The runway felt different this time. It (L1) __________ him for a brief moment. Then it all (L2) __________ him like a wet bale of hay. The (L3) __________ was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the National record, he thought. The (L4) __________ of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension. It wasn't working. He became more (L5) __________ . Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get (L6) ___________ . Afraid would be a more accurate (L7) __________ . What was he going to do? He had never (L8) __________ these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he (L9) __________ his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his (L10) __________ 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 (L11) __________ . So he did. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he (L12) __________ laid his pole at his feet. He began to (L13) _______________ his arms and (L14) _________________ . The (L15) _________________ that was once there was now gone. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his (L16) _________________ . He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds (L17) _________________ , he knew it was his time to fly.