The runway felt different this time. It (27) __________ him for a brief moment. Then it all (28) __________ him like a wet bale of hay. The (29) __________ was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the National record, he thought. The (30) __________ of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension. It wasn't working. He became more (31) __________. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get (32) __________. Afraid would be a more accurate (33) __________. What was he going to do? He had never (34) __________ these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he (35) __________ his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his (36) __________ at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep (37) __________. So he did. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he (38) __________ laid his pole at his feet. He began to (39) _________________ his arms and (40) __________. The (41) _________________ that was once there was now gone. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his (42) ________________. He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds (43) ________________, he knew it was his time to fly.