Luis is flying a kite, holding his hands a distance of \( 3.75 \) feet above the ground and letting all the kite's string play out. He measures the angle of elevation from his hand to the kite to be \( 35 ^ { \circ } \) . If the string from the kite to his hand is \( 140 \) feet long, how many feet is the kite above the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.
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