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This is a free kick, so the "touching of a low scrimmage kick in flight" clause does not apply. What does apply (among other things) is 2-13 (definition of force) and 8-5 (force, safety, and touchback). The bottom line from those rules is that a new force can only be applied to a grounded kick. Presuming this kick did not hit the ground before it caromed off the R player, no new force has been applied. Therefore, K's kick is the force that "put" the ball behind the GL; you have a safety.
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