CommandBoundary names a limit that performs an order without requiring the order to be spoken. A wall, interface, threshold, permission structure or technical protocol determines what can proceed, who may enter and which action remains possible. Power is embedded in the geometry or procedure rather than delivered as an explicit command. The boundary therefore appears neutral while executing a decision already made elsewhere. The operator distinguishes visible prohibition from infrastructural direction: the strongest command may be the arrangement that makes obedience feel like the only available path.
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