추가합니다. 자세히 읽어보니 원문은 cities x and y and ...로 적혀있군요.
수정 후: In the latter case the route cannot intersect the main route except for the cities and x and y and must contain exactly one highway.
의도된 해석은 In the latter case, the route [cannot intersect the main route [except for the cities (x and y)]] and [must contain exactly one highway]로 보입니다.

hibye1217 13일 전 2
수정 전: In the latter case the route cannot intersect the main route except for the cities and x and y must contain exactly one highway.
수정 후: In the latter case the route cannot intersect the main route except for the cities and x and y and must contain exactly one highway.
archive.org로 원문을 찾아 읽어본 결과 해당 위치에도 and가 있어야 합니다. [... except for the cities] and [x and y must ...]로 해석하느라 애먹었습니다 :blobsad:
의도된 해석: ... the route [cannot intersect the main route (except for the cities and x and y)] and [must contain exactly one highway].