apache - htaccess: very simple rule causing redirect loop -

apache - htaccess: very simple rule causing redirect loop -

i have next rewritecond , rewriterule @ top of .htaccess file:

rewritecond %{request_uri} !^/contact$ rewriterule ^(.*)$ /contact [l,r=302]

chrome detects redirect loop.

i must missing obvious, why there redirect loop?

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