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0.5 0.0 [3,] 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 [4,] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 The matrix above is a random walk with absorbing boundaries. States 1 and 4 are considered absorbing because they only communicate with themselves, and therefore once reaching them, you never leave. It should be clear that the boundaries are