Legend tells of a strange event in one Japanese town's history. It says that around 250 years ago, a Japanese lord gave the village leader of Shirone a giant kite. Over time, it became the custom of the villagers to settle _____ by flying kites. If one villager could snag the other kite and force it to the ground, then the villager would win the argument. Eventually, this tradition of kite battling _____ a festival that takes place every June and has created a town full of people who are so passionate about kite flying that they have been _____ "kite crazy." For most of the year, the people of Shirone are hard working, sensible farmers. Once the spring planting is done, though, thoughts turn toward the sky and the kites that will soon _____ it. Before the flying occurs, though, kite construction is on everyone's mind. Shirone becomes a giant kite factory, and all _____ surfaces seem covered by kite making materials. All of these kites are made by hand in a traditional manner that requires _____ and teamwork. When the festival comes and kites are in the sky, each team's goal is to capture the other team's kite by wrapping its rope around the rival's rope. Once the initial maneuvering is done, brute strength _____ and it becomes a tug of war. The team whose rope snaps or kite drops loses the battling. The team whose rope stays _____ wins the game, but both kites usually end up destroyed. (第39題)