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Australia's Route 1 forms a giant loop connecting all its major capitals

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Why build a complex road network when you can just draw a giant circle? This terrifyingly massive loop connects all the major capitals, ensuring you can drive forever and never actually leave the country.

Australia's Route 1 forms a giant loop connecting all its major capitals
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