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The tallest kanto is 8 meters high. It is made higher by connecting bamboo pole extensions at the bottom. 
The more skillful men added more pole extensions than usual or fanned themselves with a fan while balancing the kanto. At halftime, everyone took down the kanto and they moved out. Another group of kanto masters came in and the spectacle restarted. 
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The tallest kanto is 8 meters high. It is made higher by connecting bamboo pole extensions at the bottom.

The more skillful men added more pole extensions than usual or fanned themselves with a fan while balancing the kanto. At halftime, everyone took down the kanto and they moved out. Another group of kanto masters came in and the spectacle restarted.

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