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Republican concern over the breach has been muffled.

The loss seemed a muffled conclusion to her nearly three decades in Congress, where her antiwar positions and support for civil rights made her a hometown hero back in Oakland.

Once, when Aden’s in the middle of telling Long exactly how to behave, Lee takes us inside Long’s head and we hear muffled gibberish.

The visible clutter sets off a contagious, slightly embarrassed giggle, which she muffles with her hands.

“I don’t have any more tears to cry,” said Sanchez, her voice muffled by a face mask to protect her from smoke.