words muffled by the synthetic fabric.

"Let me go," he snarled, his words muffled by the pressure of the floor against his mouth.

After a while, she spoke, her words muffled by his shoulder.

The word was muffled, as if absorbed by the shadows.

'Always pushing me away,' he went on, his words muffled against her skin.