The screaming from Art got louder and louder until his terrified face came in to view. Asher tried to pretend that he wasn't about to see Art hit the mud while yelling. He knew that Art would not be happy with the mouthful of mud he would have.
"He's totally hitting the mud." Once Asher said this Laura looked at him with stars in her eyes. She had wanted someone to end up in the mud and since Art was yelling she had the assumption that he would not make it to the target and instead hit the end of the line and fall in the mud.
Art was not as elegant as Jane but caught on to what they were supposed to do at the end. Before he could reach the very end of the zip line he released the handle and fell toward the target. There was no flip but he did manage to land on the target. His momentum was too great though.