Consider, gentle reader, the following two paths from the same start and end points:
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And:
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The first map shows the simple drive up a designated state route (highway 289) between my first and second stops. No toll roads, no deviations, no problem.
The second map, which we will call the "legal route" involves the north Dallas toll road, a couple deviations from the most efficient path and lots more traffic.
